Aidan Bartholet & Eshaan Sood

Aidan Bartholet is a guitarist and composer from St. Louis, Missouri. He recently graduated from the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY, earning a bachelor’s degree in Jazz Guitar Performance. Aidan has performed throughout the U.S. and Europe, supporting a variety of artists and appearing at festivals such as the Rochester International Jazz Festival and SummerFest. In both his playing and composition, Aidan strives to explore a wide range of textures and to evoke emotion through sound in every musical context.

Eshaan Sood is a guitarist, composer, and storyteller from New Delhi, India, whose music is shaped by a sense of wonder and an insatiable curiosity about the world. Drawing from personal experiences, fictional tales, and the stories of those he encounters, Eshaan translates emotions into melodies, imagining what it would sound like if music could speak for every moment. His performances aim to take audiences on a journey, connecting hearts and making the world a happier place, one concert at a time.