A Zoom Hang with Neal Wilkinson featuring Antonio Sanchez

Born in Mexico City, 5 time Grammy Award winner Antonio Sanchez  began playing the drums at age five and performed professionally in his  early teens in Mexico’s rock, jazz and latin scenes.

He pursued a degree in classical piano at the National Conservatory  in Mexico and in 1993 enrolled in Berklee College of Music and New  England Conservatory, where he graduated Magna Cum Laude in Jazz  Studies.

Since moving to New York City in 1999, Antonio has become one of the  most sought-after drummers in the international jazz scene. Following  18 years and 9 albums as one of the most revered collaborators with  guitarist/composer Pat Metheny, he also has recorded and performed with  many other most prominent artists like Chick Corea, Gary Burton, Michael  Brecker, Charlie Haden and Toots Thielmans.

In 2014 Sanchez’s popularity soared when he scored Alejandro González Iñárritu’s Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)  which ended…