Education
He chose Sadi as an artist name as he had an aversion for his last name (which means "the German" in French.
He chose Sadi as an artist name as he had an aversion for his last name (which means "the German" in French.
He had his own quartet and nonet. After World World War II, he became a professional vibraphonist. He performed with Jacques Pelzer in The Bob Shots, then with among others Django Reinhardt, Kenny Clarke, Stéphane Grappelli and Don Byas when he was in Paris (from 1950 to 1961), also co-leading a quartet with pianist Martial Solal in 1955, which recorded the following year.
On his return to Belgium, he worked for RTBF, the television channel of the French Community in Belgium.
Sadi became seriously ill in January 1995 and subsequently appeared rarely on stage.
He was also a member of The Kenny Clarke-Francy Boland Big Band.