Green Lung Studio continues their partnership with curator and bassist Hannah Marks.
Marta Sanchez came to New York in 2011 thanks to a Fulbright Scholarship to do a Master in Jazz Piano Performance at NYU. Since then, her main project, her quintet, has released three albums: “Partenika” (2015), “Danza imposible” (2017), and “El Rayo de Luz” (2019). All of the albums received great reviews from the American press being two of these records, “Partenika” and “El Rayo de Luz” selected by The New York Times as one of the 10 best albums of 2015 and Best 10 jazz albums of 2019. Her records have been praised at “Fresh Air”, DownBeat, WBGO, among many other outlets. She has toured the United States, Europe, South America and Central America, performing as a leader or as a sideman at prestigious venues and festivals such as North Sea Jazz Festival, Eurojazz in Mexico City, Eurojazz in Athens, Jazz Festival Vitoria Gasteiz, Winter Jazz Festival in New York, Madrid Jazz Festival and many others. In 2017 and 2021 she was granted a residency at MacDowell Colony.
Marta is a jazz pianist and composer. Two of her last releases “Partenika” (2015), and “El Rayo de Luz” (2019) were selected by The New York Times as one of the 10 best albums of 2015 and Best 10 jazz albums of 2019. She has toured the United States, Europe, South America and Central America, performing as a leader or as a sideman at prestigious festivals such as North Sea Jazz Festival, Eurojazz in Mexico City, Eurojazz in Athens, Jazz Festival Vitoria Gasteiz, Winter Jazz Festival in New York, Madrid Jazz Festival and many others.
Retumbra is a New York-based chamber trio with Noah Becker on clarinet, Jonah Udall on resonator guitar, and Steve Williams on upright bass. The group released their debut record in December 2020.
Retumbra combines the subtleties of drummer-less trios that have existed through recent decades with a grounding in new music and improvisation, culminating in a warm, ruminant, resonant sound. The sonic possibilities of clarinet, guitar, and bass allow the group to weave through various modes of composition, always seeking to explore new sounds and settings. Sensitive and strong-willed musicians, Noah, Jonah, and Steve constantly try to reach beyond the norm, creating new textures through thoughtful reimaginings of their material.