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Jacques’ music is « soulful and timeless ». […] His melodies tell a story and his writing is very cinematic, capturing the beauty and emotion of the themes and narratives he is working with.
Terri Lyne Carrington
Jacques’s playing reminds me of a cherry blossom tree. His melodies are like beautifully fragrant flowers, while his groove provides a solid foundation like a deeply rooted trunk. Very few sax players have his balance between pure lyricism and funk that you can hold onto. I love playing with him.
Me’Shell N’degeocello
"The Harlem Suite" by Francis Marmande (Le Monde)
The Harlem Suite is the perfect continuation of a work that merges with life: militant, spiritual, now installed at the summit of the great creators of jazz and Caribbean music.
"Odyssey" by Dan McClenaghan (All About Jazz, May 2021)
[...] life affirming joy and a vivacious ebullience of spirit. [...] The music is colorful, danceable, aspirational, off-the-beaten-path and as beautifully exotic as sound can be.
"Hazzan" by Francis Marmande (Le Monde, Nov. 2018)
The musician is all about sincerity in music, and has nothing to do with silly syntheses. He's always on the lookout for the universal.
"Jazz Racine Haïti" by Stéphane Olivier (Jazz Magazine)
On the tenor saxophone, Brother Jacques has reached a sovereign maturity, where intensity and relaxation mix, half way between Coltrane and Dexter Gordon.