Maria Grand + Marta Sanchez = "Anohin", They celebrate women's month with this beautiful recording

 

Experience the captivating fusion of award-winning vocalist and saxophonist María Grand and the extraordinary pianist Marta Sánchez in their new project, "Anohin". Their craft is a harmonious blend of songs, spontaneous improvisations, and composed music that seamlessly merges technical brilliance with the profound essence of sound. Above all, their music is a heartfelt journey, liberating through the act of creating and experiencing sound. María Grand, the artist behind this project, aims to delve deeper into raw emotions with each album, using sound as a medium. In a duo, the performers stand alone and in unison, maintaining their unique identities while creating harmoniously together. It's a daring exploration of musical tension and intimacy, with Marta brilliantly personifying the music with elegance, agility, and an open heart. María Grand is a saxophonist, composer, educator, and vocalist. She moved to New York City in 2011. She has since become an important member of the city’s creative music scene, performing extensively in projects led by or including musicians such as Nicole Mitchell, Vijay Iyer, Craig Taborn, Mary Halvorson, Jen Shyu, Aaron Parks, Fay Victor, Joel Ross, etc. María writes and performs her original compositions with her ensemble, DiaTribe; her debut EP “TetraWind” was picked as “one of the 2017’s best debuts” by the NYC Jazz Record and her full-length album Magdalena was praised by major publications such as the New York Times, Downbeat, JazzTimes, Billboard, JazzIz, and others.. The New York Times calls her “an engrossing young tenor saxophonist with a zesty attack and a solid tonal range”, while Vijay Iyer says she is “a fantastic young saxophonist, virtuosic, conceptually daring, with a lush tone, a powerful vision, and a deepening emotional resonance.” Madrid-born pianist and composer Marta Sanchez has been making her mark on the New York scene for some time now with her creative, contemporary and original music. Recent years have also seen her garner international recognition placing her among the most interesting emerging Jazz talents of our time. Sánchez landed a Fulbright scholarship enabling her to move to New York in 2011 to take a Master’s Degree in Jazz Piano Performance at the NYU. Since then, she has released four albums with her quintet: Partenika (2015), Danza Imposible (2017), El Rayo de Luz (2019) and SAAM (Spanish American Art Museum) (2022). All were acclaimed by the North American critics and press, including The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Fresh Air, WBGO, DownBeat, All Music and All About Jazz. Sánchez has toured the United States and Europe, having performed on prestigious stages and at festivals such as the Madrid Jazz Festival, Eurojazz in Mexico City, Eurojazz in Athens, the Vitoria-Gasteiz Jazz Festival, New York’s Winter Jazz Festival and festivals in Nicaragua and Guatemala, among others. In the USA she has played at famous venues, including Dizzy’s Club, Jazz Gallery, Village Vanguard, Birdland, Blue Note, 55 Bar, Smalls… Viva The Latin Jazz!! www.jazzcaribe.blogspot.com jazzcaribe2001@yahoo.com