Jerome Sabbagh — artist

Jerome Sabbagh

Jerome Sabbagh has no upcoming shows listed. 8 past shows across 3 venues tracked on Ckord, most recently at Bar Bayeux on Fri, Sep 18. Follow to get notified when new dates are announced.

Jerome Sabbagh is a prolific saxophonist and forward-thinking composer with a deep connection to the jazz tradition. Born in Paris in 1973, he has been based in Brooklyn, New York, since 1995. Over his career, he has recorded nine albums as a bandleader.Albums & Key ProjectsLatest Release: His most recent album, Vintage (Sunnyside, 2023), features original compositions and standards. It showcases intimate duets and a quartet setting with legendary pianist and NEA jazz master Kenny Barron, alongside Joe Martin and Johnathan Blake.Longstanding Quartet: Active since 2004, his group featuring Ben Monder, Joe Martin, and Ted Poor has released three albums: North, Pogo, and the critically acclaimed The Turn (listed among the best albums of 2014 by the Boston Globe, Los Angeles Times, DownBeat, Ottawa Citizen, and France Musique).Standards & Trio Work: He recorded One Two Three, an album exclusively devoted to standards, in a saxophone trio setting with Ben Street and Rodney Green.Collaborative Groups: Sabbagh co-leads the electric project Plugged In (with Jozef Dumoulin, Patrice Blanchard, and Rudy Royston), the Jerome Sabbagh/Greg Tuohey Group (which recorded No Filter), and performs in the collective trio Lean with Simon Jermyn and Allison Miller.Freer Explorations: His album I Will Follow You is a freer project featuring European drum legend Daniel Humair and Ben Monder.Sideman Work & CollaborationsSabbagh holds the distinction of being one of Paul Motian's last saxophone players. After a single gig together, the legendary drummer invited him to play a week at the Village Vanguard in September 2011 with his "New Trio" featuring guitarist Ben Monder. He has also performed with pianist Laurent Coq's quartet, Guillermo Klein's Los Guachos, and the Marta Sanchez Quintet.Throughout his career, he has shared the stage with a massive roster of jazz heavyweights, including:Al Foster, Victor Lewis, Bill Stewart, Jeff Ballard, Greg Hutchinson, Billy Drummond, Nasheet Waits, Eric McPherson, Justin Brown, Eliot Zigmund, Andrew Cyrille, Damion Reid, Mark Turner, Melissa Aldana, Reggie Workman, Vicente Archer, Matt Penman, Matt Brewer, Joe Sanders, Steve Cardenas, Lage Lund, Mike Moreno, Gilad Hekselman, Dan Tepfer, Pete Rende, and Jean-Michel Pilc.Accolades & Live PerformancesGlobal Festivals: He has played at some of the world's most prestigious festivals, including Newport, San Francisco, Paris, Tokyo, and Medellin.Awards: DownBeat selected him as a "Rising Star" in 2011, 2017, 2018, and 2019, making him one of the only European-born musicians to make the list.Production & EndorsementsFollowing the success of his albums The Turn and No Filter on vinyl, Sabbagh has become a highly sought-after producer.Vinyl Production: He has overseen the analog/vinyl versions of Matt Slocum’s With Love and Sadness, Michael Weiss’ Soul Journey, and Dan Tepfer’s Eleven Cages and Decade (a duet with Lee Konitz).Analog Tone Factory: He recently founded this all-analog record label alongside Pete Rende to produce future records.Endorsements: Sabbagh is an official D’Addario Woodwinds artist and is endorsed by Audeze.

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