Jerome Sabbagh

Choc Jazzman-Jazzmagazine May 2012

“Tenor saxophonist Jerome Sabbagh can generate a lot of dense, extremely intricate sound with very little effort.” Jon Ross, 4 Stars Down Beat May 2012

New York City-based tenor saxophonist Jerome Sabbagh has made the rounds by performing with a who's who of modern jazz artists amid his flourishing career as a solo artist. Possessing a stout tone and commanding presence, the artist's lyrically resplendent phraseology is often a good fit for a variety of jazz settings, including mainstream and the outside realm. With his acoustic-electric quartet, Sabbagh enjoys a notable affiliation with Belgian keyboard virtuoso Jozef Dumoulin, who spawns a polytonal, electronics vista, complete with subliminal surprises and a consortium of bizarre twists and turns. It's a frothy, upbeat set where progressive-jazz and nouveau electronics signal an acquiescent medium, fused by abstract expressionism and standard contexts.

- GLENN ASTARITA (All About Jazz)