The debut album Dream River by guitarist‐composer Eshaan Sood finds him leading a finely calibrated quintet featuring pianist Annie Orzen, tenor saxophonist Ivan Demarjian, bassist Brendan Nie and drummer Sam Schaeffer. Sood’s nine compositions, each an original articulated through his rich palette of jazz, Indian classical inflection and cinematic spaciousness, let the ensemble breathe as a […]
The debut album Dream River by guitarist‐composer Eshaan Sood finds him leading a finely calibrated quintet featuring pianist Annie Orzen, tenor saxophonist Ivan Demarjian, bassist Brendan Nie and drummer Sam Schaeffer. Sood’s nine compositions, each an original articulated through his rich palette of jazz, Indian classical inflection and cinematic spaciousness, let the ensemble breathe as a collective, weaving warm guitar lines around the supporting sounds. Sood’s compositional voice, along with the ensemble’s cohesiveness, make this not simply a guitarist’s showcase but a sophisticated ensemble journey into evocative sonic terrain.
