Saheb Sarbib
Saheb Sarbib ( born March 22, 1944 in Porto as Jean Henri Sarbib ) is an Algerian- American jazz musician ( bass, piano, also: organ, oboe, bass clarinet, percussion), composer and band leader of the avant-garde jazz and Neobop.
Life
Under the influence of his father, a musician, Sarbib began at the age of 16 years to deal with the double bass, having already had lessons in piano and percussion. He later played in various pop and beat bands in his native Portugal, including the Quinteto Académico. In parallel, he was active in various jazz projects. From 1970 he began to make both in Lisbon and Paris music. He pulled in the course all the way to Paris.
He lived from 1973 to 1977 in France, where he led his own ensembles, which belonged to musicians like Daunik Lazro, François Jeanneau, the drummer Muhammad Ali and Mino Cinelu. He moved 1977 to New York City, 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 White Cage and Dave Hofstra. He also played with Archie Shepp on his album " Down Home New York " (1984) and took on the Soul Note label two albums of his own compositions on. In 1981, "Seasons" with Paul Motian and Mark White Cage; 1984 Joe Lovano, Kirk Lightsey and Rashied Ali the album " It Could not Happen Without You ". In the late 1980s Sarbib disappeared from the music scene. Most recently, he had taken up in 1990 with Portuguese jazz musicians, such as with Jorge Lima Barreto and Vítor Rua project Telectu.
Style
His compositions and arrangements are strongly influenced by Cook and Morton of Charles Mingus, Ornette Coleman and Cecil Taylor; he created a " unique ensemble sound, disciplined but free."
Disco Graphical Notes
- UFO! Live on Tour ( Cadence Jazz Records, 1979)
- Aisha ( Cadence Jazz, 1981)
- Seasons ( Soul Note, 1981)
- It Could not Happen Without You ( Soul Note, 1984)