Mon Sep 22
Livestream - Michael Sarian Quartet - Argentinean Jazz Series
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Michael Sarian
Since 2019, the Michael Sarian Quartet has been active and making its mark in the bustling New York City jazz scene, in addition to touring and performing at clubs and festivals across the US, Canada, and South America. With trumpeter and composer Sarian at the helm, the group performs original music inspired by greats such as Kenny Wheeler, Tomasz Sta?ko, Paul Motian, and Enrico Rava, creating masterful combinations of beautiful melodies and space for free improvisation and expression. The quartet’s two studio albums, released on ears&eyes Records, received praise from international media as well as significant airplay, including on BBC Radio. Their third album, Live at Cliff Bell’s, was released in September of 2024 on Shifting Paradigm Records and named one of the year’s best live albums by The New York City Jazz Record, describing the ensemble as “a band that’s developed the kind of telepathy only the road can build . . . there’s a late ’70s–early ’80s feel to the music throughout, more akin to the 'stadium jazz' of V.S.O.P. or Milestone-era McCoy Tyner” (Philip Freeman).
Trumpeter and composer Michael Sarian has been praised for his "unique compositional and instrumental voice" (Friedrich Kunzmann, All About Jazz) and his "endlessly renewable strain of lyric improvisation regardless of context or material." (Peter Margasak, Downbeat Magazine).
Born in Toronto and raised in Buenos Aires, Michael relocated to New York City in 2012. Michael has performed at some of the most iconic international stages, from the Montreux Jazz Festival, the Kennedy Center and Teatro Colón, to Lollapalooza, the Houston Rodeo and Rock in Rio, and at some of New York City's most beloved venues such as the Blue Note Jazz Club, Jazz at Lincoln Center, BRIC JazzFest, The Beacon Theater, Barclays Center, Yankee Stadium and Central Park SummerStage. He has appeared on WNYC's Soundcheck with John Schaefer, NPR's World Cafe, and many more.
Michael's artistic output is as diverse as his background: he has released four albums with his quartet, described as "a band that’s developed the kind of telepathy only the road can build . . . there’s a late ’70s-early ’80s feel to the music throughout, more akin to the 'stadium jazz' of V.S.O.P. or Milestone-era McCoy Tyner.” (Philip Freeman, The NYC Jazz Record), has released several free jazz recordings on 577Records, electronic avant-garde music with Barcelona based pianist Olec Mün on piano and coffee records, and several albums with his septet Michael Sarian & The Chabones.
In 2023 and 2024, Michael joined the Jonas Brothers on The Tour as they played at stadiums and arenas across the globe, including Wrigley Field, Dodgers Stadium, and recording a live album at the 02 Arena in London. He has also shared the stage with artists such as Michael Bublé, Jon Bellion, Kirk Franklin. Michael was selected to join the 2024 Art Omi: Music Residency cohort, repeatedly reached the semifinal round of the prestigious DCJazzPrix, served as an artist in residence at Culture Lab LIC during the winter/spring 2022 season, and was a 2020 Performer-Composer in Residence at the Westben Centre for Connection & Creativity. In the fall of 2025, he will continue his creative journey as a resident at the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts (VCCA).
Michael is a Del Quadro Trumpets Artist, performs on his signature ‘SARIAN’ custom line of mouthpieces made in France by Atelier Donat, and is endorsed by Applied Microphone Technologies (AMT).
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