Bobby Sanabria

Bobby Sanabria (born June 2, 1957) is an American drummer, percussionist, composer, arranger, producer, educator, radio show host of Puerto Rican descent who specializes in jazz and Latin jazz.

Bobby Sanabria
Born(1957-06-02)June 2, 1957
South Bronx, New York City, U.S.
GenresJazz, Latin jazz, Afro-Cuban jazz, Brazilian jazz, World music
Occupation(s)Musician, composer, arranger, producer, educator
InstrumentsDrums, percussion
Websitewww.bobbysanabria.com

Biography

Sanabria was born in New York City on June 2, 1957.[1] He graduated from the Berklee College of Music in 1979.[1] Sanabria has appeared over the years in many New York City public schools as well as all over the world teaching about and performing Latin jazz.[1] He has written articles for Modern Drummer.[1]

His albums Afro-Cuban Dream: Live and in Clave, Big Band Urban Folktales, Multiverse, and West Side Story Reimagined were all nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Latin Jazz Album.[2] West Side Story Reimagined also won the Jazz Journalists Award for Best Jazz Album of 2019. He is the radio host of the Latin Jazz Cruise on listener supported WBGO 88.3 FM broadcasting from Newark, NJ and wbgo.org.

The Wall Street Journal reviewer of his West Side Story Reimagined wrote: "I doubt if we'll ever hear a more thrilling interpretation of that immortal score than that of the Bobby Sanabria Multiverse Big Band."[3]

Discography

As leader
  • 1993 - ¡New York City Ache!
  • 2000 - Afro-Cuban Dream: Live and in Clave (Arabesque)
  • 2002 - Bobby Sanabria & ¡Quarteto Aché! (Zoho Music)
  • 2003 - 50 Years of Mambo: A Tribute to Damaso Perez Prado (Mambo Maniacs)
  • 2007 - Big Band Urban Folktales
  • 2009 - Kenya Revisited Live!!! (Jazzheads)
  • 2011 - Tito Puente Masterworks Live!!! (Jazzheads)
  • 2012 - Multiverse
  • 2018 - West Side Story Reimagined

As sideman
  • Mongo Santamaria, Mongo Magic, 1983
  • Mongo Santamaria, Espiritu Libre, 1984
  • Luis Perico Ortiz - Breaking The Rules, 1986
  • Yomo Toro - Gracias, 1990
  • Mario Bauzá, Tanga Suite, 1991
  • The Mambo Kings Soundtrack, 1992
  • Mario Bauzá – My Time is Now, 1992
  • Paquito D'Rivera and the United Nations Orchestra, A Night in Englewood, 1993
  • Mario Bauzá, 944 Columbus, 1993
  • Carola Grey, The Age Of Illusions, 1994
  • Spider Saloff, Sextet, 1995
  • Michael Philip Mossman, Spring Dance, 1995
  • Jorge Sylvester, Musicollage, 1996
  • Daniel Schnyder, Tarantula, 1997
  • Sekou Sundiata, The Blue Oneness of Dreams, 1997
  • Frank London, Debt, 1997
  • Cuba: I Am Time, 1997
  • Michael Philip Mossman, Mama Soho, 1998
  • Ford Montreux Detroit Jazz Festival. 1998
  • Charles McPherson, Manhattan Nocturne, 1998
  • Men with Guns (Hombres Armados) Soundtrack, 1998
  • Larry Harlow, Larry Harlow's Latin Legends Band, 1998
  • John Fedchock, On the Edge, 1998
  • William Cepeda, Afrorican Jazz… My Roots and Beyond, 1998
  • Mario Bauzá, Messidor's Finest, 1998
  • Jerome Van Rossum Diplomatic Immunity, 1998
  • Viento De Agua, De Puerto Rico Al Mundo, 1998
  • Chris Washburne & The SYOTOS Band, Nuyorican Nights, 1998
  • Cuba, I Am Time, Vol. 4: Cubano Jazz, 1999
  • Jorge Sylvester, In the Ear of the Beholder, 2000
  • Ray Barretto, Portraits In Jazz & Clave, 2000
  • Sekou Sundiata, Long Story Short, 2000
  • Eugenia León, Acercate Mas, 2000
  • Ray Barretto & New World Spirit, Trancedance, 2001
  • Chris Washburne & The SYOTOS Band, The Other Side 2001
  • Donato Póveda, Bohemio Enamorado 2002
  • Hilary Noble, Noble Savage, 2002
  • Joe Chambers, Urban Grooves, 2002
  • David Gonzalez, City of Dreams, 2002
  • NewYorkestra Big Band Urban Soundscapes, 2002
  • John Fedchock New York Big Band, No Nonsense, 2002
  • Larry Harlow & His Latin Jazz Encounter, Live at Birdland, 2002
  • Chris Washburne & The SYTOS Band, Paradise In Trouble 2003
  • John Fedchock New York Big Band, No Nonsense 2003
  • Joe Chambers, Urban Grooves, 2003
  • Lou Caputo, Urban Still Life, 2003
  • Ray Barretto & New World Spirit, Time Was, Time Is, 2005
  • Joe Chambers, The Outlaw, 2006
  • Chris Washburne & The SYOTOS Band, The Land of Nod, 2006
  • Charles McPherson, Manhattan Nocturne, 2006
  • Cándido, Hands of Fire, 2007
  • John Fedchock New York Big Band, Up And Running, 2007
  • Roswell Rudd & Yomo Toro featuring Bobby Sanabria & Ascensión, El Espiritu Jibaro, 2007
  • Arturo O'Farrill & Friends Play The Music of Eugene Marlow, A Wonderful Discovery√, 2007
  • Inza Bama, House Of Bamba, 2008
  • Sooz, I Wanna Iguana, 2010
  • Gabriele Tranchina, A Song of Love's Color, 2010
  • Eugene Marlow, Celebrations: The Heritage Ensemble Interprets Festive Melodies from the Hebraic Songbook, 2010
  • Eugene Marlow, A Fresh Take, 2011
  • Susan Goodman Jackson, Live Out Loud, 2012
  • Chris Washburne & The SYOTOS Band, Land of Nod, 2013
  • Ben Lapidus, Ochosi Blues, 2014
  • Eugene Marlow, Mosaica, 2014
  • Art Lillard's Heavenly Big Band, Certain Relationships, 2015
  • Eugene Marlow, Changes, 2015
  • Max Pollack, Rumba Tap, 2015
  • John Fedchock New York Big Band, Like It Is, 2015
  • Eli Fountain, Percussion Discussion, Masterpiece, 2015
  • Eugene Marlow, A Night So Silent Night, 2016
  • Eugene Marlow, Obrigado Brasil, 2016
  • Eugene Marlow, Blue In Green, Original Compositions by Eugene Marlow inspired by The Jazz Poems of Grace Schulman, 2019
  • The Afro-Caribbean Artistry of Bobby Sanabria & Matthew Gonzalez, 2019
  • David Child's, Child's Play, 2020
  • Rie Akagi, La Flauta Magica, 2020
  • Gabriela Anders, Los Dukes, A Latina Tribute To Duke Ellington, 2021
  • Mary LaRose, Out There, 2021

Films
  • The Palladium Where Mambo Was King - associate producer, on screen personality (Kaufman Films, BRAVO 2002)
  • From Mambo To Hip Hop - A South Bronx Tale - associate producer, on screen personality, composer of soundtrack (Citylore, PBS 2006)
  • Latin Music U.S.A. - assistant producer, on screen personality (PBS 2009)
  • We Like It That - The Story of Latin Boogaloo - on screen personality (Citylore, 2015)
  • Let's Get The Rhythm - on screen personality (Citylore, 2016)
  • Some Girls - composer of soundtrack (Cepeda Films, 2017)
  • La Madrina - The Savage Life of Lorine Padilla - composer of soundtrack (Cepeda Films, 2020)

References
  1. Skelly, Richard. "Bobby Sanabria: Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
  2. "Grammy Award Results for Bobby Sanabria". grammy.com. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
  3. The Wall Street Journal July 16, 2018 https://www.wsj.com/articles/west-side-story-reimagined-review-a-kaleidoscope-of-latin-jazz-1531777752
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