Sam Sadigursky
| Sam Sadigursky | |
|---|---|
| Born |
April 17, 1979 Los Angeles, California |
| Genres | Jazz, art song |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer |
| Instruments | Saxophone |
| Labels | New Amsterdam |
| Website | www |
Sam Sadigursky (born April 17, 1979) is a saxophonist, multi-reedist, and composer currently residing in Brooklyn, New York.
Sam Sadigursky (born April 17, 1979) was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. His parents are both classically trained musicians who met in conservatory in Kishinev, in the former Soviet Union. He played piano briefly at an early age and then began playing saxophone at the age of 11. In high school, Sadigursky was the recipient of the John Coltrane Young Artist Award, the NFAA YoungArts award, the Music Center Spotlight Awards, a member of the Grammy All-American High School Big Band, and toured Japan as part of the Monterey Jazz Festival All Stars. During this time, he also performed with Brad Mehldau, Milt Hinton, Charlie Byrd and Bob Florence, and performed at Carnegie Hall as part of the JVC Jazz Festival.
Sadigursky attended William Paterson University starting in 1997 and graduated in 2001. While still in college, he recorded an album as part of the collective group Spirals, which included Jacob Sacks, Don Peretz and Eivind Opsvik, and also played on veteran Japanese clarinetist Eiji Kitamura's album Jazz Party, an album which also featured bassist Ray Brown, cornetist Bill Berry, and drummer Jake Hanna. During this time, he also toured with pianist Sergio Salvatore.
Sadigursky has performed or recorded with the Mingus Orchestra, Brad Mehldau, Gabriel Kahane, Tom Jones, Darcy James Argue, Linda Oh, Anat Fort, Joe Phillips, Red Baraat, Nico Muhly, Judd Greenstein, Jamie Baum, Ljova and Max ZT. Also prominent on the Latin music scene, he has performed with Edmar Castaneda, Lucia Pulido, Pablo Mayor's Folklore Urbano, Toto la Momposina, La Cumbiamba eNeYe, Sofia Rei, Pedro Guirado, Emilio Teubal, Diego Obregon, Rebolu, Sebastian Cruz, and Roberto Rodriguez and the Cuban Jewish All Stars.
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