Br-An-Ch: Angelica Sanchez, Brandon Ross and Chad Taylor
Tuesday, January 16, 20248:00 pm
Angelica Sanchez returns to Roulette with Br-An-Ch.
Brandon Ross guitar Angelica Sanchez piano Chad Taylor drums
A livestream will be available free of charge at 8pm on the day of the performance and archived for future viewing. Watch below or on YouTube.
Pianist/Composer/Educator Angelica Sanchez moved to New York from Arizona in 1994. Since moving to the East Coast Sanchez has collaborated with such notable artists as Wadada Leo Smith, Paul Motian, Richard Davis, Jamaladeen Tacuma, Nicole Mitchell, Rob Mazurek, Tim Berne, Mario Pavone, Ben Monder amongst others. Sanchez leads numerous groups, the most recent being her Trio which features Michael Formanek and Billy Hart.
Her music has been recognized in national and international publications including Jazz Times, The New York Times, Chicago Tribune amongst others. She was also the 2008 recipient of a French/American Chamber Music America grant, the 2011 Rockefeller Brothers Pocantico artist residency, and the 2021 Civitella Fellowship, Italy.
Sanchez’s nonet recording released in 2023 “Nighttime Creatures,” was featured on NPR’s Fresh Air and her recording “Wires & Moss” featuring her Quintet was chosen as one of the best Releases of 2012 in “The New York City Jazz Record (formerly AllAboutJazz-New York).” Her recording “Twine Forest” a duo with Wadada Leo Smith received Honorable Mention as one of the best releases of 2013 in “The New York City Jazz Record.” Her latest trio project “Float The Edge” features Michael Formanek and Tyshawn Sorey and has garnered wide critical acclaim. Her new piano duo”How to Turn the Moon,” with Marilyn Crispell was voted as one of the top 50 best recordings in 2020, NPR critics poll. Her most recent recording “Sparkle Beings,” was chosen by The New York Times as one of the top ten Jazz recordings of 2022.
Angelica Sanchez has a Masters Degree in Arranging from William Paterson University. She is currently on faculty at Bard College. music.bard.edu/faculty/angelica-sanchez/
Brandon Ross is a New York City-based, guitarist and composer. His work with innovators in modern Black music: Henry Threadgill, Cassandra Wilson, Lawrence D. “Butch” Morris, HARRIET TUBMAN, is legendary— “Ross is the epitome of the postmodern guitar hero, a fretboard virtuoso who adheres to no particular sound or genre, moving freely from the feedback-laden assault of the adventurous jazz-rock trio Harriet Tubman and the electronics-heavy jumble of Phantom Station to the delicate beauty of the acoustic chamber duo For Living Lovers in which he also plays banjo.” (Jazz Times Magazine). Ross is an ASCAP writer and publisher member. brandonross.nyc
Chad Taylor is a composer, educator, percussionist and scholar who is a co-founder of the Chicago Underground ensembles. He has performed with Fred Anderson, Derek Bailey, Cooper-Moore, Pharoah Sanders, Marc Ribot, Peter Brotzmann, Malachi Favors, Iron & Wine, Sam Prekop, Stereolab and more.
Br-An-Ch: Angelica Sanchez, Brandon Ross and Chad Taylor
Tuesday, January 16, 20248:00 pm
Angelica Sanchez returns to Roulette with Br-An-Ch.
Brandon Ross guitar Angelica Sanchez piano Chad Taylor drums
A livestream will be available free of charge at 8pm on the day of the performance and archived for future viewing. Watch below or on YouTube.
Pianist/Composer/Educator Angelica Sanchez moved to New York from Arizona in 1994. Since moving to the East Coast Sanchez has collaborated with such notable artists as Wadada Leo Smith, Paul Motian, Richard Davis, Jamaladeen Tacuma, Nicole Mitchell, Rob Mazurek, Tim Berne, Mario Pavone, Ben Monder amongst others. Sanchez leads numerous groups, the most recent being her Trio which features Michael Formanek and Billy Hart.
Her music has been recognized in national and international publications including Jazz Times, The New York Times, Chicago Tribune amongst others. She was also the 2008 recipient of a French/American Chamber Music America grant, the 2011 Rockefeller Brothers Pocantico artist residency, and the 2021 Civitella Fellowship, Italy.
Sanchez’s nonet recording released in 2023 “Nighttime Creatures,” was featured on NPR’s Fresh Air and her recording “Wires & Moss” featuring her Quintet was chosen as one of the best Releases of 2012 in “The New York City Jazz Record (formerly AllAboutJazz-New York).” Her recording “Twine Forest” a duo with Wadada Leo Smith received Honorable Mention as one of the best releases of 2013 in “The New York City Jazz Record.” Her latest trio project “Float The Edge” features Michael Formanek and Tyshawn Sorey and has garnered wide critical acclaim. Her new piano duo”How to Turn the Moon,” with Marilyn Crispell was voted as one of the top 50 best recordings in 2020, NPR critics poll. Her most recent recording “Sparkle Beings,” was chosen by The New York Times as one of the top ten Jazz recordings of 2022.
Angelica Sanchez has a Masters Degree in Arranging from William Paterson University. She is currently on faculty at Bard College. music.bard.edu/faculty/angelica-sanchez/
Brandon Ross is a New York City-based, guitarist and composer. His work with innovators in modern Black music: Henry Threadgill, Cassandra Wilson, Lawrence D. “Butch” Morris, HARRIET TUBMAN, is legendary— “Ross is the epitome of the postmodern guitar hero, a fretboard virtuoso who adheres to no particular sound or genre, moving freely from the feedback-laden assault of the adventurous jazz-rock trio Harriet Tubman and the electronics-heavy jumble of Phantom Station to the delicate beauty of the acoustic chamber duo For Living Lovers in which he also plays banjo.” (Jazz Times Magazine). Ross is an ASCAP writer and publisher member. brandonross.nyc
Chad Taylor is a composer, educator, percussionist and scholar who is a co-founder of the Chicago Underground ensembles. He has performed with Fred Anderson, Derek Bailey, Cooper-Moore, Pharoah Sanders, Marc Ribot, Peter Brotzmann, Malachi Favors, Iron & Wine, Sam Prekop, Stereolab and more.
