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Since moving to New York in 2002, Sam Sadigursky continues to make a mark as both a leader and sideman across a broad spectrum of musical landscapes. His series of four albums of original music based on poetry and text for New Amsterdam Records, entitled The Words Project, have been acclaimed internationally. Noted music critic Steve Smith called them “compelling and touchingly intimate… that rare anomaly: a jazz-and-poetry record that sounds utterly natural and convincing“ and went on to name Sadigursky’s debut album as one of Time Out New York’s top ten albums of 2007, and the New York Times has called them ”gracefully high-minded explorations of poetic form.” Following the 2015 release of his latest album, Follow the Stick, he was named a rising star on clarinet in the Downbeat Magazine Critic’s Poll, on which he has continued to appear annually. Since 2022, he has released five volumes of music with accordionist and multi-instrumentalist Nathan Koci called The Solomon Diaries for Adyâropa Records.
Sam tours internationally as a member of the Philip Glass Ensemble and has also toured and recorded with artists as diverse as Brad Mehldau, Lucia Pulido, Bruce Hornsby, David Byrne, Gabriel Kahane, Tom Jones, Edmar Castaneda, Linda Oh, The Mingus Orchestra, Rufus Reid, Jamie Baum Septet+, David Yazbek, Ljova, Pablo Mayor’s Folklore Urbano, La Cumbiamba eNeYe, and has been nominated for three Grammy awards for his work with Darcy James Argue’s Secret Society.
As a composer, he has written for film and modern dance and has also published four books of original etudes for clarinet and saxophone. He is the recipient of numerous grants from organizations such as Chamber Music America, ASCAP and the Jerome Foundation.
Sadigursky has performed at the Kennedy Center, Carnegie Hall, Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM), Lincoln Center, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Newport Jazz Festival, Montreal Jazz Festival, London Jazz Festival, Radio France (Paris), Winter JazzFest (NYC), Moers Festival (Germany), BMW Jazz Festival (Brazil), Jazz al Parque (Bogota, Colombia), Jazztopad (Poland), Tampere Jazz Happening (Finland), and Wangaratta Jazz Festival (Australia). He appears on fifty albums as a sideman, and was most recently the onstage clarinetist for the Grammy and Tony Award winning show The Band’s Visit on Broadway.
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Sam Sadigursky: Making Things
by Katchie Cartwright
Los Angeles-bred New York-based clarinetist and multi-reedist Sam Sadigursky enjoys a varied and distinguished career, performing and recording with a number of renowned ensembles, including those of composers Darcy James Argue and Philip Glass, pianists Brad Mehldau and Fred Hersch, pop stars David Byrne and Tom Jones, among others, in addition to his own projects. In 2022, Sadigursky inaugurated a series with accordionist Nathan Koci entitled the Solomon Diaries, based on his fascination with what is known as ...
Continue ReadingNathan Davis, Ella Fitzgerald, The Freedom Affair & Sam Sadigursky
by Joe Dimino
We kick off the 904th episode of Neon Jazz with the incredible clarinet work of Sam Sadigursky, showcasing fresh tracks from his brilliant The Solomon Diaries series. From there, we dive into the Record Store Day spirit, spinning timeless cuts from legends like The Heath Brothers and Nathan Davis. Next up, we ride the soulful waves of Kansas City's powerhouse supergroup, The Freedom Affair, before exploring the cutting-edge sounds of modern innovators like Ingi Bjarni, The Zoo Too Trio, and ...
Continue ReadingMeet Sam Sadigursky
by Cheryl K.
In this hour, an interview with clarinetist and composer Sam Sadigursky about the upcoming The Solomon Diaries Vol. IV & V on Adhyâropa Records with accordionist/multi-instrumentalist Nathan Koci.Playlist stef. in “Three Wars" from Icterus II (Barnyard) 5:07 Randal Despommier “Goodbye Pork Pie Hat" from South (Sunnyside) 5:33 Sam Sadigursky and Nathan Koci “Refugee 3/8" from The Solomon Diaries Vol. IV & V (Adhyâropa) 5:18 Sam Sadigursky and Nathan Koci “Migrations (w/Meg Okura)" from The Solomon Diaries Vol. IV ...
Continue ReadingThe Jamie Baum Septet+: What Times Are These
by Angelo Leonardi
Nella sua nuova incisione Jamie Baum coniuga impegno civile e ricercata varietà di soluzioni musicali con voci e suoni di particolare freschezza. A distanza di sei anni dal precedente Bridges la flautista e compositrice firma l'album più riuscito del suo ensemble, in gran parte rinnovato con l'ingresso del trombettista Jonathan Finlayson, del pianista Luis Perdomo, del bassista Ricky Rodriguez e del percussionista Keita Ogawa accanto ai fidi Jeff Hirshfield alla batteria, Brad Shepik alla chitarra, Chris Komer al ...
Continue Reading9 Horses: Strum
by Neil Duggan
There are no prizes for guessing that this album from 9 Horses is called Strum because every track features the sound of a strummed instrument. There are over 20 stringed instruments involved, with mandolins, violins, guitars, banjos, basses and pianos, in various combinations, forming the main components. They are strummed, plucked or otherwise coaxed into life by a core trio of mandolinist Joe Brent, violinist Sara Caswell and bassist Andrew Ryan. Although there are many stringed instruments, that does nothing ...
Continue ReadingJamie Baum Septet+: What Times Are These
by Katchie Cartwright
Reading Marge Piercy's poem “To Be of Use" (track two onWhat Times Are These), Jamie Baum could be speaking of herself, one of those “who jump into work head first without dallying in the shadows, who swim off with sure strokes," knowing that “the thing worth doing has a shape that satisfies, clean and evident." What Times Are These is a satisfying form of this sort. Confined to her New York apartment during the Covid-19 lockdown, Baum responded ...
Continue ReadingJohn La Barbera Big Band: Grooveyard
by Jack Bowers
Composer/arranger John La Barbera has been at the top of his game for more than half a century, and Grooveyard is simply another example of his undiminished artistry. Besides arranging everything--superbly, as always--La Barbera wrote six of the session's ten charming songs, escorting other treasures by Carl Perkins, Dave Brubeck, Curtis Fuller and Elvin Jones. As he writes his handsome and colorful big-band charts, La Barbera is always careful to observe Rule No. 1: they have to ...
Continue ReadingKlezmer-jazz Duo Sam Sadigursky And Nathan Koci Release 'Solomon Diaries: Vol. IV And V'
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Combining Jewish spiritual and Klezmer music with post-minialism classical, jazz, and tinges of American folk, clarinetist Sam Sadigursky and accordionist/multi-instrumentalist Nathan Koci release the next two volumes of The Solomon Diaries (Adhyaropa Records), a quintet of evocative albums reflecting on the Borscht Belt region—the primary Jewish resort community that helped shape 20th-century American culture—and also exploring contemporary immigrant and Jewish experiences. Both a compelling musical remembrance of a bygone era and a look to the future, The Solomon Diaries: Vol. ...
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Leading Contemporary Composer / Clarinetist Sam Sadigursky Celebrates The Release Of A Three-CD Set Inspired By New York’s Borscht Belt Region
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Between international tours with the critically-acclaimed Philip Glass Ensemble, the award-winning composer/clarinetist Sam Sadigursky today announced the upcoming release of his latest recording project The Solomon Diaries. A sophisticated collection of true era-defining cross-genre composition, this trio of compelling albums showcases Sam’s wide-ranging eclecticism that references jazz, world music, and post-minimalism. Inspired by the dramatic rise and fall of the famous Borscht Belt region, The Solomon Diaries is an aural reflection on America’s Jewish Vacationland celebrating the monumental place that ...
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Sam Sadigursky Debuts New Band And Album "Follow The Stick" To Be Released On Brooklyn Jazz Underground Records
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Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity
The spirit of the organization is firmly rooted in Brooklyn. All of the members reside there, and they wanted to give a nod to the vitality of its scene. —The Wall Street Journals Follow The Stick Features Sam Sadigursky (clarinet/bass clarinet) Chris Dingman (vibes, marimba) Bobby Avey (piano) Jordan Perlson (drums, percussion) Jason Palmer (trumpet on trks 2,5,9,13) Ljova (viola, trk 7) Available November 6, 2015 (North America), November 27 ...
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Sam Sadigursky's Words Project III: Miniatures NY Debut Friday Jan. 29th at Galapagos Art Space (Dumbo, Brooklyn)
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Sam Sadigurskys Words Project III: Miniatures NY Debut Friday Jan. 29th at Galapagos Art Space (DUMBO, Brooklyn)
The highly anticipated New York debut of Sam Sadigurskys Words Project III: Miniatures, the NY-based saxophonist and composers third installment in the critically acclaimed Words Project series on New Amsterdam Records, will take place Friday January 29th at Galapagos Art Space in DUMBO (16 Main St. at the corner of Water St and Main St. Brooklyn, NY 11201) as part of New Amsterdams ARCHIPELAGO Series. These ...
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Tony Malaby/Mark Helias (Fri) Jeremy Steig Trio (Sat) Sam Sadigursky's Word Project (Sun) & More This Weekend at Cornelia Street Cafe
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CORNELIA STREET CAFE 29 Cornelia Street, NYC, New York 212-989-9319 between West 4th and Bleecker Sts, Greenwich Village 1 Subway to Sheridan Square; A, C, E, B, D, V, F to West 4th St. This Weekend At Cornelia Street Cafe Fri Sep 14 9:00PM & 10:30PM ONY MALABY/MARK HELIAS (Tony Malaby, saxophone;Mark Helias, bass) Sat Sep 15 9:00PM & 10:30PM JEREMY STEIG ...
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“Sadigursky reinvents the clarinet for the 21st century” - London Jazz News
“…personal, not particularly restricted by ideas of musical genre, quite complex and resolutely unshowy…there are warm pop ballads, voices overlapping in a choir, jagged polyrhythms built of woodwinds, bass lines on a constant walk, kalimbas setting up a mode for the singer. Ultimately the album doesn’t lean too heavily on the strength of the words. It’s as if the process energized Mr. Sadigursky so much that he wrote music good enough to take your mind off the poems.” - Ben Ratliff, The New York Times
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Sam Sadigursky
Location: New York City
Instrument: Clarinet
Born: April 17, 1979
