Jayanthi started playing the Veena from the tender age of four and since then, laurels and accolades have been Jayanthi’s constant companions. She has been the recipient of a host of prestigious awards from reputed organizations. She was recently awarded the title of “Kalaimamani” by the Government of Tamilnadu. Jayanthi has been performing for the last twenty years and has carved a distinctive style of her own that is powerful yet soothing, potent yet mellifluous. Apart from performing solo she has played many concerts in collaboration with musicians from different schools and genres of classical music. She is an integral part of the ‘Shastriya Syndicate’, the first INDIAN CLASSICAL BAND that encompasses the most successful young musicians in India from various musical traditions. She has played for the ‘All India Radio (AIR) Sangeet Sammelan’ and has also recorded for national television. Jayanthi is one of the privileged few to have been awarded AIR’s ‘A-top’ grade very early in her career. She has a number of cassette and CD albums to her credit. She has been featured by many recording companies like Navras Records, Sense World, Music Today, Times Music, HMV, Charsur, Home Records, AVM and the like.