Jerome Sabbagh has performed throughout Europe, Australia and North America and he now lives in the US. He performed in many US venues such as the Jazz Standard, the Jazz Gallery, Smalls, Fat Cat, the 55 Bar, the Knitting Factory and Birdland in New York, as well as the Blues Alley in Washington.
The Jerome Sabbagh Quartet plays modern, organic music that can appeal to listeners beyond the traditional jazz audience as well as regular jazz fans. Jrme Sabbagh has found in Ben Monder (guitar), Joe Martin (bass) and Ted Poor (drums), three of the most talented musicians of this generation and like-minded accomplices.
“The quartet's commitment to collective sound is striking. It allows the different elements of the music, such as bold improvising, strong sense of shaping and interplay, to fuse into a remarkably clear musical experience, in which the magic of the moment enhances the sense of direction and purpose. This is a feat that only real bands can achieve and a fitting victory for a musician wise enough to wait until maturity to record." --- Vincent Bessires, Jazzman (Choc, 5 stars out of 5)
Performers:
Jerome Sabbagh: tenor saxophone
Ben Monder: guitar
Joe Martin: bass
Ted Poor: drums
WHAT: Jerome Sabbagh Quartet (details below and at www.andiemusiklive.com)
WHEN: Wednesday, April 16, 2008 at 7:30 & 9 pm
WHERE: An die Musik Live!, 409 North Charles St., Baltimore MD 21201 (410-385-2638)
ADMISSION: $ 15 General / $ 12 Seniors & Students
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“The willfully lyrical tenor saxophonist Jerome Sabbagh is the rarest of rare birds: a young tenor saxophonist with a distinctive concept, dependent not so much on his elders for inspiration as his own imagination. He's unafraid to play slow but well able to play fast. His tone is dark and brooding, shorn of vibrato yet very expressive [...] Sabbagh sounds like the real deal." - Chris Kelsey, JazzTimes
Parisian-born saxophonist and composer Jerome Sabbagh studied with Philippe Chagne, Eric Barret and Jean-Louis Chautemps before moving to the States at the age of 20. After attending the Berklee College of Music in Boston for two years and studying with, among others, George Garzone, Bill Pierce, Dave Liebman and the legendary Joe Viola, he moved to New York in 1995. There he formed the collective Flipside with guitarist Greg Tuohey, bassist Matt Penman and drummer Darren Beckett. They were together for five years, toured Europe and New Zealand and recorded an eponymous album for Naxos Jazz. Since then, Jerome Sabbagh has been writing music and leading his own bands.
While he considers himself a jazz musician and is very much attached to improvising, Jrme has grown increasingly influenced by many types of music. As a follow-up to the critically acclaimed album North (Fresh Sound New Talent), Jerome Sabbagh has recently released a new album, Pogo, available on Sunnyside in the USA and on Bee Jazz. Jerome has performed in many festivals including the JVC Jazz Festival (Paris), Jazz In Marciac (France), Belfast (Northern Ireland) and Medellin (Columbia), and at such venues as Blues Alley (Washington), the Jazz Standard, the Jazz Gallery, Smalls, Fat Cat, the 55 Bar, the Knitting Factory, Birdland (New York), Radio France, Sunside, Duc des Lombards, AJMI La Manutention, Cri du Port, Sceaux What (France).
The Jerome Sabbagh Quartet plays modern, organic music that can appeal to listeners beyond the traditional jazz audience as well as regular jazz fans. In Ben Monder (guitar), Joe Martin (bass) and Ted Poor (drums), Jrme Sabbagh has found some of the most talented musicians of this generation and like-minded accomplices. Ben Monder plays “nearly unsurpassable jazz guitar" (Ben Ratliff, New York Times) and has performed with a variety of artists, including Lee Konitz, Paul Motian, Tim Berne and Jack McDuff. He has appeared in over ninety CDs as a sideman and in four as a leader. Known for his warm sound, facile ear, and harmonic flexibility, bassist Joe Martin has performed with a wide variety of artists, which includes Andy Bey, Mark Turner and Art Farmer. He is a member of Kurt Rosenwinkel's current band. Ted Poor has an uncanny ability to shape the music and a refreshingly unique approach to playing the drums. He has been increasingly in demand in today's jazz scene and plays in the Ben Monder quartet, the Cuong Vu trio and with Chris Potter.
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