Angelica Sanchez

Angelica Sanchez is a pianist and composer who has become a distinctive voice in New York's creative music scene. Born in Phoenix in 1972, she studied at Arizona State University and earned a master's in arranging from William Paterson University before moving to New York in 1994. She leads her own groups and has collaborated with Wadada Leo Smith, Paul Motian, William Parker, and Nicole Mitchell, recording for Pyroclastic Records. Her duo album with Marilyn Crispell, How to Turn the Moon, and her 2022 record Sparkle Beings both drew national acclaim, the latter named among the New York Times' top jazz recordings of the year. She teaches on the faculty of Bard College and the New School.