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Terell Stafford Quintet: Philadelphia, PA, February 25, 2012
by Victor L. Schermer
Terell Stafford QuintetJazz Up Close Celebrates Lee MorganPerelman TheaterThe Kimmel Center for the Performing ArtsPhiladelphia, PAFebruary 25, 2012This concert was one in a highly successful series which has been curated, coordinated, and choreographed by Danilo Perez for nearly a decade, so far in the 2011-12 season honoring ...
11th Annual Brubeck Festival to Explore Communities
Dave Brubeck created community both on and off-stage from the moment he began performing. Trios, quartets, octets and even orchestras and choirs became vehicles for Dave's music. Off-stage he and Iola worked to bring groups out of the clubs, onto college campuses and into concert halls. As momentum grew so did the community until Brubeck sounds ...
Amir ElSaffar: At Two Rivers' Confluence
by Daniel Lehner
There was a point during Amir ElSaffar's study of Arabic music where he almost didn't come back to jazz. He had gone to Iraq to study maqam, the system of melodic modes in traditional Arabic music, in order to bring some of the concepts into jazz. However, the experience proved to be a deepening one for ...
Danilo Perez: Cultural Ambassador and Music Humanitarian
I have no idea who adjudicates the MacArthur Foundation's annual Fellowships, aka the “Genius" awards, but if you do... please recommend an eminently worthy candidate: pianist-composer-educator Danilo Perez. What Danilo has done in his native Panama in the name of music education for disadvantaged children is nothing short of miraculous. And that doesn't even take into ...
Venissa Santi at Cheltenham Center for the Arts on February 1st
Appearing at the Cheltenham Center for the Arts, 439 Ashbourne Rd, Cheltenham, PA on February 1st 2012 will be singer Venissa Santi and her band, featuring pianist John Stenger, Bassist Madison Rast, and percussionist Francois Zayas. One show: 7:30-9PM. Tickets: $10/$5 for students. No advance sales. Free Refreshments! For info: 215-517-8337. This Jazz Bridge Neighborhood Concert ...
Jack DeJohnette: Music We Are
by John Kelman
Since the inception of his Golden Beams Productions imprint, Jack DeJohnette has been busy releasing music ranging from the meditational Music in the Key of Ohm (Golden Beams, 2005) and world music-inflected Music from the Hearts of the Masters (Golden Beams, 2005) to the more decidedly improvisational The Elephant Sleeps But Still Remembers (Golden Beams, 2006). ...
Jack DeJohnette: Time and Space
by John Kelman
It begins with the sound of a resonating bell, followed by a gently cascading piano solo that gradually assumes shape and form, hovering around two chords and creating an inviting ambiance that resolves with another ringing of the bell, segueing gently into the groove-heavy “Salsa for Luisito." The track is “Enter Here," and the album is ...
Take Five With The Le Boeuf Brothers
by AAJ Staff
Meet Le Boeuf Brothers: Prepare to be astonished by the bold compositions and stylish approach of the Le Boeuf Brothers, jazz twins with an ear for innovation, drama, and a touch of humor. Part of a growing New York jazz scene characterized by odd time signatures, current indie rock, and the influences of artists ...
Jazz Musician of the Day: Danilo Perez
All About Jazz is celebrating Danilo Perez's birthday today! The extraordinary Panamanian pianist and composer Danilo Pérez is among the most influential and dynamic musicians of our time. In just over a decade, his distinctive blend of Pan-American jazz (covering the music of the Americas, folkloric and world music) has attracted critical acclaim and loyal audiences. ...
Danilo Perez Trio - Galactic Panama
Featuring the music of Danilo Perez
Duration: 5:20
