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ANTONIO SÁNCHEZ & MIGRATION
JUL 14 | 23:15
Thana Alexa voice/vocals
Seamus Blake tenor sax, EWI / tenor sax, EWI
John Escreet piano, Fender Rhodes
Matt Brewer  double bass, electric bass / double bass, electric bass
Antonio Sánchez  drums, vocals / drums, vocals

Recently honored as #1 Drummer of the Year by the JazzTimes 2015 Critics' Poll, having in the meantime received 5 Grammy® awards and being one of the most sought after drummers today, Antonio Sánchez has been asserting himself as a leader and composer of great authority, counting on his own projects with musicians as distinguished as guitarists Pat Metheny and John Scofield, pianists Chick Corea e Brad Mehldau, saxophonists Joe Lovano, Chris Potter, Michael Brecker,_cc781905-5cde -3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d_Miguel Zenón and David Binney e the double bassists John Patitucci, Christian McBride e Scott Colley.

 

Sánchez foi convidado pelo aclamado realizador Alejandro González Inárritu para a criação da banda sonora de  Birdman , filme_cc781905- 5cde-3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d_winner of 4 Oscar®, including Best Film of the Year, in addition to several other awards a little all over the world, and Sánchez has also been awarded a series of awards such as best original soundtrack including, very recently, the much-deserved e Grammy® already in 2016. 

 AWARDS AND RECOGNITION  |  AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

 

  #58th GRAMMY® "Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media" ( Birdman )

  #4 other GRAMMY®

  #1 JazzTimes Critics' Poll "Drummer" 2015

  #1 JazzTimes Critics' Poll "Best Contemporary Group" 2014 (Pat Metheny Unity Group)

  #1 Modern Drummer Readers' Poll "Jazz Drummer of the Year" 2015

  #1 Modern Drummer Readers' Poll "Jazz Drummer of the Year" 2013

  #2 DownBeat Critics' Poll "Beyond Album" 2015 ( Birdman )

  #2 DownBeat Critics' Poll "Rising Star Drums" 2012

  #3 DownBeat Critics' Poll "Rising Star Drums" 2011

  #3 JazzLogical "International Musician of the Year" 2015

  # Sound Stars Award (Venice Film Festival) -  Birdman

  # Hollywood Music in Media Awards -  Birdman

  # The Critics Choice Awards -  Birdman

  # Satellite Awards -  Birdman

  # Echo Jazz Award 2013 - Antonio Sánchez & Migration

  # Nomination for the 2015 JazzFM Awards "International Jazz Artist of the Year"

In addition to authoring the soundtrack by Birdman   and his participation in Miles Ahead , a film/biography of Miles Davis by Don Cheadle, Antonio Sánchez has seen two albums released in the last two years that consolidate his status as one of the most eminent leaders, drummers and composers of jazz today: the double CD Three Times Three   features the drummer with three trios of absolute excellence (Brad Mehldau and Matt Brewer, Joe Lovano and John Patitucci, John Scofield and Christian McBride), while The Meridian Suite , by his group Migration, represents his pinnacle as a composer.   And it is exactly ahead of his Migration, with singer Thana Alexa , saxophonist Seamus Blake , pianist John Escreet and bassist Matt Brewer , who, bringing na bagagem o seu mais ambicioso projeto até hoje - The Meridian Suite  -, Sánchez se apresentará no Funchal Jazz Festival 2016.

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