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., "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., "The power of jazz piano", Cypress Mail, January 16, 2019.
Discography As leader Eretics (Smalls, 2005)Iannelli, E. J., "Sacha Perry: Eretik", All About Jazz, August 13, 2005.Kaven, L., liner note, Eretics (Smalls, 2005). Not Brand X (Smalls, 2007)Gross, L., "Sacha Perry / Not Brand X", All About Jazz, November, 2007. Third Time Around (Smalls, 2007)
As sideman Chris Byars, Photos in Black, White and Gray (Smalls, 2007)Dorward, N., "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)
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External links Sacha Perry discography at Discogs Sacha Perry at AllMusic SmallsLIVE Foundation, Sacha Perry, 2007–present