The Jazz Gallery: The Zebtet

The Jazz Gallery
1158 Broadway, 5th Fl.
New York, NY 10001

Sets at 7:30pm and 9:30pm

Saul Zebulon Rubin – guitar/composer
Mark Gross – alto saxophone
Mike Lee – tenor saxophone
Greg Glassman –trumpet
Jason Jackson – trombone
Giuseppe Cucchiara – bass
Eviater Slivnik – drums

The Zebtet has been playing the music of Saul Zebulon Rubin for over twenty years. A weekly residence at Fat Cat was the main venue including Smalls, Bam Festival in Bari Italy and many other places. Some of the worlds best players were members of the group. This will be the premiere performance at the Jazz Gallery.

About Saul:
“Saul is a consummate musician, a person who is aware of the feelings of others and a person who is gentle in that sense. He is everything I could ask for in a bandmate.”
– SONNY ROLLINS

“Saul has it all together and is a positive force in the world of the guitar. He plays hip melodies, which he’s totally in touch with when improvising. His harmonies, both with his impeccable comping and chord soloing, employ refreshing voicings, and certainly keep the listener involved.
– GENE BERTONCINI

Although his career has taken him around the world, guitarist Saul Rubin occupies a unique place in New York jazz as a musician, producer, impresario and personality. A regular member of Roy Hargrove’s Big Band and for decades, a beloved member of the NYC Jazz scene, Rubin has shared the stage and studio with artists as diverse as Sonny Rollins, Kirk Lightsey, Victor Lewis, Sullivan Fortner, Jonathan Batiste, Bob Cranshaw, Gregory Porter, Renee Fleming, John Hicks, Johnny O’Neal, Hank Jones, Frank Wess, Candido, Winard Harper, Larry Willis, Eric Revis, Sherman Irby, Thomas Chapin, Lew Soloff, and countless others.

Whether writing some of the charts for Roy Hargrove’s Big Band, leading and composing for his long running group The ZEBTET, recording and producing countless recordings and live shows, or running his beloved long- running weekly Jazz Vocalist Series at his performance space/studio ZEB’S, the guitarist has single-handedly played host to many of the world’s greatest jazz artists. Saul produced an amazing guitar festival called The NYC Jazz Guitar Festival in 2010, 2012, 2015 and 2019 showcasing some of NYC’s best guitarists. www.nycjazzguitarfestival.com