A headshot of Angelica Sanchez
Avant-garde jazz pianist and composer Angelica Sanchez is no stranger to high-profile collaborations. Having previously worked with the likes of trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith and bassist Richard Davis, Sanchez teams up with fellow pianist and free jazz artist Marilyn Crispell on her latest album “How to Turn the Moon.” The Harvard Crimson sat down with Sanchez to talk about her artistic processes, neuroscience, and her latest recording.
The Harvard Crimson: How did you begin playing and composing jazz?
Angelica Sanchez: I was about 10 years old, and I decided that s what I wanted to do. We saw some local musicians, and ever since then, I started studying and playing jazz. As a small child, my father had a bunch of records that I wasn t interested in initially. Then when I realized what they were, I was like this is this is what I want to do. Then in high school, I started composing. I was taking lessons at that time and part of our lessons was to