Angelica Sanchez | |
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Born | 1972 Phoenix, Arizona, US |
Genres | Jazz, post-bop |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Instrument(s) | 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 | |
2022 | Nighttime Creatures | Pyroclastic |
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] |