Perico Sambeat
Perico Sambeat (born 23 July 1962) is a Spanish jazz saxophonist. Initially training as a classical flute player, Sambeat began playing the saxophone in 1980. In 1982, he moved to Barcelona and started to concentrate on the saxophone full-time.
Perico Sambeat
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- Name
- Perico Sambeat
- Birthplace
- Valencia, Spain
- Occupation
- Musician
- Born
- 1962 · Godella.
- Nationality
- Spain
- Fields
- jazz · Latin jazz
- Honours
- Paul Acket Award
- Languages
- Spanish
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Perico Sambeat (born 23 July 1962) is a Spanish jazz saxophonist. Initially training as a classical flute player, Sambeat began playing the saxophone in 1980. In 1982, he moved to Barcelona and started to concentrate on the saxophone full-time.
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He has been a professor at Berklee's campus in Valencia, Spain since 2013. Reviewing his album Friendship, John Fordham of The Guardian described Sambeat as "an artist of imposing character within a straightish postbop context". • Illustration — Perico Sambeat at Aarhus Jazz Festival, 2016
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• Name — Perico Sambeat • Birthplace — Valencia, Spain • Genre — Jazz • Occupation — Musician • Instrument — Saxophone • Label — Fresh Sound
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Perico Sambeat is recorded as musician, saxophonist and composer.
Discography
• Perico Sambeat LP (EGT, 1991) • Uptown Dance (EGT, 1992) • Dual Force (Ronnie Scott's Jazz House, 1996) • Jindungo (Fresh Sound, 1997) • Ademuz (Fresh Sound, 1998) • Some Other Spring (Satchmo, 1999) • Perico (Lola/Chrysalis/EMI Spain, 2001) • Jazz Viene Del Sur Cruce de Caminos (Resistencia, 2001) • Passages (Resistencia, 2002) • Friendship (ACT, 2003) • Colina Miralta Sambeat Trio (Contrabaix/Karonte, 2007) • Flamenco Big Band (Verve, 2008) • Andando (Contrabaix, 2009) • Infinita (Fresh Sound, 2009) • Barcelona Hora Cero (Ayva, 2010) • Baladas (Contrabaix, 2011) • Sketches of Pangea (Budapest Music Center, 2011) • Elastic (Karonte/(Contrabaix, 2012) • Plays Zappa (Karonte, 2016) • Ofrenda (Karonte 2019) • CMS 15 años (Karonte 2022) • Atlantis (Karonte 2022) • Roneando (Karonte 2023) • Boreal (CARA, 2025)
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