A native of the Washington D.C. metro area, Prakash holds a B.A. in Music Theory & Composition from McDaniel College and a M.A. in Jazz Studies from the University of North Texas. Prakash has shared the stage with drummer Benny Madina Sr. the late tenor saxophonist Marchel Ivery, and vocalists Carla Norris-Hopkins, Nia Olabesi, Diane Daly, and Sharon Raquel. His arrangement of the jazz standard "I Thought About You" appears on the album Triunity by the Eric Byrd Trio (www.ericbyrd.com).

For the 2011-2012 school year, Prakash joins the music faculty of Sewanee: The Univeristy of the South as a Visiting Professor under the Brown Foundation Fellows Program. Prakash will be conducting the college jazz ensemble, teaching courses in music theory, jazz improvisation, the history of gospel music, directing the college gospel choir Sewanee Praise, and the Univeristy Pep Band. Sewanee is a private liberal arts college located in Sewanee, TN. Check out www.sewanee.edu for further information.

 Prakash is an active and in demand musician on the MD/DC/VA jazz scene and has played venues with his trio and as a sideman for various local artists. Some of these venues include: Twins Jazz club in Washington DC, 49 West Coffee House and Wine bar in Annapolis, MD, The 4th Annual Lakeland Heritage Festival in College Park, MD and the US Department of Education Blue Ribbon School Banquet held in Washington, DC. Known for an impeccable sense of swing, tasteful arrangements, and bold original compositions, Prakash is an absolute pleasure to listen to.