David Sanchez

David Sanchez
Born: Jan 1, 1968 in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
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Styles: Latin Jazz, Post-Bop, Contemporary Jazz, Mainstream Jazz, Afro-Cuban Jazz
Biography: David Sanchez took up the conga when he was eight and started playing tenor at age 12. He graduated from a performing arts high school in 1986, spent a year studying psychology, and then moved to New York City in 1988, having decided to become a musician. Sanchez attended Rutgers University, studying ...Read full biography
Sketches Of Dreams
Released: 1994
Label: COLUMBIA/LEGACY
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David Sanchez, who has an appealing tone on the tenor (at times hinting at Joe Henderson and Stanley Turrentine), matches well with trumpeter Roy Hargrove and the creative Latin percussionists during the ...Read full review
The Departure
Released: 1994
Label: COLUMBIA/LEGACY
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This was tenor saxophonist David Sanchez's recording debut as a leader. At 25, Sanchez already had a fairly distinctive tone and the ability to mix bop with Latin jazz. Assisted on most selections by pianist ...Read full review
More David Sánchez albums: Main Albums (8)
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