J-SAX: Soulful live music for any occasion
For more than 10 years, J-SAX has been jazzing up weddings, birthdays, and corporate and private events of all stripes. Fully flexible in terms of band size and genre, J-SAX knows how to captivate your audience.
J-SAX was founded by Jörg Sandmeier, an internationally acclaimed Swiss saxophonist. He’s accompanied by an impressive roster of talented musicians, DJs, and the best wedding bands in his adopted city of Montreal. Whether you need to hire a solo musician or a wedding party band that keeps the dancefloor packed, J-SAX has the talent to make it happen.
Raised in Zurich, Jörg studied saxophone, composition, and arrangement at the Swiss Jazz School in Bern and graduated with a master’s degree in 2001. Since then, he’s performed regularly with renowned Swiss bandleader Pepe Lienhard‘s Big Band, playing more than 800 concerts, festivals, and TV shows around
Europe. At the prestigious Montreux Jazz Festival, Jörg performed twice with the legendary Quincy Jones and was a two-time winner of the event’s Chrysler Jazz Award. He’s also accompanied the great German singer and entertainer Udo Jürgens on multiple tours.
J-SAX has shared a stage with…
- Quincy Jones
- Michael Bublé
- The Manhattan Transfer
- Mick Hucknall (Simply Red)
- Al Jarreau
- Patti Austin
- James Ingram
- Dave Grusin
- Lee Ritenour
- John “JR” Robinson
- Curtis Stigers
- Nikky Yanofski
- And many more talented musicians!