Perico Sambeat (born 23 July 1962) is a Spanish jazz saxophonist.
Initially training as a classical flute player, Sambeat began playing the saxophone in 1980. In 1982, he moved to Barcelona and started to concentrate on the saxophone full-time. He has been a professor at Berklee's campus in Valencia, Spain since 2013.
Reviewing his album Friendship, John Fordham of The Guardian described Sambeat as "an artist of imposing character within a straightish postbop context".
Discography Perico Sambeat LP (EGT, 1991) Uptown Dance (EGT, 1992) Dual Force (Ronnie Scott's Jazz House, 1996) Jindungo (Fresh Sound, 1997) Ademuz (Fresh Sound, 1998) Some Other Spring (Satchmo, 1999) Perico (Lola/Chrysalis/EMI Spain, 2001) Jazz Viene Del Sur Cruce de Caminos (Resistencia, 2001) Passages (Resistencia, 2002) Friendship (ACT, 2003) Colina Miralta Sambeat Trio (Contrabaix/Karonte, 2007) Flamenco Big Band (Verve, 2008) Andando (Contrabaix, 2009) Infinita (Fresh Sound, 2009) Barcelona Hora Cero (Ayva, 2010) Baladas (Contrabaix, 2011) Sketches of Pangea (Budapest Music Center, 2011) Elastic (Karonte/(Contrabaix, 2012) Plays Zappa (Karonte, 2016) Ofrenda (Karonte 2019) CMS 15 años (Karonte 2022) Atlantis (Karonte 2022) Roneando (Karonte 2023) Boreal (CARA, 2025)
References
External links Faculty page Perico's website