Sacha Perry Explained

Sacha Perry
Birth Date:	1 May 1970
Birth Place:	Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Occupation:	Pianist, composer, pedagogue
Years Active:	1988–present
Module:	Embed: yes Instrument: Piano Genre: Jazz, bebop, swing

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.^[1] 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.^[2]

Discography

As leader

• Eretics (Smalls, 2005)^{[3] [4]}
• Not Brand X (Smalls, 2007)^[5]
• Third Time Around (Smalls, 2007)

As sideman

• Chris Byars, Photos in Black, White and Gray (Smalls, 2007)^[6]
• Zaid Nasser, Escape From New York (Smalls, 2007)
• Zaid Nasser, Off Minor (Smalls, 2008)

References

Citations

External links

• Sacha Perry discography at Discogs
• Sacha Perry at AllMusic
• SmallsLIVE Foundation, Sacha Perry, 2007–present

Notes and References

1. Conrad, T., "Sacha Perry: The Third Time Around", JazzTimes, April 26, 2019.
2. Philippou, E., "The power of jazz piano", Cypress Mail, January 16, 2019.
3. Iannelli, E. J., "Sacha Perry: Eretik", All About Jazz, August 13, 2005.
4. Kaven, L., liner note, Eretics (Smalls, 2005).
5. Gross, L., "Sacha Perry / Not Brand X", All About Jazz, November, 2007.
6. Dorward, N., "Chris Byars / Photos in Black, White and Gray", Coda, July 2007.