Angelica Sanchez (born 1972) is an American

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based in New York. Sanchez leads her own quartet featuring

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. She is a member of

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Tony Malaby Trio with Angelica Sanchez and Tom Rainey – SPACE
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Life and work

Sanchez was born in Phoenix, Arizona, in 1972. From 1990 to 1994 she studied piano and composition at

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Angelica Sanchez and Marilyn Crispell: How to Turn the Moon (Pyroclastic)
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Discography

Albums

As leader or co-leader

As sidewoman

References

External links

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Spotlight On interview with Angelica Sanchez
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