Nico Sánchez guitarist, composer and producer

Nico Sánchez is a versatile guitarist, composer and producer based in Barcelona. He was born and raised in Bogotá, Colombia. His first contact with music came at an early age through the drums, before he moved on to the guitar.

Although his career has been in jazz, his interests have led him into many other styles. You can find him in jazz, Afro-Colombian, electronic, klezmer, Balkan and Brazilian music projects, and in music for children.

Nico studied at Taller de Músics, where he earned a higher degree in performance. He has taken masterclasses with Ben Monder, Mark White, Mark Whitfield, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Steve Cardenas, John Scofield, Bruce Barth, Steve Wilson and Alexis Cuadrado, among others. He was invited to JazzPuzzle for Europe in 2004, 2005 and 2006, where he studied with one of his major influences, Pierre Vaiana. In 2015 he completed the postgraduate course in Music Production Technology and Technique, directed by Ferran Conangla and Enric Gines, at UPF / ESMUC.

As a sideman he appears on several records and has toured Europe and South America. He is also a producer at his studio in Gràcia, where he mixes, records, arranges and composes music for other artists, publishers and audiovisual production companies.