Christian Sands is only 27 years old, but he’s been playing piano for the past 25 years and has five Grammy Award nominations under his belt, including Best Latin Jazz Piano Solo. Wynton Marsalis named him a “jazz star of the future,” and he spent years as the pianist in Christian McBride’s trio.
Sands’ stylistic range includes stride piano, swing, bebop, progressive jazz, fusion, Brazilian, and Afro-Cuban. In 2016 he was signed to the prestigious Mack Avenue Records label, and this performance celebrates the release of his debut album. He will present his new release, Reach, featuring jazz stalwarts Yasushi Nakamura, David Rosenthal, Marcus Baylor, and Marcus Strickland.
