Andrew Saragossi

With a passion for the unorthodox and a knack for cultivating unique ensemble identities, Melbourne-based saxophonist, improviser and composer Andrew Saragossi has established himself across several and varied creative outlets as a chameleon with a wind instrument - not bound by genre or personal taste, but by a relentless search for deeper musical meaning.

Saragossi has that unique ability to make the instrument sing, as if you can almost make out some secret lyrics buried beneath... more direct than real words could ever be.

Musical Sound Bites (2021)

Saragossi’s artistic practice is multidimensional. Whilst firmly grounded in the jazz tradition and improvisation, his affinity for experimentation has led him to focus on broadening his sonic potential into a realm beyond the stereotypical function of the saxophone.  He explores acoustic phenomena such as multiphonics, percussive articulation and circular breathing to create innovative, textural sound worlds, challenging the traditional function of the saxophone.  His creative work explores the boundary of abstraction and convention, achieving an honest balance between raw spontaneous expression and refined execution – always in service of the music at hand.