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David Sánchez (musician)

David Sánchez (born 3 September 1968 in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico) is a Grammy-winning jazz tenor saxophonist from Puerto Rico.

David Sánchez

(1968-09-03) September 3, 1968
Guaynabo, Puerto Rico

Musician

Saxophone

Early life[edit]

Sanchez took up the conga when he was eight and started playing tenor saxophone at age 12. His earliest influences were Afro-Caribbean and danza but also European and Latin classical. At the age of 12, Sanchez attended La Escuela Libre de Musica, which emphasized formal musical studies and classical European styles.[1]

The Departure (Columbia, 1994)

Sketches of Dreams (Columbia, 1995)

Street Scenes (Columbia, 1996)

Obsesion (Columbia, 1998)

Melaza (Columbia, 2000)

Travesia (Columbia, 2001)

Coral (Columbia, 2004)

Cultural Survival (Concord Picante, 2008)

(Ropeadope, 2019)

Carib

David Sanchez Official Site

Artist profile at Concord Records

Published: March 1, 2004, By R.J. DeLuke, All About Jazz.com

David Sanchez and His Universe – Interview

by Ted Panken (Jazz.com)

"In Conversation with David Sánchez"