Raffi Garabedian

An adept Bay Area tenor saxophonist and composer, Raffi Garabedian is known for his atmospheric and thoughtful approach to post-bop jazz. He has garnered attention for his deeply reflective and lyrical albums, including 2021's Melodies in Silence and 2024's The Crazy Dog, the latter of which explored his family's history escaping the Armenian Genocide. A native of Berkeley, California, Garabedian grew up in a creative family alongside his brother, bassist Noah Garabedian. He started playing sax in school and later studied at New York's the New School for Jazz and Contemporary...