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PERICO SAMBEAT

In 1980 he began playing sax self-taught. He moved to Barcelona in 1982, where he ended his flute classical studies. At the same time he started attending Taller de Mùsics, where he studied harmony and arrangements with Zé Eduardo. In 1991 he moved to New York, where he attended New School. There he had the chance to play with great musicians such as Lee Konitz, Jimmy Cobb, Joe Chambers, etc. He also worked professionally with Steve Lacy, Daniel Humair, Fred Hersch, Bob Moses, Louis Bellson, Michael Brecker, Bob Mintzer, Maria Schneider, Pat Metheny, Kenny Wheeler, etc. He has been tecahing in some of the most important jazz schools in Spain: Taller de Músics, Musikene, ESMUC, etc, and has been doing workshops all around the world. He has played in festivals and jazz clubs all around the world. Nowadays he combines teaching in Berklee College of Music Valencia Campus with his activity as a jazz performer and Big Band conductor.

RECORDINGS AS A LEADER OR CO-LEADER:

—Perico Sambeat (EGT 531 LP) —Perico Sambeat: “Punto de partida” (EGT 539 CD) with Tete Montolíu and Wallace Roney. —Perico Sambeat – Mike Mossman Quintet: “Uptown Dance” (EGT 565CD) with D.Kikoski. —Perico Sambeat Quartet: “Dual Force live at Ronnie Scott’s” (JHCD 031). —Perico Sambeat + 10: “Ademuz”, with Brad Mehldau, Mark Turner and Enrique Morente (FSNT 041 CD). —Perico Sambeat – Bruce Barth Quartet: “Jindungo” (Fresh Sound NT 029 CD). —Sambeat – Mehldau – Rossy: “N.Y. Barcelona Crossing Vol. 1-2” (FS NT031-037 CD). —Perico Sambeat – Coro Lluis Vich: “Discantus” (THS & Sirio 19970004). —Perico Sambeat – Bruce Barth: “Some other Spring” (Satchmo Jazz SJRCD0001 ) —Perico Sambeat Quartet: “PERICO” (Lola Records 34005). —Perico Sambeat – Gerardo Núñez: “Cruce de caminos” (Res CD 115, crítica jazz award 2001). —Perico Sambeat: “Friendship” (ACT 9421-2), with B. Mehldau, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Jeff Ballard, Ben Street. —Perico Sambeat Sextet: “Ziribuye” (Contrabaix KAR 7788 2005). —Colina-Miralta-Sambeat (Contrabaix, KAR 7798) —Perico Sambeat Flamenco Big Band (Verve 0602517808294) w/ Javier Colina, Gerardo Nuñez, Miguel Poveda. —Colina-Miralta-Sambeat: "Andando" (Emarcy, Universal 0602527072470) —Perico Sambeat - Javier Vercher: "Infinita" (Fresh Sound NT, 351) —Perico Sambeat: "Baladas" (KAR 7826) —Sambeat-Khalman-Szandai-Miralta: Sketches of Pangea (BMC CD 180) —Perico Sambeat: "Elastic" (Kontrabaix-Karonte KAR 7838) with Jeff Ballard. —Colina-Miralta-Sambeat: ”Danza Guaná” (Contrabaix, KAR 7798) —Perico Sambeat Big Band: “Voces” (Karonte KAR 7853) —Perico Sambeat: “Plays Zappa” (Karonte KAR 7859) —Perico Sambeat-Joe Magnarelli quintet: “Pórtico” (Fresh sound SA 031) —Perico Sambeat: “Ofrenda”(Karonte KAR 7870) w/ Danny Grissett, Ugonna Okegwo, E. J. Strickland.

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Yuri Storione: Where Do We Start

Read "Where Do We Start" reviewed by Tyran Grillo


Yuri Storione follows 2017's formidable trio outing, Schönbrunn, with this set of gorgeous new originals. In collaboration with Spanish saxophonist Perico Sambeat, Swiss bassist Stephan Kurmann, and Hungarian drummer Marton Juhasz, the Basel-based pianist guides his new quartet, convened in 2018, for this live recording debut. As a leap of intuition not only in technical but also compositional terms, Where Do We Start is both a deepening and a widening of the bandleader's sonic footprint. Where throughout this ...

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Perico Sambeat: More Than He Could Imagine

Read "Perico Sambeat: More Than He Could Imagine" reviewed by Marta Ramon


Perico Sambeat is one of the most famous Spanish sax players around the world. Before he got special recognition in 2003 when he won the Bird award at the North Sea Jazz Festival, he had been working internationally for more than twenty years. This eclectic jazz musician has a rich discography both as a leader and as a sideman which includes different styles, from the straight ahead to Latin, hip hop or flamenco-jazz. This lively mind is always ...

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Where Do We Start...

Sedajazz Records
2019

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Plays Zappa

Karonte
2016

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Voces

Karonte
2015

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Elàstic

Karonte
2012

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Balads

Karonte
2011

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