The New York Times
“SAAM (Spanish American Art Museum),” is both musically complex and emotionally direct, managing to convey the raw, implacable pain of loss. -Giovanni Russonello-
Downbeat ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
A fine pianist who is a particularly inventive arranger-composer-Scott Yanow-
Wall Street Journal
Ms. Sanchez’s music is accessible and lovely, yet built on stark contrasts. One rhythm rubs against another. Multiple melodies coexist. Gentle passages get interrupted by sudden crashes-Larry Blumenfeld-
WBGO (Take 5)
The exquisitely calibrated music on SAAM (Spanish American Art Museum) also comes from a place of deep personal expression-Nate Chinen-
Pop Matters
SAAM (Spanish American Art Museum) is powerful without ever being loud, Spanish and American as its title suggests, complicated in its construction but clear as can be in its emotional power. All the dualities resolve in the hands of an artist as fine as Marta Sanchez-Will Layman-
Marta Sanchez Quintet at WBGO
Marta Sanchez Quintet was featured on The Checkout, hosted by Simon Rentner for WBGO.
DownBeat Interview
Catalina Maria Johnson interviewed Marta for Downbeat
Best of 2019 for The New York Times
Marta Sanchez’s "El Rayo de Luz" made the list of the 10 best recordings of the year for The New York Times.
The New York Times
“The pianist Marta Sánchez, who moved to New York from Madrid in 2011, has one of the most quietly memorable groups in jazz.”-Giovanni Russonello (The New York Times)
Fresh Air
“The music Marta Sanchez writes gets intricate, but she also gets memorable effects using simple means.”-Kevin Whitehead (NPR’s Fresh Air)
Downbeat
“New York-based pianist Marta Sánchez distills the natural world, taking in small vignettes and turning them into springy compositions for her quintet”-David Cantor (DownBeat)
Downbeat
“Her compositions are lyrical and infectious and never overly mannered. They remind us that a great chamber-jazz composer can inject vitality into well-trodden influences”-Giovanni Russonello (DownBeat)
Jazz Trail
“In her quest for excellence, Ms. Sanchez has a lot to give to the scene”
Downbeat
“The eight heartfelt compositions transcend their cerebral methodologies, painting compelling chiaroscuro canvases that are beautiful, mysterious and restlessly morphing”-Jeff Potter (DownBeat)