Arman Sangalang

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Saxophonist and composer Arman Sangalang has been garnering attention as one of the up-and-coming jazz musicians in the Chicago music scene. As a bandleader, he currently leads the Arman Sangalang Quartet which feature his compositions that are informed by jazz, folk, and improvised music. Throughout his career, he’s had the honor of sharing the stage with notable jazz artists such as Bobby Broom, Lenard Simpson, Reggie Thomas, Clark Sommers, Camila Mennitte, and countless others. He can be seen throughout Chicago at venues like Fulton Street Collective, The California Clipper, Elastic Arts, the Epiphany Center for the Arts and Cafe Mustache. In 2022, his quartet featuring Dave Miller, Matt Ulery and Devin Drobka performed at the Chicago Jazz Festival. Arman has also performed at the Clifford Brown Jazz Festival, Cliff’s Bells, Merriman’s Playhouse, and Jazz Central Studios. Arman has also received various accolades in the last few years. In 2023, he was selected to be apart of the Boysie Living Jazz Residency in Delaware. In 2022, IRIS, a quintet formed by Arman, was one of four groups across the U.S. selected for the Jazz Aspen Snowmass Academy. The same year, Arman was also the awardee of the Jazz Institute of Chicago’s Jazz Links Fellowship.

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