Angelica Sanchez | |
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Born | 1972 Phoenix, Arizona, US |
Genres | Jazz, post-bop |
Occupation | Musician |
Instrument | Piano |
Labels | Sunnyside, Clean Feed, Marge |
Website | www |
Angelica Sanchez (born 1972) is an American jazz pianist based in New York. Sanchez leads her own quartet featuring Tony Malaby, Drew Gress, and Tom Rainey. [1] She is a member of Rob Mazurek's Exploding Star Orchestra [2] [3]
Her 2022 album Sparkle Beings was ranked the #8 best jazz album of 2022 by The New York Times . [4]
Sanchez was born in Phoenix, Arizona, in 1972. [5] From 1990 to 1994 she studied piano and composition at Arizona State University. [1] She moved to New York from Arizona in 1994 [3] and has been collaborating with a wide variety of artists in the New York jazz scene for over 25 years. [6]
Year released | Title | Label | Notes |
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2003 | Mirror Me [7] | Omnitone | |
2008 | Life Between [7] | Clean Feed | |
2011 | A Little House [7] | Clean Feed | |
2012 | Wires and Moss [8] | Clean Feed | Quintet with Marc Ducret on guitar, Tony Malaby on tenor and soprano saxophone, Drew Gress on double bass, and Tom Rainey on drums. [8] |
2013 | Twine Forest | Trem Azul | |
2017 | Float the Edge | Clean Feed | |
2020 | How to Turn the Moon [9] [7] [6] | Pyroclastic | Duet with Marilyn Crispell |
2022 | Sparkle Beings | Sunnyside | |
2023 | Nighttime Creatures | Pyroclastic | Credited to the Angelica Sanchez Nonet. |
Year released | Title | Label | Notes |
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2009 | Circle Down [10] | 482 Music | Trio led by Chad Taylor |
2023 | Lightning Dreamers [11] | International Anthem | As part of Rob Mazurek Exploding Star Orchestra [2] |
Mat Maneri is an American composer, violin, and viola player. He is the son of the saxophonist Joe Maneri and Sonja Maneri.
Tim Berne is an American avant-garde jazz saxophonist and record label owner. His primary instruments are the alto and baritone saxophones.
Marilyn Crispell is an American jazz pianist and composer. Scott Yanow described her as "a powerful player... who has her own way of using space... She is near the top of her field." Jon Pareles of The New York Times wrote: "Hearing Marilyn Crispell play solo piano is like monitoring an active volcano... She is one of a very few pianists who rise to the challenge of free jazz." In addition to her own extensive work as a soloist or bandleader, Crispell is also known as a longtime member of saxophonist Anthony Braxton's quartet in the 1980s and '90s.
Mark Helias is an American double bass player and composer born in New Brunswick, New Jersey.
Tony Malaby is an American jazz tenor saxophonist.
Chris Lightcap is an American double bassist, bass guitarist and composer born in Latrobe, Pennsylvania.
Rob Mazurek is an American composer, cornetist, and visual artist based in Chicago.
Amaryllis is an album by American jazz pianist Marilyn Crispell recorded in February 2000 and released on ECM March the following year. The trio features rhythm section Gary Peacock and Paul Motian.
This is a timeline documenting events of jazz in the year 2021.
This is a timeline documenting events of jazz in the year 2022.
Rhythms Hung in Undrawn Sky is a live solo piano album by Marilyn Crispell. It was recorded at Soundscape in New York City in May 1983, and was released later that year by Leo Records.
Spirit Music is a live album by pianist Marilyn Crispell. It was recorded at New York University and Soundscape in New York City in May 1981 and January 1982, and was released in 1983 by Cadence Jazz Records. On the album, Crispell is joined by violinist Billy Bang, guitarist Wes Brown, and drummer John Betsch.
Santuerio is a live album by pianist Marilyn Crispell. It was recorded at Roulette in New York City in May 1993, and was released later that year by Leo Records. On the album, Crispell is joined by violinist Mark Feldman, cellist Hank Roberts, and drummer Gerry Hemingway.
Collaborations is a live album by pianist Marilyn Crispell. The first two tracks were recorded on October 23, 2004, at the "Perspectives 2004" event at the Culturen in Vasteras, Sweden, and feature Crispell in a quartet with Fredrik Ljungkvist on clarinet and saxophone, Palle Danielsson on bass, and Paal Nilssen-Love on drums. The remaining three tracks were recorded on March 9, 2007 at the "Perspectives 2007" event at the same location, and feature the pianist in a quintet with Magnus Broo on trumpet, Lars-Goran Ulander on saxophone, Per Zanussi on bass, and Paal Nilssen-Love on drums. The album was released in 2009 by Leo Records.
Azure is an album by bassist Gary Peacock and pianist Marilyn Crispell. It was recorded at Nevessa Production in Saugerties, New York in January and February 2011, and was released on ECM in 2013.
In Motion is an album by drummer Richard Poole, bassist Gary Peacock, and pianist Marilyn Crispell. It was recorded at Nevessa Production in Woodstock, New York in November 2014, and was released in 2016 by Intakt Records.
Dreamstruck is an album by drummer Harvey Sorgen, bassist Joe Fonda, and pianist Marilyn Crispell. It was recorded at Area 52 Studio in Saugerties, New York in January through March 2018, and was released later that year by Not Two Records.
How to Turn the Moon is an album by pianists Angelica Sanchez and Marilyn Crispell. It was recorded at Nevessa Production in Woodstock, New York, in September 2019, and was released in 2020 by Pyroclastic Records.
This is a timeline documenting events of jazz in the year 2023.
With Grace in Mind is an album by the jazz trio Dreamstruck, featuring pianist Marilyn Crispell, double bassist Joe Fonda, and drummer Harvey Sorgen. It was recorded on June 26, 2021, at Area 52 Studios in Saugerties, New York, and was released in 2022 by Fundacja Sluchaj!, a Polish label.