Sacha Perry
{{short description|American jazz pianist, composer and pedagogue}}
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| name = Sacha Perry
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1970|05|01}}
| birth_place = Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
| relatives =
| occupation = Pianist, composer, pedagogue
| years_active = 1988–present
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| module = {{Infobox musical artist|embed=yes
| instrument = Piano
| associated_acts = {{hlist|Aaron Johnson|Teddy Charles|Bob Mover}}
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Sacha Perry (born May 1, 1970) is an American jazz pianist, composer and pedagogue.
Education and career
Sacha Perry is an exponent of the bebop and hard bop styles, which he learned as a protégé of Barry Harris and Frank Hewitt, and he particularly carries the tradition of vernacular musicians Bud Powell, Elmo Hope, Thelonious Monk and Herbie Nichols.Conrad, T., [https://jazztimes.com/archives/sacha-perry-the-third-time-around/ "Sacha Perry: The Third Time Around"], JazzTimes, April 26, 2019. Perry appears regularly at Smalls Jazz Club in New York, the record label of which releases his albums featuring his compositions. He has worked closely with Aaron Johnson, Teddy Charles and Bob Mover, among other jazz musicians.
=As teacher=
Sacha Perry has taught piano at Jazz Futures in Nicosia and in New York.Philippou, E., [https://cyprus-mail.com/2019/01/16/the-power-of-jazz-piano/ "The power of jazz piano"], Cypress Mail, January 16, 2019.
Discography
=As leader=
- Eretics (Smalls, 2005)Iannelli, E. J., [https://www.allaboutjazz.com/eretik-sacha-perry-smalls-records-review-by-eric-j-iannelli.php "Sacha Perry: Eretik"], All About Jazz, August 13, 2005.Kaven, L., [https://web.archive.org/web/20231204223656/http://www.smallsrecords.com/perry-e.htm liner note], Eretics (Smalls, 2005).
- Not Brand X (Smalls, 2007)Gross, L., [https://www.smallsrecords.com/press-aajny-perry-nbx-11-07.htm "Sacha Perry / Not Brand X"], All About Jazz, November, 2007.{{efn|Not Brand X appears in Will Smith's list of ten best albums of 2007 in JazzTimes and in Duck Baker's list of ten best albums of 2007 in Coda.}}
- Third Time Around (Smalls, 2007)
=As sideman=
- Chris Byars, Photos in Black, White and Gray (Smalls, 2007)Dorward, N., [https://www.smallsrecords.com/press-coda-byars-pibwag-07-07.htm "Chris Byars / Photos in Black, White and Gray"], Coda, July 2007.
- Zaid Nasser, Escape From New York (Smalls, 2007)
- Zaid Nasser, Off Minor (Smalls, 2008)
References
=Notes=
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=Citations=
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External links
- [https://www.discogs.com/artist/772590-Sacha-Perry Sacha Perry] discography at Discogs
- [https://www.allmusic.com/artist/sacha-perry-mn0000776623 Sacha Perry] at AllMusic
- SmallsLIVE Foundation, [https://www.smallslive.com/search/?q=sacha+perry Sacha Perry], 2007–present
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Category:American jazz pianists
Category:20th-century African-American musicians
Category:20th-century American keyboardists
Category:21st-century African-American musicians
Category:21st-century American keyboardists
Category:21st-century American jazz composers
Category:African-American jazz pianists
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