Quotes from the Press

“Christoph Grab is one of the most remarkable saxophone players of the Swiss jazz scene.”
Ueli Bernays, Neue Zürcher Zeitung, May 13th, 2003
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“His style is characterized by a full and warm tone, it coincides harmoniously with his infallible sense for the right timing, for the logic of the melodic lines, as well as with his flexibility and his openness when it comes to understanding the musical idiom. All of this makes, in other words, the personality of an outstanding saxophone player.”
Kurt Weil, Jazz'n'More
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“The outstanding event of the evening is the 33-year-old sax player by the name of Christoph Grab. His alto- and tenorsax seem to be the magic wand with which he produces musical marvels of great stringency and grace. These are not the result of laborious exercise, they are being created at this very instant: postbop at its best.”
Manfred Papst, Neue Zürcher Zeitung, February 4th, 2000

"On this instrument, Christoph Grab has managed to develop and cultivate a tone that seems to come straight from the depth of his soul."
Peter Bürli, Tagesanzeiger, May 2nd, 1997

"Christoph Grab is a genuine adventurer on these instruments, on his tenor- as well as on his alto saxophone … some sort of soft Coltrane."
Mike Hennessey, JAZZ, February 2000

"Christoph Grab must be counted among the most expressive saxophone players on the Swiss jazz scene. His style is many-colored, the tone is warm and full, it is earthy and airy at the same time."
Silvano Gerosa, Neue Mittelland Zeitung, October 26th, 1999

“He commands over a wide range of improvisational means – familiar with the straight-forwardness of the blues as well as with daredevil abstractions à la Warne Marsh.”
Georg Modestin, Der Bund, August 12th, 2004
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