"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 saxophone totems. What he is working toward, simply and effectively, is a sincerely personal vocabulary." (Nate Chinen, New York Times).
The Jerome Sabbagh Quartet plays modern, organic music that appeals to listeners beyond the traditional jazz audience as well as regular jazz fans. Their newest album, "Pogo" is available on Sunnyside in the USA and on Bee Jazz in Europe. Their debut album "North" (Fresh Sound New Talent) was elected best CD of 2005 by the readers of Jazzman in France and included in the top 10 jazz albums of 2005 by the Ottawa Citizen. While he considers himself a jazz musician and is very much attached to improvising, Jerome has grown increasingly influenced by many types of music. This breadth of influences is evident in all original tracks assembled on "Pogo" and "North".