YUJC Underbrook Series: Shubh Saran

Shubh Saran is a New York-based guitarist and composer who has performed extensively as a solo artist and sideman in the United States, India, Canada, Bangladesh, Vietnam and Mexico. Having grown up in six different countries, his career has been shaped by a mixture of influences. Saran’s intricate compositions fuse sounds from modern jazz, neo-soul, and rock with classical and contemporary Indian music.
Shubh Saran is a multi-dimensional artist whose vision of an ideal career is one that has an evolutionary musical arc to it. Continually innovating, finding new ways of uncovering melody and harmony, and channeling his true self, are all key components that make up Saran’s identity as a musician and producer. “I’ve always liked artists who have long music careers, where their first album is really different from their last album, and you can see the evolution and influences over time,” says Saran.