Album Reviews
Northern Rhapsody
Jazzfun.de
“it is composed so coherently that we can understand it intuitively and relate to it in a deeply felt way“ May 2025, read more (DE)
hr2 Kultur
“Hamed Sadeghi is dazzling and sparkling, a great blend of classical Persian music and jazz“ May 2025, read more (DE)
NRW Jazz
”It is genre-bending, emotional music between folk, improvisation and jazz that sounds fresh and interesting.” June 2025, read more (DE)
Musik an sich
”Jazz harmonies stand alongside folklore, both combine to create an open sound that essentially thrives on radiating gentleness and tranquillity” June 2025, read more (DE)
Fine Music
★★★★ ”Sadeghi’s connection with the landscape’s unique physical beauty delivers music that sidesteps the mechanical rigidity of overly technical composition, opting for an emotional resonance that pulses through each track like a well-timed heartbeat.” June 2025, read more (EN)
Released May 9, 2025, ACEL Production
Jazzhalo
“Gradually a more explicit 3D setting unfolds through more intense accents by the four musicians.“ June 2025, read more (NL)
JazzBluesNews
Interview with Hamed Sadeghi: Northern Rhapsody – Jazz was never meant to be static - April 2025, read more (EN)
Ecency
”packed into the album…[is] everything he has absorbed on his travels through countries and cultures over the past few years.” May 2025, read more (EN/DE)
Kult Komplott
”magical, vulnerable, sometimes bizarre, always melancholic colorations that come together like a puzzle to form a picture of nature.” June 2025, read more (DE)
InMusic
”Northern Rhapsody the group's fourth recording, invites listeners on a bewitching and dreamlike journey in seven arrangements.” June 2025, read more (DE)
Songlines
★★★★ ”As always, Sadeghi’s melodic writing is immaculate, especially when coupled with Michael Avgenicos’ breathy, expressive alto saxophone. The rhythm section work is also beautifully understated, with Adem Yilmaz’s percussion textures locking perfectly with Max Alduca’s double bass – their organically flowing dialogues calling to mind fellow Australian improvisers The Necks.” June 2025, read more (EN)
Nim Dong
Sydney Morning Herald
★★★★½ “…astonishing power and convulsive impact.“ Oct 2018, read more
Cyclic Defrost
“It’s a rare kind of dignified music. Everything is tightly controlled, stately, intensely evocative. Nim Dong is an elegant suite of Persian chamber jazz.” July 2018, read more
Released June 28, 2018, Art as Catharsis
Scene Noise
“A mix of simplicity and complexity is exactly what this album exemplifies.” July 2018, read more
Everything Is Noise
“…shifting soundscapes that warp from one idea to the next.” June 2018, read more
Songlines UK
★★★★ “Eishan Ensemble is a rare attempt in fusing contemporary Persian classical music with modern jazz.” Nov 2018, read more
Heavy Blog Is Heavy
“Nim dong is a unique merger that is unlikely to be equalled in the near future.” July 2018, read more
Afternoon Tea at Six
Sydney Morning Herald
★★★★ “Sadeghi's fresh, contemporary pieces subtly integrate regional Iranian folkloric elements with jazz harmonic concepts, while avoiding predictable fusion.” Oct 2020, read more
The Progressive Aspect
“The music is complex, multi-faceted, and polyrhythmic, yet the delivery is so easy and relaxed, so it’s never a difficult listen.” May 2020, read more
Songlines UK
★★★★ “Eishan Ensemble sees the group reach a new level of musical cohesion and exploration.“ Oct 2020, read more
Loud Mouth
“Under Sadeghi’s stewardship, Eishan Ensemble has created a new, vigorous musical hybrid in which both the ensemble and its members are enabled to shine.” July 2020, read more
Everything Is Noise
“Afternoon Tea At Six is a highly compelling work and it is frothing at its seams with all kinds of beauty.” May 2020, read more
Released May 15, 2020
Project Masnavi
Fine Music Sydney
★★★★ “Eishan Ensemble’s latest recording is a perfect example of successful jazz fusion.” June 2021, read more
Songlines UK
★★★★ “… greater sonic diversity” Dec 2021, read more
Jazzmania
“brings a particular and original touch to traditional Middle Eastern compositions” Jan 2022, read more
Released May 7, 2021, Earshift Music
Everything Is Noise
“Eishan Ensemble revive antiquity with a fresh mindset yet again on Project Masnavi.” May 2021, read more
