Madhuri Jagadeesh - A Masters in World Literature, internationally acclaimed singer songwriter and co founder of MoonArra, Madhuri’s vocals has influences from all over the world, but rooted in India.  She began singing in school operettas and small musical productions since she was eight years old. She’s also been singing professionally since she was eighteen. She’s always loved the open sound of jazz and finds it the most inclusive form of music and a universal mode of communication. Madhuri has found a niche in world music and is constantly looking to expand the scope and possibilities of this genre with new influences and sounds from around the world as she travels. Her other interests include fine arts, performing arts, applied arts and she's been in the field of training, learning and development as a consultant and has conducted developmental programmes in corporates, corporations, organisations and institutions.  She has an understanding of Indian Classical and Western Classical Music and utilises both in her exploration of jazz and world music.  A vocalist and songwriter, composer and pioneer of the Indian Opera, Madhuri has conceived and created significant concert productions for MoonArra such as Operaaga, Raagas Round Midnight, Women Aah Men, The Cosmic Tree, Voices of Trees, Love The Classics, Ladies of Jazz and Love, The Classics, Ladies and Gentlemen of Jazz.  Love and Epic Indian Women is a work in progress .  Music of the Moonflowers an Indian Opera and a few other original productions will go into different media formats.  

The second and third edition of Operaaga was also successfully produced in Italy (Milan and Bologna June 2023 and July 2024) in collaboration with Italian musician Nicola Baroni and his ensemble.

Madhuri was featured in an interview with Swedish based musician Biggi Vinkeloe in the first edition of Turnaround Magazine, run by Washington based jazz musician Amy Bormet and her foundation Washington Women in Jazz.  The edition also featured an interview with global jazz icon Dee Dee Bridgewater.  Madhuri was also featured on Joan Cartwright’s Women in Jazz Global radio podcast for women who perform and compose their own music and presented two of her compositions. Two productions conceptualized, arranged and directed by her and some original compositions were featured for listening in the Turnaround magazine.(Washington Women in Jazz)