Saheb Sarbib

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Saheb Sarbib (born Jean Henri Sarbib in Porto on March 22, 1944 ) is an Algerian - American jazz musician ( bass , piano, also: organ, oboe, bass clarinet, percussion), composer and band leader of neobop and avant-garde jazz .

Life

Influenced by his father, a musician, Sarbib began to play the double bass at the age of 16 , having already had piano and percussion lessons . He later played in various pop and beat bands in his native Portugal , including the Quinteto Académico . At the same time he was active in various jazz projects. From 1970 he started making music in both Lisbon and Paris . He later moved entirely to Paris.

He lived in France from 1973 to 1977, where he directed his own ensembles, which included musicians such as Daunik Lazro , François Jeanneau , the drummer Muhammad Ali and Mino Cinelu . He moved to New York City in 1977 , where he led his own formations and a multinational big band with musicians such as Roy Campbell , Jack Walrath , Art Baron , Talib Kibwe , Joe Ford , Jemeel Moondoc , Mark Whitecage and Dave Hofstra . He also played with Archie Shepp on his album "Down Home New York" (1984) and recorded two albums with his own compositions on the Soul Note label. 1981 created "Seasons" with Paul Motian and Mark Whitecage; 1984 with Joe Lovano , Kirk Lightsey and Rashied Ali the album "It Couldn't Happen Without You". Sarbib disappeared from the music scene in the late 1980s. He last recorded with Portuguese jazz musicians in 1990, for example with Jorge Lima Barretos and Vítor Rua's project Telectu .

style

After Cook and Morton, his compositions and arrangements are heavily influenced by Charles Mingus , Ornette Coleman and Cecil Taylor ; he created a "unique ensemble sound, disciplined but free".

Discographic notes

  • UFO! Live on Tour ( Cadence Jazz Records , 1979)
  • Live at the Public Theater (Cadence Jazz, 1980)
  • Aisha (Cadence Jazz, 1981)
  • Seasons (Soul Note, 1981)
  • Jancin 'at Jazzmania (Jazzmania, 1982)
  • It Couldn't Happen Without You (Soul Note, 1984)

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Salwa Castelo-Branco: Enciclopédia da Música em Portugal no Século XX, PZ. 1st edition, Temas & Debates, Lisbon 2010, page 1183ff ( ISBN 978-972-42-4598-0 )
  2. ↑ www.allmusic.com , accessed November 29, 2012
  3. ↑ www.discogs.com , accessed November 30, 2012
personal data
SURNAME Sarbib, Saheb
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Sarbib, Jean Henri (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American jazz bassist
DATE OF BIRTH March 22, 1944
PLACE OF BIRTH Porto , Portugal