Arcoiris Sandoval
Piano Solo on
Sonic Asylum

About

Arcoiris Sandoval's piano solo is the sole improvisation on "Sonic Asylum," the opening track and namesake composition from her 2018 album First Voyage. Sandoval solos at an uptempo 148 BPM in D-flat with a straight feel, establishing the trio's artistic identity from the very first track. As the title composition, "Sonic Asylum" introduces the project's approach to modern jazz piano trio music—energetic, harmonically adventurous, and rhythmically complex. The straight-eighth feel gives the performance a contemporary edge that distinguishes it from traditional swing-based jazz, signaling the trio's forward-looking musical orientation from the album's opening moments.

Arcoiris Sandoval was 30 to 31 years old at the time.