Jazz Articles about Angelica Sanchez

Angelica Sanchez: A Little House

by AAJ Italy Staff
April 4, 2011

Nelle brevissime note di copertina Carla Bley suggerisce come ogni brano di A Little House racconti una storia che sembra narrata appositamente per ogni singolo ascoltatore e sottolinea come il disco in questione rientri senza ombra di dubbio nel novero di quelli da portare sulla famosa isola deserta. Saranno gli ascoltatori a stabilire se quest'ultima affermazione sia dettata da ponderata ammirazione verso una nuova stella del pianoforte o piuttosto da legittimo (s'intende) entusiasmo per un lavoro decisamente riuscito e originale. ...

Angelica Sanchez: Life Between

by Robert Iannapollo
January 20, 2009

Pianist Angelica Sanchez has been forging her own path on New York City's music scene since 1995. Although she only has one release under her own name--the excellent Mirror Me (OmniTone, 2003)--she's added substance to the ensembles of saxophonist Tony Malaby, drummers Kevin Norton and Susie Ibarra, among others. She also co-leads a trio with Malaby and drummer Tom Rainey. For Life Between she has expanded the lineup of the quartet on her first disc to a quintet, with the ...

Angelica Sanchez: Life Between

by AAJ Italy Staff
December 1, 2008

Viene dall'Arizona come il marito Tony Malaby e ha tenuto finora un basso profilo, nonostante il suo debutto (Mirror Me) abbia ottenuto alti riconoscimenti, entrando nella top ten dei critici di “Jazz Times" per il 2003. Vive a New York da 13 anni, Angelica Sanchez, ed ha un talento naturale che ha affinato collaborando con i protagonisti della scena d'avanguardia: da Tim Berne a Susie Ibarra, da Ed Schuller a Mark Dresser, da Greg Tardy a Ben Monder. Guida un ...

Angelica Sanchez: Life Between

by Troy Collins
November 13, 2008

Since their relocation from Arizona in 1995, pianist Angelica Sanchez and her husband, saxophonist Tony Malaby, have made their mark on the fertile New York scene. Malaby has become omnipresent, appearing on over 50 albums in the last decade, while Sanchez has maintained a lower profile, playing often but recording sporadically, usually in a collective trio with Malaby and drummer Tom Rainey, last documented on Alive in Brooklyn, Vol. 2 (Sarama, 2005). Life Between features Sanchez leading ...

Angelica Sanchez: Life Between

by Mark Corroto
November 12, 2008

Jazz listeners generally choose between the orderliness of a jazz ensemble with a piano, or the freedom that playing sans the chordal instrument allows a group. For pianist Angelica Sanchez, her presence muddles that distinction. On Life Between she preserves the order--not by chords, but by her compositions, arrangements and, maybe, presence.

After releasing two self-produced recordings with drummer Tom Rainey and her husband, the great tenor saxophonist Tony Malaby, she debuted to great acclaim on Mirror Me ...

Angelica Sanchez Quintet at The Stone

by Troy Collins
August 24, 2006

Angelica Sanchez Quintet The Stone Corner of Avenue C and 2nd Street Lower East Side, New York City, USA August 10, 2006

Pianist Angelica Sanchez brought her latest quintet to The Stone to debut a new long-form composition, but only after exploring the limitless possibilities of spontaneous invention. Scene leader and contrabassist Mark Helias and the up-and-coming drummer Ches Smith formed the rhythm section. Sanchez's husband, ubiquitous tenor saxophonist Tony Malaby, ...

Angelica Sanchez: Mirror Me

by Sean Patrick Fitzell
October 22, 2003

In recent years, pianist Angelica Sanchez has quietly become a sought-after player. In groups led by drummer Susie Ibarra and saxophonist Bill McHenry, plus her own quartets, her thoughtful playing and careful listening accentuates the music. Mirror Me, her debut as a leader, showcases Sanchez's piano playing and original compositions. Joining her are musical cohorts saxophonist Tony Malaby and drummer Tom Rainey (the three often perform as a trio) and bassist Michael Formanek. The opening tune, “Fresh Hell," ...