Shubh Saran, H.A.D.D Review
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Shubh Saran is an Indian born guitarist and composer living in New York City that is crating a sound of jazz that blends modern jazz, neo-soul, and rock with classical and contemporary Indian music. Saran’s upbringing was spent in six different countries and all the cultural exposures and sounds have shaped his musical vocabulary. The guitarist has performed extensively as a leader and sideman throughout: The United States, India, Canada, Bangladesh, Vietnam and Mexico. Saran is an official Reunion Blues Artist and an alumnus of the Berklee College of Music. In 2017, Saran released his debut album Hmayra on Art of Life Records. Saran is now releasing his second full-length album titled, H.A.D.D. The album is five original compositions that contain Saran’s interesting approach to melodies, harmonies and forms, all through the lens of a modern-day creative guitarist. That’s the short of it!
H.A.D.D
Pareidolia
Eudaimonia
Sight and Seen
Falter (feat. Hannah Sumner)
Divisible
Release Date: November 9, 2018
guitar - Shubh Saran
alto saxophone - Brian Plautz
tenor saxophone - Jared Yee
bass - Mark Minoogian
keyboard- Christian Li
drums - Angelo Spampinato and Joshua Bailey
1026301 Records DK2
24 minutes
Saran is a composer that has a special relationship with rhythm. As a result, his music is always full of exciting poly-rhythms, feels and grooves.