Christian Sylvester Sands (born May 22, 1989) is an American jazz pianist and composer.

[4] The school's Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra, led by Bobby Sanabria, recorded the album Kenya Revisited Live in 2009;[5] it was nominated for a Latin Grammy.

[6] After graduating, Sands joined Inside Straight, one of bassist Christian McBride's bands; they have toured internationally.

[8] In 2014, Sands cited as influences McBride, Wynton Marsalis, Kenny Garrett, and Marcus Roberts, because "They're coming from the tradition of bringing people into the music, but also moving it forward into new directions".

[2] In the same year, Sands became an American Pianists Association Jazz Fellowship Awards Finalist.