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Danilo Perez: Across the Crystal Sea
by Chris M. Slawecki
At its most basic, Crystal Sea features pianist Danilo Perez leading a quartet with bassist Christian McBride and drummer Lewis Nash, supported by percussionist Luis Quintero. Cassandra Wilson radiates vocals through two standards, “Lazy Afternoon" and “(All of a Sudden) My Heart Sings." Beyond these two standards, Claus Ogerman, who arranged and conducted the orchestra, contributes ...
Randy Brecker Quintet Honors Miles Davis' "Kind of Blue" at the Kimmel Center
by Victor L. Schermer
Randy BreckerPerelman TheaterThe Kimmel Center for the Performing ArtsPhiladelphia, PAFebruary 7, 2009 Around the time that Miles Davis was recording the iconic album Kind of Blue in 1959, a kid from Philadelphia named Randy Brecker was learning to play trumpet, and not long after that, he entered the firmament ...
Oscar Penas: From Barcelona to Brooklyn
by Tomas Pena
Oscar Peñas belongs to a generation of artists who believe there is more to being a musician than being technically proficient. Like his peers--many of whom are emerging, independent musicians--his music reflects his roots, his impressive credentials and his openness to new ideas and concepts. Oscar is part of a flourishing new music scene in Brooklyn ...
Across The Crystal Sea
By Danilo Pérez
Label: EmArcy
Released: 2008
Track listing: Across the Crystal Sea; Rays and Shadows; Lazy Afternoon; The Purple Condor; If I Forget You; (All of a Sudden) My Heart Sings; The Saga of Rita Joe; Another Autumn.
Panama Suite
By Danilo Pérez
Label: ArtistShare
Released: 2008
Track listing: Movement I--Awakening/El Despertar; Movement II--The Quest/La Busqueda; Movement III--The Celebration/Quiero Amanecer.
Jazz Musician of the Day: Danilo Perez
All About Jazz is celebrating Danilo Perez's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Danilo PerezThe 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 ...
Danilo Perez: Across The Crystal Sea
by Doug Collette
During the course of their collaboration on Across the Crystal Sea, pianist Danilo Perez and arranger Claus German defy convention as much as they utilize it to their own ends. Like the colors in the cover painting at first seem like pastels, but upon close inspection reveal deeper tones, the contrast of the orchestration with a ...
Danilo Perez Trio at the Regatta, Boston
by Michael Epstein
Danilo Perez TrioRegattabar Jazz ClubThe Charles HotelBoston, MassachusettsSeptember 13, 2008 Pianist and composer Danilo Perez has been busy. A brief snapshot of his recent schedule includes last year's Panama Suite, a 15-minute, three-movement composition that was followed up by this year's Across the Crystal Sea (Verve, 2008). As ...
Danilo Perez: Across the Crystal Sea
by Joel Roberts
Pianist Danilo Perez' Across the Crystal Sea, his ninth album as a leader, succeeds better than most jazz with strings efforts because the orchestral arrangements, by legendary composer and producer Claus Ogerman, work with, not against the improvisations of Perez and his top-notch trio. This is no repeat of the hackneyed formula of jazz players soloing ...
Danilo Perez: Across the Crystal Sea
by Mark F. Turner
The cover art is descriptive of the recording's music--gentle brushstrokes of pastel colors portraying a picturesque vista of tranquility. This visual is indicative of what's in store from pianist Danilo Pérez's most challenging release to date, Across the Crystal Sea.A pianist whose tenure with the Wayne Shorter Quartet (e.g., Beyond the Sound Barrier (2005, ...
