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Jerome Sabbagh: saxophone
Alex Claffy: bass
Johnathan Blake: drums

Saxophonist and composer, Jerome Sabbagh, was born in Paris in 1973 and has been living in Brooklyn since 1995. A prolific forward-thinking composer, as well as a musician with a deep connection to the well of the jazz tradition, he has recorded nine albums as a leader. 

Jerome’s latest recording is “Vintage" (Sunnyside, 2023), an album of original compositions and standards which features legendary pianist Kenny Barron in intimate duets.

As a sideman, he was one of Paul Motian's last saxophone players. After one gig together, the legendary drummer asked him to play for a week at the Village Vanguard, in his "New Trio" with guitarist Ben Monder, in September 2011. He also played with pianist Laurent Coq's Quartet, Guillermo Klein's Los Guachos and the Marta Sanchez Quintet.

He has shared the stage with Al Foster, Victor Lewis, Bill Stewart, Jeff Ballard, Greg Hutchinson, Billy Drummond, Nasheet Waits, Eric McPherson, Andrew Cyrille, Damion Reid, Mark Turner, Melissa Aldana, Reggie Workman, Vicente Archer, Joe Sanders, Steve Cardenas, Mike Moreno, Gilad Hekselman, and Jean-Michel Pilc, among others.

He has played in some of the world's most famous festivals, including Newport, San Francisco, Paris, Tokyo and Medellin. In 2011, 2017, 2018 and 2019, DownBeat selected him as a rising star. He was one of the only European-born musicians on the list.