EISHAN ENSEMBLE - Australien

The Eishan Ensemble masterfully blends contemporary and classical music traditions from East and West. It blurs the boundaries between chamber jazz and Middle Eastern jazz fusion, creating a sound that defies categorisation.

Sydney Morning Herald ★★★★ “Sadeghi's fresh, contemporary pieces subtly integrate regional Iranian folkloric elements with jazz harmonic concepts, while avoiding predictable fusion.”

The Sydney-based ensemble was founded in 2016 by the renowned Persian-Australian composer and tar virtuoso Hamed Sadeghi. The ensemble’s core line-up features world-class musicians, including Michael Avgenicos on saxophone, Adem Yilmaz on percussion, and Maximillian Alduca on double bass, with Sadeghi providing the group’s distinctive Persian flavour on the tar.

The Eishan Ensemble has been nominated for the ARIA Award 2021 for best world music album (one of the highest honours in the Australian music industry for outstanding and innovative musical achievement) and has toured extensively throughout Australia and around the world. The ensemble has performed at renowened venues and stages. Among others: Sydney Opera House, WOMAD Australia, Yilan Arts Taiwan, Festibalem Spain, Rome Jazz Festival, London Jazz Festival.

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.”

Discography

Eishan Ensemble has released four celebrated predictable fusion albums to date, earning nominations for the APRA Art Music Awards and Sydney Fringe Festival Awards.

Nim Dong (2018)

Afternoon Tea at Six (2020)

Project Masnavi (2021)

Northern Rhapsody (2025)

Fine Music ★★★★

Album „Northern Rhapssody“

“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 eachtrack like a well-timed heartbeat.”