 Three
time Grammy Award winner Antonio Sanchez is considered by many writers,
musicians and an increasing number of followers as one of the most
prominent, versatile and sought after drummers of his generation.
Born and raised in Mexico City, he started playing drums at the age
of five and began playing professionally early in his teens. He pursued
a degree in classical piano at the National Conservatory in Mexico
and in 1993 moved to Boston to enroll at Berklee College of Music from
where he graduated Magna Cum Laude in Jazz Studies.
Antonio has been the only drummer to hold both the chair for the Pat
Metheny Group and the Pat Metheny Trio with Christian McBride. He has
performed with some of the biggest names in jazz including Chick Corea,
Michael Brecker, Charlie Haden and Toots Thielmans. Antonio has also
been part of bands led by such notable musicians as Danilo Perez, John
Patitucci, Chris Potter, Joshua Redman, David Sanchez, Paquito D'Rivera,
Kenny Werner, Marcus Roberts, Avishai Cohen, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Miguel
Zenon, Dave Samuels, Luciana Souza and Claudia Acuña among many
more.
Antonio has performed clinics, drum festivals and master classes all
over the world including the “Modern Drummer Festival Weekend”,
the “Montreal Drum Festival”, “Zildjian Day Chile” and “Yamaha
Groove Night” to name a few. He has been featured on the cover
of several important music publications worldwide such as "Modern
Drummer" (USA), "Percussioni" (Italy), "Drums
and Percussion" (Germany), “Musico Pro” (USA) and “Berklee
Today”. He is also part of the Faculty of the prestigious New
York University (NYU). He currently resides in New York City.
LP is pleased to celebrate Antonio Sanchez’ ascendancy in the
hierarchy of musicians with the LP Antonio Sanchez Percussion Pack
(1204-AS).
For more information on Antonio, please visit his website at: www.antoniosanchez.net.
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