Multi-ARIA award nominee composer and Tar (Iranian lute) virtuoso, Hamed Sadeghi brings with him 6 world-class musicians for a brand-new work.
Through his melancholic and spellbinding compositions, Sadeghi offers a unique and dazzling dialogue between a plucked section (tar, percussions, double bass) and a woodwind/brass section.
The multi-generational ensemble led by Sadeghi and comprised of internationally renowned Australian Jazz figures Sandy Evans, Paul Cutlan and Lloyd Swanton and rising stars Michael Avgenicos, Thomas Avgenicos and Adem Yilmaz, delivers a mystique work.
Influenced by Persian Sufism philosophy, Sadeghi says: "To be able to love someone or something honestly you need to be able to let yourself dissolve."
Sadeghi contemplates the notion of Love, with a musical homage to ancestral Persian culture. He uses a mix of classical and contemporary music traditions of both East and West. Empty Voices is a gift of purity, love and liberty.
Let this music spread through your heart, leaving you empty of self-interest but filled with love.
"...astonishing power and convulsive impact."
Tar Hamed Sadeghi
Soprano & Tenor Sax Sandy Evans
Double Bass Lloyd Swanton
Bass Clarinet Paul Cutlan
Alto Saxophone Michael Avgenicos
Trumpet Thomas Avgenicos
Percussions Adem Yilmaz
Composer Hamed Sadeghi
Producer Hamed Sadeghi
Co Producer Cloé Founier
Photo Credits Cloé Fournier & Alex Apt
In English
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Assistive Hearing system available (FM)
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