“When music seeps into the hearts of rasikas without themselves perceiving it, then it can be said to have served its ethereal purpose. For sangita's tranquil delights lie hidden in the depths of the heart, waiting to be activated by a sensitive artiste like Bombay Jayashri. Her sensitivity is rooted in tenderness, stimulating music and music, in turn, lending itself to contemplation. . .” states a renowned critic in The Hindu.

Bombay Jayashri, is an outstanding exponent of Carnatic Music - the classical music system of Southern India. Her mellifluous voice, rich and fertile imagination and an excellent blend of tradition and modernity has helped her win a permanent place in the hearts of music lovers all over the world. Her music has an endearing quality that connects her to any audience that she performs for.

Born into a family of musicians with rich lineage and steeped in pedigree music, Bombay Jayashri represents the fourth generation of music practitioners in her family. Jayashri has undergone an intensive training period of thirty years under several great musical teachers. She began by learning from her parents Seetha and Subramaniam. She then learnt under T R Balamani. She learnt Hindustani music for six years from Mahavir Jaipurvale and Ajay Pohankar. A further ten years were spent under the guidance of the legend, violin maestro Lalgudi Jayaraman. She learnt the veena at the same time from Dandapani Iyer.

Jayashri began her concert career in 1982. She has had a vast performing experience presenting concerts all over India, including concerts during the annual Chennai Music Festival in December, and in over twenty different countries around the globe. Jayashri has the rare privilege of being the first Carnatic vocal performer in the Royal Opera House, Durban and the Russian Opera House at Helsinki, Finland. She was also the sole representative of the Carnatic Music tradition at Lausanne, Switzerland; Porto, Portugal and Santiago, Spain. She is the only artiste who has been featured twice at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, London.

To celebrate the Fifty Years of India's Independence, she composed 'Vande Mataram' which she rendered with her peers, Unnikrishnan, Sanjay and Sowmya. She has composed the music for many of her albums such as, Atma (Bharatiyar's poetry), Shravanam and Salokyam to name a few. She has composed music for dance ballets and documentaries. Her composition for the operatic ballet based on the Tamil Epic ‘'Silapadhikaaram' is an example of this. She has also composed the music for Revathy's telefilm ‘Verukku Neer’. Her foray into singing for films has won her much acclaim and awards.

Jayashri co-founded Matrka dedicated to promoting Carnatic music. She has co-authored the first coffee table book on Carnatic music called ‘Voices Within'. She organizes an exclusive festival for students of music and dance along with T M Krishna and also conducts innovative workshops for corporates, based on the rich legacy of Carnatic Music.

Jayashri has collaborated with various eminent artistes, in her quest to interact and experiment with various forms of World Music. She has sung with Egyptian singer Hisham Abbas and Senegalese singer Thione Seck. She regularly performs Jugalbandhis with Ronu Majumdar and Shubha Mudgal. She has dialogued with artistes in dance like Leela Samson and has lent her voice for Abdul Kalam's audio autobiography - Wings of Fire. Recently, she was part of an Indo-Finnish venture 'Rain and Red Earth', where she sang Kurunthogai (ancient poems from the Sangam literature) with Avanti, a Philharmonic Orchestra from Finland. This event Was premiered at Helsinki in August 2008.

Jayashri has been the recipient of several awards and accolades from the government and many other prestigious institutions and she has also been involved in various social causes through the medium of her music.