Marta Sanchez (2)

Spanish pianist and composer, born in Madrid and based in New York. After finishing her classical training at the Conservatory, she began her academic training in jazz and contemporary music at School of Music Populart, earning a grant from A.I.E. (Spanish Association of Musicians.) She was awarded the first prize at the Jazzargia International Jazz Contest with the Javier Moreno Trio and the first prize at San Martin de la Vega Jazz contest with Natalia Calderon Quartet. In 2017 she received the prestigious grant for a residency from the MacDowell Colony, where Marta wrote prepared piano repertoire. She has worked with Chris Cheek, Roman Filiu; Sara Serpa, Ralph Alessi, Jerome Sabbagh, Michael Formanek and Mark Ferber.