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David Sanchez
12+ albums
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Jazz Virtuoso David Sánchez (born 9 September 1968 in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico) is a Grammy-winning jazz tenor saxophonist from Puerto Rico. His mastery of the instrument is undeniable and his sound unmistakable. Combine that with Sánchez's deep-seated knowledge of both Jazz and Latin music, and the traditions that mold them, and the results are extraordinary. In a review, world-renown jazz writer and critic Howard Reich saluted the bandleader saying, "Sánchez's prowess on saxophone is matched by the intellectual depth of his concept and compositions". Reich has also noted “Technically, tonally and creatively, he seems to have it all. Recordings such as "The Departure" (1994), "Sketches of Dreams" (1995), "Obsesion" (1998) and "Cultural Survival" (2008) showed Sánchez merging jazz syntax with the musical dialects of his native Puerto Rico and other Caribbean and Latin American sources.” The influences of Puerto Rican folkloric music can be clearly heard on "Street Scenes" (1996), his debut album on Sony/Columbia. Strains of Bomba and Plena are also evident on "Obsesion" (1998) and "Melaza" (2000) both produced by the great saxophonist Branford Marsalis, as well as "Travesía" (2001), Sánchez's first entirely selfproduced recording. It was another recording, “Coral, " that would earn David his fifth GRAMMY® award nomination and his first Latin Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Album in 2005. “Coral” features orchestrations and arrangements by prolific Argentine composer Carlos
