Sautéed Grabba is a newly formed group currently based out of New York City, New York. The band is a quartet that all just graduated from Berklee College of Music in 2026. The group met in classes taught by professors such as Marquis Hill, Matthew Stevens, Tony Malaby, Kenny Werner, Francisco Mela, Jason Palmer, and more.
The group features drummer Trey Tarzia (NC), bassist Ollie Unger (MD), guitarist San Trinh (VN), and trumpeter Walker McSween (NY). All four members are involved in national touring acts based in their home cities and have shared the stage with artists such as Cosmic Collective, Tony Malaby, DJ Harrison, Noah Pierre Band, Lord Jah Monte Ogbon, Ha Tran, Joe Morris, Eli Yacinthe, Austin Loman, Hong Nhung, and others. Sautéed Grabba brings these four close friends together to create the music they’ve always dreamed of making. The band is centered around the live performances, which are mostly all improvised.
The group’s deep chemistry and vast musical vocabulary make each performance unique. The band's sound is centered around experimenting with live electronics that are incorporated with jazz harmony and modern dance/electronic rhythms. The contribution of each member is vital, as everyone equally contributes to the band’s creative direction in their own way. Since the start of the band, they completed an eight month residency at the famous Wally’s Jazz Cafe in Boston, played around the east coast, and currently have future dates planned playing festivals in Raleigh NC and Hanoi, Vietnam. The band plans on releasing an album at the end of Summer 2026.
