Raw Cut: Arman Sangalang (Hyde Park Jazz Festival 2023)

The Maroon's William Kimani and Gregory Caesar interview saxophonist, composer, and educator Arman Sangalang, who performed live at the 2023 Hyde Park Jazz Festival with the Arman Sangalang Trio. Arman's bio: "Saxophonist and composer Arman Sangalang is an up-and-coming jazz musician on the Chicago scene, as well as an in-demand sideman who collaborates frequently with Jameson Scriver’s Reckoner, Miro Sobrer’s Two of Swords, Morgan Turner Quartet, and Kabir Dalawari Quartet. He has studied with distinguished jazz artists such as Geof Bradfield, Walter Smith III, Greg Ward, Jon Irabagon, and Matt Ulery, and had the honor of sharing the stage with notable jazz artists such as Bobby Broom, Clark Sommers, Ted Sirota, Lenard Simpson, and Camila Mennitte. "Sangalang’s debut album Quartet, featuring original compositions, is set to release in the Fall of 2023." (hydeparkjazzfestival.org) This interview was recorded in the lobby of the Study at University of Chicago on Sunday, September 24, 2023. Photo courtesy of armansangalang.com/JSPAM Photography