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Ananda Vaughan Music 🎸 Northern California guitarist & producer Ananda Vaughan blends jazz, blues, folk & global sounds.

His album The Way Forward has gained international acclaim, and he tours/performs with soul-folk duo BrightSide Blue. 🌟 A diverse musician, covering many genres, Ananda holds his guitar talent at the forefront of his transmission. From uplifting, groove centered, singer-songwriter material, to contemplative instrumentals, his music has something for everyone.

This is What the Stars Told Me to Play, On a Quiet Night, By the Fire…. ✨🔥I’ve been slow to words lately (online, at lea...
10/16/2026

This is What the Stars Told Me to Play, On a Quiet Night, By the Fire…. ✨🔥

I’ve been slow to words lately (online, at least.) I actually have a lot to say. But sometimes I come here and am at a loss for how to articulate things. Like, where do I even begin? There’s so much beauty to behold in life, and yet here we are watching tragedy, pain, and suffering so often take center stage. From the floods in Nepal, to the destruction of Gaza, to the backslide of the USA into technofacism… it’s all so heartbreaking.💔

But then this art comes in. It seems to speak through me (and to me), from a deeply magical place 🪄, and realign me to the Source from where all beauty springs. The best music seems to happen when I’m looking for it the least, and simply just being with it. It can feel bypassy and even self indulgent sometimes, I guess. But, honestly, it heals me, and I see it heal others. That’s why I keep coming back to it. And that’s also why I’m honored to be able to share this song with you.
After all… “We are stardust. We are golden. We are billion year old carbon” -Joni Mitchell
Thanks for listening

-Nicholas “Ananda”. (Yes, I’m going back to my birth name, at least in my personal life. More on this soon)
Images used in cover art from Griselda Servin and Guille Pozzi on Unsplash..

09/22/2026

One of the tamer moments from our show the other night 😉

There is something crucial about creativity, especially in group process. 🎶 🤲🏻

While everything gets digitized and individualized, it feels more and more like a homecoming to get together with my friends and likeminded artists devoted to their craft… and just make s**t up. There’s a magic in it. ✨ And it’s food for all life. Thanks again to the whole Choice Theory crew, and Elixart Family for having us out.

I’m super stoked to be playing with the Choice Theory crew this Friday at E L I X A R T! 🤩🎶🍵This is a band of exceptio...
09/14/2026

I’m super stoked to be playing with the Choice Theory crew this Friday at E L I X A R T! 🤩🎶🍵
This is a band of exceptionally talented musicians, and it’s always a fun ride. It’ll be great to bring it to an all ages venue, and have some tea while we play.

We’ve got:

Matt Langley on sax 🎷 (not listed ln flyer)
Salif on kora
Pancho Tomaselli on bass 🎸
Tim Bulkley on drums 🥁

It's time to dive into the world of collective improvisation.
Salif, Pancho, Ananda, Matt & Tim take the stage to explore some standard material and fully improvised songs, offering a remedy to everything in our lives that is preprogrammed, Al, and otherwise void of emotion. If you want to reconnect with the beauty of what it is to live an imperfect and wildly intelligent life... come through. Have an herbal drink, dance, converse, think differently, feel something! This is Jazz World Groove at the hands of some deeply committed artists, taking a step out to explore together with no safety net.

Friday, September 18, 8pm Elixart $15 Cover

09/12/2026

Ready to Break Through Your Guitar Plateau? 🎸
Have you been playing for years but feel stuck in your progress? Want to elevate your lead and rhythm playing, deepen your understanding of the instrument, and start composing or improvising your own music?

Hi, I’m Ananda - guitarist, producer, and educator. Over the past 35 years, I’ve woven together a wide range of styles on both electric and acoustic guitar. I’ve toured across the country ✈️, sharing the stage with a variety of artists, been part of countless recording sessions 🎙️💻, and am currently working on my 6th studio album. 💿

Since 2004, I’ve been helping guitarists of all levels unlock their creative potential and find real freedom in their playing. Now, I’m opening up spots for private online guitar lessons this fall/winter.

Whether you’re looking to refine your technique, explore new musical styles, or dive into improvisation and composition, I’d love to work with you. 📚 🎶
Book a free trial lesson today. Or purchase a lesson package online, and we can dive right into scheduling.

08/24/2026

Ready to Break Through Your Guitar Plateau? 🎸
Have you been playing for years but feel stuck in your progress? Want to elevate your lead and rhythm playing, deepen your understanding of the instrument, and start composing or improvising your own music?

Hi, I'm Ananda - guitarist, producer, and educator. Over the past 35 years, I've woven together a wide range of styles on both electric and acoustic guitar. I've toured across the country ✈️, sharing the stage with a variety of artists, been part of countless recording sessions 🎙️💻, and am currently working on my 6th studio album. 💿

Since 2004, I've been helping guitarists of all levels unlock their creative potential and find real freedom in their playing. Now, I'm opening up spots for private online guitar lessons this fall/winter.

Whether you're looking to refine your technique, explore new musical styles, or dive into improvisation and composition, I'd love to work with you. 📚 🎶
Book a free trial lesson today, just send me a DM! Or purchase a lesson package online, and we can dive right into scheduling.

08/08/2026

Gettin into it with the fellas….
We opened up the jam at Golden Era Lounge after Nico’s set last night, and Pancho’s friend Paolo brought the emcee fire 🔥!

Consistently fed by this experience of playing with a group of exceptional, world class musicians. Tim Bulkley 🥁Bob Villwock 🎹 Pancho Tomaselli 🎸 hats off to you all!

This has been the wilder, yang, electric balance to my typical mellow grooving and peaceful garden Buddha musical expressions. And it’s really feeding my soul. I love playing electric guitar! And group improv is what it’s all about.

And on that note… now for something completely different. 🤣 If you want a deeply nourishing, contemplative, nuanced, trancey experience, come by the :: Temple of Integration :: tonight. We’re gonna cross some dimensions together.
☮️ 🌀 💐 🎶 7pm

08/07/2026

Another one from my last show at .of.integration!! It’s such a lovely venue. ✨🎶🤲🏻
Nevada City, come through tomorrow night!!

08/06/2026

It’s a deep honor to be able to share music with you all. 🎶 🎸
Exploring the soundwaves is a primary way that I connect with a deeper and more expansive sense of who I am. It tangibly reveals my connection to all of life. 🕸️

If you’re in the Nevada City area, come steep in this connectivity and exploration of sound with me.
This Saturday 7pm, at the .of.integration

I'm stoked to be bringing this music back to the Temple of Integration again this Saturday! 🌀 🎸 ✨ It feels good to rec...
08/05/2026

I'm stoked to be bringing this music back to the Temple of Integration again this Saturday! 🌀 🎸 ✨ It feels good to reconnect with my instrumental guitar music.

Hope to see you there.
of.integration

05/16/2026

A grooving solo clip from our most recent concert. 🎸 🙌🏼

I love these moments when I get to open up over the loop and do my improv thing. Sure… most guitarists like to solo (some won’t stop!! 🤣), so it’s crucial to balance it all out. But as someone who has spent countless hours of studying and playing with lead work 🤓… listening to the masters and trying to integrate a drop or two of their transmissions 💦 … it’s a highly crafted part of my art 🎨. So I’m gonna take flight when that part of the song comes around. 🪽🪽

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