SoSaLa - NU WORLD TRASH (CD)

Nu World Trash is SoSaLa’s debut release on NYC’s DooBeeDoo Records. Still, it continues the long career of Sohrab Saadat Ladjevardi – saxophonist, soundtrack composer, editor of the online music magazine DooBeeDooBeeDoo, music activist, and martial arts master (formerly of groups The Tehran-Dakar Brothers and SADATO). Whether blasting his horn in front of the United Nations in support of the Green Movement in Iran, gigging around town, or playing on the streets of the city, Sohrab’s presence in NYC can be felt. Through the new music on this CD, the essence of those experiences is captured.

SoSaLa fuses free jazz with world music, with a particular emphasis on the Persian influences that come from Sohrab Saadat Ladjevardi’s native Iran. On the saxophone, Sohrab draws from his time playing with legends like Salif Keita and Ornette Coleman (whom he currently collaborates with regularly in master classes), as well as his time spent living in Switzerland, Germany, Japan, and now New York City. His bold, original sound ranges from the soulful and melodic to the brash and contemplative, with swells of Middle-Eastern-infused blowing tangled throughout.