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Marta Sánchez
Takoma Station
6914 4th St NW
Washington, DC 20012
May 17, 2025
7:00 PM EDT
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Doors open: 6:30 pm Show 7 pm All tickets: $25 Parties of 4 or more can reserve a table for an additional $25. Send a request to info@JKproductions.org Minors are welcome but must be accompanied by parent or guardian. Free street parking, no food or drink minimum, no charge to stay for second set. Born and raised in Madrid, Spain, pianist and composer Marta Sánchez is actively working in the contemporary creative music scene in New York City and around the globe. Charting a significant path through her innovative and original music, she has reached an international audience, gaining significant global recognition. Marta’s main project, her quintet, was created soon after she moved to New York, and since then has released four albums: “Partenika” (2015), “Danza Imposible” (2017), and “El Rayo de Luz” (2019) with the Spanish label Fresh Sound and SAAM (Spanish American Art Museum) with Whirlwind Recordings. All of the albums received high praise from American press. ”Partenika” received great reviews from The New York Times, Downbeat, All Music, All About Jazz,and many more. Not only that, but the recording was selected by The New York Times as one of the 10 best albums of 2015, including all genres, and it was also included on the lists of the best recordings of the year from the Jazz Journalist Association, Downbeat and All Music. The quintet’s next work, “Danza Imposible” was reviewed and highly praised in the famous public radio program“Fresh Air”, it got 4 stars from DownBeat, an excellent review from The New York TImes, on Nate Chinen’s program at WBGO, and it was also included in some lists of the best of 2017. “El Rayo de Luz” was also included in the The New York Times list of the Best 10 jazz albums of 2019, it was the editor’s pick of the December issue of Downbeat, got a four stars review also in Downbeat from Giovanni Russonello, it was featured on WBGO’s program “The Checkout” and a long etc. SAAM (Spanish American Art Museum) was reviewed at The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Downbeat, Jazzwise and a long etc. After “Danza Imposible”, Marta’s music has been the subject of articles in publications including Jazziz and The New York Times. In addition to her quintet, Marta recently released a new record with her trio, featuring Savannah Harris on drums and Chris Tordini on bass, titled “Perpetual Void” on the Intakt label. The album has been widely praised, including receiving 4.5 stars from Downbeat. Marta has toured the United States, Europe, South America, and Central America, performing as a leader or as a sideman at prestigious venues and prominent festivals such as the North Sea Jazz Festival in the Netherlands, Jazzaldia in San Sebastian, Inntone in Austria, Eurojazz in Mexico City, Eurojazz in Athens, Jazz Festival Vitoria Gasteiz, Winter Jazz Festival in New York, and Madrid, among many others. In the United States, she has performed at some of the most prestigious clubs including the Carnegie Hall, Blue Note, Village Vanguard, Birdland, Roulette, Dizzy’s Jazz, The Jazz Gallery, The 55 Bar, Smalls, Mezzrow among many others. Furthermore, Marta has been actively collaborating with other artists, playing and recording in David Murray's Quartet, Maria Grand's duo, and the Anna Weber and Angela Morris Big Band, among others.. She received prizes for the best soundtrack for short film in the festivals Alcalá de Henares, Curtficcion in Barcelona and Palma de Mallorca
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Marta Sánchez Biography
Born and raised in Madrid, Spain, pianist and composer Marta Sánchez is actively working in the contemporary creative music scene in New York City and around the globe.
In 2011, she was awarded with a Fulbright Scholarship, which allowed her to move to New York to to continue her studies at New York University (M.M.)
Her last published album, “Danza Imposible” released on Fresh Sound (2017) got incredible reviews by the New York Times, the NYC Jazz Record, or Downbeat among others. It was also featured at the WBGO by Nate Chinen and in the public radio in the program “Fresh Air”. Her previous CD, Partenika, released on Fresh Sound New Talent (2015), was included by the NY Times as one of his top 10 recordings of the year, including all genres- Downbeat, All Music and the Jazz Journalist Association also listed Partenika as one of the best jazz Recordings of 2015.
She has toured the United States, Europe, South America and Central America, performing as a leader or as a sideman at prestigious venues and prominent festivals such as North Sea Jazz Festival in the Netherlands, Eurojazz in Mexico City, Eurojazz in Athens, Jazz Festival Vitoria Gasteiz, and Madrid Jazz Festival. She also was awarded with a MacDowell Fellowship in 2017.
Read MoreIn 2011, she was awarded with a Fulbright Scholarship, which allowed her to move to New York to to continue her studies at New York University (M.M.)
Her last published album, “Danza Imposible” released on Fresh Sound (2017) got incredible reviews by the New York Times, the NYC Jazz Record, or Downbeat among others. It was also featured at the WBGO by Nate Chinen and in the public radio in the program “Fresh Air”. Her previous CD, Partenika, released on Fresh Sound New Talent (2015), was included by the NY Times as one of his top 10 recordings of the year, including all genres- Downbeat, All Music and the Jazz Journalist Association also listed Partenika as one of the best jazz Recordings of 2015.
She has toured the United States, Europe, South America and Central America, performing as a leader or as a sideman at prestigious venues and prominent festivals such as North Sea Jazz Festival in the Netherlands, Eurojazz in Mexico City, Eurojazz in Athens, Jazz Festival Vitoria Gasteiz, and Madrid Jazz Festival. She also was awarded with a MacDowell Fellowship in 2017.
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