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Latin Jazz Conversations: Danilo Perez (Part 3)
Pianist Danilo Pérez spent his early years working hard to earn the knowledge that would create the foundation for a successful career as a leader. Pérez was introduced to the life of a professional musician by his father, a singer whose deep love of music became a central part of his son's life. Pérez began playing ...
Latin Jazz Conversations: Danilo Perez (Part 4)
Pianist Danilo Pérez spent his youth building a solid career as a musician, and as his career moved into high gear, he sat in a position to lead both as a musician and a human being. Pérez was introduced to music at a young age by his father, a professional vocalist, inspiring the young musicians to ...
Latin Jazz Conversations: Danilo Perez (Part 5)
Pianist Danilo Pérez has spent his life making a difference in a variety of ways that have touched countless people around the world. As a performer, Pérez has applied enthusiastic creativity and smart musicality consistently, raising the artistic bar wherever he performs. From his younger days performing on Panama's lively music scene to later Stateside gigs ...
Latin Jazz Conversations: Danilo Perez (Part 2)
Children are never born with an innate sense of musical ability; they learn to create music through the help of influential mentors. Sometimes these role models are a natural part of life—a member of the family, a close friend, or even a neighbor. Other times, mentors might be local musicians, active educators, or even a legendary ...
Latin Jazz Conversations: Danilo Perez (Part 1)
Musicians reach a fluency in performance through their connection with the artfrom; for the most proficient artists, music is completely ingrained into every aspect of their life. In many cases, this total immersion in music happens at a young age, through the influence of a family member of close friend. The young person hears music on ...
Latin Jazz Conversations: Hilario Duran (Part 4)
A strong Latin Jazz bandleader carries a specific set of tools that guide them through their multiple responsibilities; the best bandleaders make these skills look natural, but they are actually learned over time. Any good leader spends years, and sometimes decades, as a sideman behind multiple artists. They work hard, watch the masters, learn the necessary ...
Latin Jazz Conversations: Hilario Duran (Part 3)
There are many potential elements that can constitute a successful and inspired Latin Jazz career, but one thing is guaranteed—constant change. A creative individual rarely stays on one artistic track for too long during their career, it's simply not in their nature. They might shift between different artistic directions at several points during their career, taking ...
Latin Jazz Conversations: Hilario Duran (Part 2)
Lots of experiences can help push a musicians to greater heights during their artistic careers, but nothing beats the opportunity to play with accomplished veterans. Private studies, individual practice, and time with classic recordings all give the musician important tools, but the limited interaction associated with these activities only yields certain results. Time on the bandstand ...
Latin Jazz Conversations: Hilario Duran (Part 1)
Sometimes an activity grabs our passions so completely that it becomes an obsession, capturing every last ounce of our attention. Regardless of our previous priorities and commitments, once we discover that all encompassing passion, we head out onto an unstoppable path. All of our time and energy goes into that one activity, as we constantly seek ...
Latin Jazz Conversations: Annette Aguilar (Part 3)
A move into life as a mature musician requires a mental shift in a lot of ways, forcing a musicians to look a little bit deeper at the world around them. They need to look beyond the day to day gigs and think about the things that really inspire their musical world. Ambition needs to drive ...
