Jazzfun.de
“it is composed so coherently that we can understand it intuitively and relate to it in a deeply felt way“ May 2025, read more (DE)
hr2 Kultur
“Hamed Sadeghi is dazzling and sparkling, a great blend of classical Persian music and jazz“ May 2025, read more (DE)
NRW Jazz
”It is genre-bending, emotional music between folk, improvisation and jazz that sounds fresh and interesting.” June 2025, read more (DE)
Musik an sich
”Jazz harmonies stand alongside folklore, both combine to create an open sound that essentially thrives on radiating gentleness and tranquillity” June 2025, read more (DE)
Jazzhalo
“Gradually a more explicit 3D setting unfolds through more intense accents by the four musicians.“ June 2025, read more (NL)
JazzBluesNews
Interview with Hamed Sadeghi: Northern Rhapsody – Jazz was never meant to be static - April 2025, read more (EN)
Ecency
”packed into the album…[is] everything he has absorbed on his travels through countries and cultures over the past few years.” May 2025, read more (EN/DE)
Kult Komplott
”magical, vulnerable, sometimes bizarre, always melancholic colorations that come together like a puzzle to form a picture of nature.” June 2025, read more (DE)
Fine Music
★★★★ ”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 each track like a well-timed heartbeat.” June 2025, read more (EN)
InMusic
”Northern Rhapsody the group's fourth recording, invites listeners on a bewitching and dreamlike journey in seven arrangements.” June 2025, read more (DE)
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.” June 2025, read more (EN)