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. She is a member of Rob Mazurek's Exploding Star OrchestraJazz Album: Lightning Dreamers by: Jazz Album: Lightning Dreamers by, accessdate: May 23, 2023SPACE: Tony Malaby Trio with Angelica Sanchez and Tom Rainey – SPACE, accessdate: May 23, 2023
Her 2022 album Sparkle Beings was ranked the #8 best jazz album of 2022 by The New York Times.The New York Times: Best Jazz Albums of 2022 - The New York Times, accessdate: May 23, 2023
Life and work Sanchez was born in Phoenix, Arizona, in 1972. From 1990 to 1994 she studied piano and composition at Arizona State University.All About Jazz: Angelica Sanchez Musician - All About Jazz, accessdate: May 30, 2023 She moved to New York from Arizona in 1994 and has been collaborating with a wide variety of artists in the New York jazz scene for over 25 years.Angelica Sanchez and Marilyn Crispell: How to Turn the Moon (Pyroclastic): Angelica Sanchez and Marilyn Crispell: How to Turn the Moon (Pyroclastic), accessdate: May 23, 2023
Discography
Albums As leader or co-leader +Year releasedTitleLabelNotes2003Mirror Me OmnitoneQuartet w Tony Malaby (tenor sax), Michael Formanek (bass), and Tom Rainey (drums).2008Life Between Clean FeedQuintet w Marc Ducret (guitar), Tony Malaby (tenor and soprano sax), Drew Gress (bass), and Tom Rainey (drums)2011A Little House Clean FeedSolo - Piano, toy piano2012Wires and MossAngelica Sanchez Quintet: Wires & Moss album review @ All About Jazz: Angelica Sanchez Quintet: Wires & Moss album review @ All About Jazz, accessdate: May 23, 2023Clean Feed Quintet w Marc Ducret (guitar), Tony Malaby (tenor and soprano sax), Drew Gress (bass), and Tom Rainey (drums).2013Twine ForestTrem AzulDuet with Wadada Leo Smith (trumpet)2017Float the EdgeClean FeedTrio w. Michael Formanek (double bass), Tyshawn Sorey (drums)2020How to Turn the MoonDownBeat Reviews: DownBeat Reviews, accessdate: May 23, 2023Pyroclastic Duet with Marilyn Crispell2022Sparkle Beings SunnysideTrio w. Michael Formanek (bass) and Billy Hart (drums)2023Nighttime Creatures PyroclasticNonet w. Kenny Warren (cornet), Thomas Heberer (quarter-tone trumpet), Michaël Attias (alto sax), Chris Speed (tenor sax, clarinet), Ben Goldberg (contralto clarinet), Omar Tamez (guitar), John Hébert (bass) and Sam Ospovat (drums)2024A Monster Is Just An Animal You Haven't Met YetIntakt RecordsDuo with Chad Taylor (drums)2024Live At JazzdorMaya Recordings Trio w. Barry Guy (bass) and Ramón López (drums)
As sidewoman Year releasedTitleLabelNotes2004 Alive In BrooklynSarama RecordsTrio w Tony Malaby (tenor sax) and Tom Rainey (drums)2005 Alive In Brooklyn, Vol. 2Sarama RecordsTrio w Tony Malaby (tenor sax) and Tom Rainey (drums)2011September TrioClean FeedTrio w Harris Einsenstadt (drums, leader) and Ellery Eskelin (tenor sax)2011The Destructive ElementRogue ArtTrio w Harris Einsenstadt (drums, leader) and Ellery Eskelin (tenor sax)2024In Another Land, Another DreamRelative Pitch RecordsDuo w. Camila Nebbia (tenor sax, leader)2012Stellar PulsationsDelmarkQuartet w. Rob Mazurek Pulsar 4tet 2020 A Songbirds TempleFMR RecordsTrio w. Paul Dunmall (tenor sax, alto flute) and Mark Sanders (drums)2022HuapangoRogue ArtTrio w Tony Malaby (tenor sax) and Tom Rainey (drums)2023Circle Down482 MusicTrio led by Chad Taylor2023Lightning DreamersMetacritic: Lightning Dreamers by Rob Mazurek Reviews and Tracks - Metacritic, accessdate: May 23, 2023International Anthem As part of Rob Mazurek Exploding Star Orchestra
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Spotlight On interview with Angelica Sanchez