Sadi

Belgian jazz vibraphonist, percussionist, pianist, vocalist, composer and arranger (23 October 1927, Andenne - 20 February 2009, Huy). From 1950 to 1961 Sadi worked in Paris with notable local and American jazz figures, including Lucky Thompson, Kenny Clarke and Django Reinhardt. Later in his career, Sadi was a long-time member of the Clarke-Boland Big Band. In 1995 he became seriously ill and has since appeared on stage only sporadically, yet he was elected the best European vibraphone player of the year 1998 by Belgian critics. Sadi recorded several, mostly obscure solo albums with his own quartet and nonet.