Jerome Sabbagh

“Mr. Sabbagh played with untroubled self-assurance, and his songs had a sleek and sturdy appeal. Just as crucially, his colleagues strove for the unexpected, individually and as an ensemble. [...] Mr. Sabbagh avoided direct allusions to the the saxophone totems. What he is working toward, simply and effectively, is a sincerely personal vocabulary.” (Nate Chinen, New York Times)

“Sabbagh shows his weight throughout with wonderful tone and harmonic genius

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“Mr. Sabbagh played with untroubled self-assurance, and his songs had a sleek and sturdy appeal. Just as crucially, his colleagues strove for the unexpected, individually and as an ensemble. [...] Mr. Sabbagh avoided direct allusions to the the saxophone totems. What he is working toward, simply and effectively, is a sincerely personal vocabulary.” (Nate Chinen, New York Times)

“Sabbagh shows his weight throughout with wonderful tone and harmonic genius. Chris Potter and Mark Turner better watch out, this Frenchman is set to tear up the scene any moment now.” (allaboutjazz.com)

“The French tenor player has a tune called “Indian Song” that steadily trickles towards several interesting areas with a voluptuousness and a sense of ritual that recall Keith Jarrett's American quartet. He's a comer who hangs in the right circles; it's not everyone who can corral guitarist Ben Monder to their stand.” (Village Voice)

“Jerome Sabbagh shines on reeds with impeccable technique, loads of heart and soul, and loaded lines of thought.” (allaboutjazz.com)

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