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18 March 2026, at 7:00 p.m., Studio 181 hall, Rectorate building, Transilvania University of Brașov

The Multicultural Centre of Transilvania University invites the academic community and entire audience of Brașov to a new concert performed by exceptional musicians of the international stage, within the series of events Chamber Jazz @ Transilvania University.

The guests of this edition are Jerome Sabbagh and his band, Jerome Sabbagh Quartet, who have made, over time, a distinct sound identity for themselves, largely due to the musicians’ exceptional quality.

Prolific composer and outstanding representative of the contemporary jazz stage in New York, Jerome Sabbagh is, at the same time, a musician deeply connected to the tradition of the genre. Born at Paris in 1973, the artist has been living in New York since 1995. As a saxophonist, he is particularly interested in lyricism and the refinement of sound. His band’s music is eclectic but cohesive, always bringing in surprises. Sabbagh was one of the last saxophonists with whom the legendary Paul Motian had sung, for a week, in the famous Village Vanguard club, within the “New Trio” project (as well as alongside the guitarist Ben Monder). During his career, he recorded 12 albums with his own quartet, but also with musicians such as Kenny Barron, Al Foster, Ben Street, Rodney Green, Daniel Humair, Jozef Dumoulin, Greg Tuohey and Johnathan Blake.

Ben Monder, with a special talent for ingenious harmonic textures, known for his collaborations with Maria Schneider, Lee Konitz and David Bowie, currently a member of the acclaimed The Bad Plus band, is considered one of the greatest guitarists of his generation.

The double bass player Joe Martin, a first-class musician with a remarkable musical sense, has collaborated with artists such as Mark Turner, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Chris Potter and Al Foster.

The acclaimed drummer Nasheet Waits completes the quartet with an organic style, anchored in the authentic tradition of jazz, with explosive energy and a highly refined sense of musical interaction.

The quartet’s new album, Stand Up!, which reunites the saxophonist’s compositions, is the band’s fourth album after North, Pogo and The Turn, but also the first one made together with Nasheet Waits. The album was released under Analog Tone Factory, the record label established by Jerome Sabbagh and Pete Rende, known for its analog tape recordings that have earned it a loyal audience among audiophiles and vinyl collectors. Stand Up! has been recently selected by Bill Milkowski, in The Absolute Sound journal, as one of the ten best jazz albums of the year 2025.

We will be therefore waiting for you on Wednesday, 18 March 2026, starting at 7:00 p.m., in the Multicultural Centre of Transilvania University (29 Eroilor Blvd). The entrance is free, within the limit of available seats. The access in the performance hall will no longer be possible after the start of the event.

For reservations, please write to us at the email address: cultural@unitbv.ro.