CHRISTIAN SANDS: Foot Prints

Christian Sands

Foot Prints

© 2002 Christian Sands (656613945421)

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Contemporary, Fusion, and Standard jazz to please any mood, any attidute.

tracks

1 Four
2 Canteloupe Island
3 Wave
4 All Blues
5 Sands of Eqypt
6 Footprints
7 Ryan's Groove
8 I'll Remember April
9 A Night Intunisia
10 Wind Chimes
11 Maiden Voyage
12 Ain't No Sunshine

notes

Christian Sands has been described as "a dynamic pianist with extraordinary musical maturity beyond his years". He is indeed an accomplished musician with great poise and sophistication. He possesses a warm, unpretentious personality together with an honest, heartfelt approach to playing which keeps him in demand. He has been playing the piano since 4 years old. Age 5 is when he wrote his first musical composition. On debut recording, he wrote and arranged several of the songs.

Musical Styles: Classical, Jazz, Blues, and Latin
Experience: 8 years of Piano Studies

Artists Performed or Recorded with:

Rufus Reid Arti Dixon
Rex Cadwallerder Willie Ruff
Jeff Fuller Dwike Mitchell
Jessie Hameen II Paul Brown
Jim Fryer Kenn Todd
Clark Terry Michael Asetta

Concert Engagements:

Yale Afro-American Cultural Center, 1999
Hoagy Carmichael Stardust Road Concert, 2000
Rolling Hills Country Club, 2000
Colonial Tymes Restaurant, 2000
Willie Ruff & Friends-Tribute to Duke Ellington, 2001
New Haven International Arts & Ideas Festival, 2001
New Haven Summer Jazz Festival, 2001
NMS 90th Anniversary Reception, 2001
Yale University British Arts Cultural Museum, 2001
Amistad Coming Home Celebration, 2001
Dorothy E.M. Davis Scholarship Benefit, 2002
Sage Park Resturant, 2002
Amarante Banquet Facility, 2002
Woodbridge Celebrity Golf Tournament and Auction, 2002
New Haven International Arts & Ideas Festival, 2002
New Haven Lawn Club, 2002
Taste of Orange Festival,2002
NMS Jazz Jamm Sessions, 1999 to Present



Education:
Master Class with Clark Terry
Master Class with Dave Brubeck
Classical Studies with Chad Harding
Jazz Studies with Rex Cadwallerder
Jazz Ensemble with Jeff Fuller
Jazz Ensemble with Jessie Hameen II

Discography:
Hoagy Carmichael Stardust Road
NMS Jazz Performance Live
Christian Sands-Footprints


Media Coverage

"Young jazz pianist on the brink of stardom" -New Haven Register

"Playing jazz piano like this isn't easy. Christian Sands just makes it look routine" - Keith Kountz WTNH Channel 8 News.

"An inspiration and one to watch" New Haven Public Access Channel

"An awesome player to be so young." Derek Slap Channel 30 NBC News

"He can play. In fact, he's a great player. He is a tremendous talent. He has a great future in Music, and I can't wait to meet and hear him in person". -Lou Donaldson

"Christian has two of the main ingredients for making music, Music that sounds good and feels good". -George Benson

"You can tell right away when a young musician understands the music. I could tell in the first few notes that Christian understands."-Rufus Reid

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  • One Musically BLESSED young man!
    author: Tonie

    This is one of those CDs that you can have playing in the background of a gathering and someone stops and says "Hey, I like this cut, who is that?" ...I know, because it happened to me.

  • Fabulous!!
    author: Leslie Pruitt

    The CDs are awesome! I encourage anyone who is looking for quality jazz CDs to definitely add these to your collection. Looking forward to future recordings!

  • Charming
    author: Abdo

    I really experienced a strange feeling when I listned to the cd specially FOOT PRINTS ... God Bless YOu

  • This young man will be a star someday!
    author: Al M

    Good collection. Nice mix of Christian's songs and old standards. Glad I bought it! Reminds me of the 50's & 60's Jazz in the Village. Like Cool, man.

  • Can't go wrong give it a listen
    author: Rob M

    I'm not a particular jazz enthusiast - I just know what I like, and I liked this CD. It is great for listening to intently in a dark room or just as background mood music.

  • Great listening after a long day at school
    author: Miss W. and T.J.

    My third grade student, T.J., brought in this CD to listen to after school, in my classroom. WE love it! Christian Sands is an awesome young musician, who inspires my nine year-old student. This music is very soothing.

  • If he is that good now, just try to imagine the future!
    author: Richard Poulin

    Christian Sands is one of the fine discoveries I made recently. His jazz style denotes a true sense of improvisation, an undeniable taste, and a control that leads to an easy going form of jazz, but yet extremely inspired. He succeeds in creating atmospheres that immediately reach the listener. His music is as soothing as a walk on the seashore, hence the appropriate title.

  • This CD is like the Sands of Time
    author: Bon-Bon Beagal

    The sounds of this CD reminds me of lighthouse point, where the waves come in and go out and are endless.

  • This is incredibly good listening
    author: Jan Allston

    Jazz at it's best, innovative, deep, moving, & soul stirring

  • This is a feel good CD. I really love it.
    author: Lillian

    I just love my new CD. I listen to it in the car, during house work, at the office. It's really great music.

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