I am the Seniormost Top grade TABLA Maestro Prof. Pandit J. Massey.
I was born on 11th January 1939, at Kanpur in a reputed Christian family with no backing no support or any hereditary, settled down in the holy city Banaras, in 1958, to learn the TABLA .
I has been teaching many students through his art of TABLA all over world and has given multiple performance in various platform throughout the country and abroad . For more than 6 decades I has been serving as a percustionist .
I became disciple of Padma Bhushan Pandit Samta Prasad alias Gudai Maharaj Ji and lived ALONE FOR 14 YEAR TO ACHIVE MY GOAL.
I also learned TABLA from Pandit Kamta Prasad Younger brother of pandit Samta Prasad.
I was attracted to the TABLA from my childhood and started TABLA playing since 1953, in local music programme of my city Kanpur . It was God gift to me. I am the only top grade artist in my community in over India . Now I became Pandit of the TABLA Instrument.
I became very first employee as staff artist of All India Radio Varanasi in 1976.
I became selection grade one since 1989 approved by the ALL India Radio .
I have spent 62 years of my life in Banaras just for one subject that's called TABLA.
I have been retired in 1997 from All India Radio Service .