Eishan Ensemble’s Afternoon Tea At Six has been one of my favorite albums 0f 2020. In fact, I recently featured the track “Signs” on my Apothecary of Wonders playlist.

The group’s official website says:

“Led by acclaimed Persian-Australian tar player and composer, Hamed Sadeghi, the quintet Eishan Ensemble draws on contemporary and classical music traditions of both East and West. Eishan’s repertoire consists predominantly of Sadeghi’s original compositions with diverse improvisatory idioms featured powerfully. Variously described as “Persian chamber jazz” and “Middle-Eastern jazz fusion”, Eishan defies neat labels.”

Here is a three-song live set they did earlier this year for Phoenix Central Park.

The deets:

Eishan Ensemble:

• Hamed Sadeghi | Tar

• Pedram Layegh | Acoustic guitar

• Michael Avgenicos | Saxophone

• Elsen Price | Double bass

• Adem Yilmaz | Percussion

Songs:

• Black and White

• Signs

• Street

  • Composed by Hamed Sadeghi

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• Listen to “Signs” by Eishan Ensemble at the Holiday at the Sea playlist “Apothecary of Wonders”