David Sánchez (born 3 September 1968 in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico) is a Grammy-winning jazz tenor saxophonist from Puerto Rico.

Sanchez took up the conga when he was eight and started playing tenor saxophone at age 12.

His earliest influences were Afro-Caribbean and danza but also European and Latin classical.

At the age of 12, Sanchez attended La Escuela Libre de Musica, which emphasized formal musical studies and classical European styles.

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