Podcasts about danilo perez

It's a challenge to describe bassist John Patitucci. He's a 2025 Jazz Journalists Association Award winner for Electric Bassist of the Year, and four-time Grammy Award winning artist, one of today's elite bassists, not just jazz but in all of music, but that's too limiting. John is a bassist with not only excellent rhythm but a complex, angular rhythmic style with dynamic and warm tones and a style that moves people emotionally as well as physically. No, that's too inadequate. John describes himself as, “a man of faith.” But when I step back, I realize all the above pretty much sums it up. A Brooklyn, New York native, John Patitucci's musical history is, in his words, a “Cinderella story.” At 25 years old, he was suddenly whisked away by iconic jazz pianist Chick Corea to join his new band, the Chick Corea Elektric Band and later the Akoustic Band where he played a large role in developing the sound of jazz fusion of the 1980s and 90s. It was Chick Corea who facilitated Patitucci's connection with GRP Records to make his first recordings and then tour the world, quickly becoming a global jazz figure. The story continues in 1986 when he was invited by saxophonist legend Maestro Wayne Shorter to contribute to his Columbia Records project Phantom Navigator. This led to Patitucci joining Wayne Shorter's 20-year four-time Grammy Award winning quartet, along with his good friends, pianist Danilo Perez and drummer Brian Blade. For John, this was the ultimate life. While Chick's band set John on a forward trajectory, it was in Wayne Shorter's band that he grew spiritually as well as technically. “The things that happened on stage are spiritual experiences for me. It's been transformative.” It's this spiritual development that is the pinnacle component of our conversation. John's “faith” plays a large role in his music, his stage presence, and his relationships with key band members including saxophone giant Chris Potter and legendary drummer Brian Blade. His fondness for pianist Danilo Perez continues from their brotherhood in the Wayne Shorter Quartet. This conversation occurs just as John, Danilo Perez, and Brian Blade returned with iconic saxophonist Ravi Coltrane on the three-week Wayne Shorter Legacy Tour in Europe. We open the episode recounting the tour and the importance faith played in it. We spent time delving into his recent recording, Spirit Fall, laughing and enjoying ourselves describing the compositions that impressed us the most. The creation and emotional depth of Spirit Fall, recorded without rehearsals, is a focal point of the conversation, illustrating the trio's deep connection and improvisational synergy that's felt throughout the album. Thanks to Edition Records, there are three tracks to listen to on this episode. The John Patitucci Trio: John Patitucci-double bass/electric bass, Chris Potter-tenor saxophone/bass clarinet, and Brian Blade-drums/percussion. The playlist: Think Fast (6:51), Spirit Fall (6:18), and Lipi'm (7:40), all John Patitucci compositions and produced by John Patitucci. Thank you for listening to this podcast. I know you have many others to listen to, but you chose Strictly Jazz Sounds. When you subscribe you become one of the first to hear new episodes, read articles, see new photos, and learn of my annual “Best of” list. Soon, I will introduce a Patreon opportunity, your way of saying thanks to me for spending the more than 25 hours per episode to bring it to you. John Patitucci and I dove right into the conversation talking about one of his most cherished people, Brian Blade, and the impact their collaborations had on John's sound, particularly highlighting Brian Blade's dynamic drumming. Photo by Dave Stapleton.    

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WUCF's December artist for ‘In the Key of Latin Jazz' is Miguel Zenón. He is a prolific saxophonist and composer who took home the Grammy for Best Latin Jazz Album this year and is a recipient of the Guggenheim and McArthur fellowships. Hailing from Puerto Rico, he now resides in New York City. He is a founding member of the San Francisco Jazz Collective and his latest record focuses on the magic of the Golden City. 

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Erini is a traditional Greek singer who combines classic Greek music with other genres including jazz, pop and classical. She toured for three years with Cirque Du Soleil. She's collaborated with Danilo Perez and Nella among others. And she's a professor of music at Berklee College of Music.My featured song is “Ma Petite Fleur” from the album Made In New York by my band Project Grand Slam. Spotify link.---------------------------------------------The Follow Your Dream Podcast:Top 1% of all podcasts with Listeners in 200 countries!For more information and other episodes of the podcast click here. To subscribe to the podcast click here .To subscribe to our weekly Follow Your Dream Podcast email click here.To Rate and Review the podcast click here.“Dream With Robert”. Click here.—----------------------------------------ROBERT'S SINGLES:“SOSTICE” is Robert's newest single, with a rockin' Old School vibe. Called “Stunning!”, “A Gem!”, “Magnificent!” and “5 Stars!”.Click HERE for all links.—---------------------------------“THE GIFT” is Robert's ballad arranged by Grammy winning arranger Michael Abene and turned into a horn-driven Samba. Praised by David Amram, John Helliwell, Joe La Barbera, Tony Carey, Fay Claassen, Antonio Farao, Danny Gottlieb and Leslie Mandoki.Click HERE for all links.—-------------------------------------“LOU'S BLUES”. Robert's Jazz Fusion “Tone Poem”. Called “Fantastic! Great playing and production!” (Mark Egan - Pat Metheny Group/Elements) and “Digging it!” (Peter Erskine - Weather Report)!Click HERE for all links.—----------------------------------------“THE RICH ONES”. Robert's sublime, atmospheric Jazz Fusion tune. Featuring guest artist Randy Brecker (Blood Sweat & Tears) on flugelhorn. Click HERE for all links.—---------------------------------------Audio production:Jimmy RavenscroftKymera Films Connect with Erini at:www.erinimusic.com Connect with the Follow Your Dream Podcast:Website - www.followyourdreampodcast.comEmail Robert - robert@followyourdreampodcast.com Follow Robert's band, Project Grand Slam, and his music:Website - www.projectgrandslam.comYouTubeSpotify MusicApple MusicEmail - pgs@projectgrandslam.com

Love On A Cloud......with tracks by...Thus Love, k.óla, Woody Vibes, Bakû, Hermit, Audio Junkies, Lonya, Keieran J, Pablo Cetrini, Subhumans, SLZR, Danilo Perez & Bohuslan Big Band, O, The Bad Shots, Severin Onderka, W.I.T.C.H, Latchwork Thus Love - Birthday Song [Bandcamp] k.óla - Sex on a cloud [Post-Driefing] Woody Vibes x Bakû x [...] The post PCP#854… Love On A Cloud… appeared first on Pete Cogle's Podcast Factory.

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Born in Fairborn, Ohio and raised in California Josiah Woodson started his musical journey under the tutelage of his mentor Khalil Shaheed in Oakland Ca at the age of 14. Beginning in Shaheed's own Oaktown Jazz Workshop among the now prominent musicians like Ambrose Akinmusire, Dayna Stevens, Jonathan Finlayson, and Geoffrey Countrymen, Josiah later went on to complete his undergraduate degree at the prestigious Oberlin Conservatory of Music. The late founder and director Wendell Logan alongside Marcus Belgrave, Billy Hart, and Donald Byrd among other mentors helped prepare Woodson for the masters program at New England Conservatory where he graduated with academic honors under the continued instruction of John McNeil, Cecil McBee, Jerry Bergonzi, and Danilo Perez.Since graduating, Josiah has gone on to pursue his career in New York, performing with such greats as Branford Marsalis, the late Mulgrew Miller, Ben Williams, and the late Clarence Clemons as well as recording with rappers Yasin Bey (formerly Mos Def) and Curren$y as well as recording on the grammy winning album “4” with Beyoné Knowles .Woodson's career has flourished after moving overseas to Paris, France where he has worked with musicians such as Mario Canonge, Gregory Privat, Arnold Doleman, Swaele Mbappe, Logan Richardson, Hermon Mahori, China Moses, and Blitz the Ambassador (Samuel Bazawulé).Notable performances include a season-opening performance of Woodson's own “Suite Elemental” (written, arranged, and scored for symphony orchestra by Josiah) with the Oakland Symphony, winning the 2019 Sibiu Jazz Competition, tours in Lebanon and Niger with Woodson's own projects, the unveiling of Moncer's fashion line with Pharrell Williams and Tobé Nwingwe in Milan, and the Scoring of Samuel Bazawule's first film “The Burial of Kojo” which went on to international success.Discography:Josiah Woodson “Suite Elemental”Beyoncé “4” (grammy winning)Mario Canonge “Zouk Out”Andy Narell “Like a Child”Olivier Robin title tbd release 2024David Garlitz - Cobra Fantastic title tbd release 2024Curren$y - “Pilot Talk”Mario Canonge/Michel Zenino “Quint'up”Mario Canonge/Michel Zenino “Quint'up II”David Levy's Out to Lunch “Melvin's Rockpile”David Levy's Out to Lunch “Excuse me while I do the Boogaloo”David Levy's Out to Lunch  “Uptown 6”David Levy's Out to Lunch  “Out to Lunch presents Etson”Sarah Thorpe title tbd release 2024Netflix's “The Eddy” series soundtrack “Falling” + appearance in ep #1https://www.facebook.com/josiah.woodson/Support the show

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Aline Homzy is an award-winning violinist and composer. Praised as one of Canada's finest jazz violinists, she has performed and/or recorded with Danilo Perez, Munir Hossn and The Weather Station. Her music has been performed by the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Swedish guitarist Mikko Hilden, and South-Korean bassist Yongwon Cho. Homzy is also a community builder, with a focus on highlighting women instrumentalists and improvisers. She was the recipient of a 2018 TD Discovery Projects Award that saw her curate a sold-out concert featuring female improvisers at the Canadian Music Centre. During the pandemic, she produced the documentary “Sounds of Davenport,” which aimed to showcase musicians in her community through a beautifully captured video-concert, supported by her political representatives. Homzy has performed at the TD International Toronto Jazz Festival, Festival international de Jazz de Montréal, Stockholm International Jazz Festival, and Daigu - South Korea- International Jazz Festival. She was a finalist for the 2022 Toronto Emerging Jazz Artist Award, and was awarded a distinguished fellowship to attend the prestigious Hambidge Artist Residency in Georgia, USA also in 2022. Her debut album Éclipse features her group “Aline's étoile magique” and was released in August 2023, preceded by a 2023 Canadian jazz festival tour. In this episode, Aline shares her background, education, and musical journey. If you enjoyed this episode please make sure to subscribe, follow, rate, and/or review this podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcast, Google Podcast, ect. Connect with us on all social media platforms and at www.improvexchange.com

Aga Derlak remembers her fascination with music as a young child. And once she began learning piano, she would lose hours in flowing through improvised journeys at the keyboard. This passion led her to gaining a place on the year-long Berklee Global Jazz Institute program. And in this interview, she discusses the impact that has had on many levels of her life. The founder of the project, pianist Danilo Perez, who is part of the incredible Wayne Shorter quartet was a particular influence and led Aga to work at Danilo's foundation in his homeland of Panama. You get the sense that her own beliefs about the healing power of music, and the role of musicians and music education in our society really blossomed during this time, through conversations with her tutors and peers at Berklee, and also her pupils, some of whom were part of a social program in Panama City.  Aga has led her own trio and quintet and like the other rebel spirits has been invited to play at numerous jazz festivals. As she explains in her interview, travel takes on a real meaning in her life, and has directed her development as an artist. The piece she talks about, Tempo, is from her forthcoming album Parallel and includes her own vocals and those of her sister Basia Derlak. With lyrics from a poem that Aga wrote, we can hear about her attention to detail, theme and flavor, and her thoughts about the possibilities of time. Tempo. A project that is a good indicator of Aga's personality is Your Solo, exploring Polish jazz. This was her proactive reaction to the restriction of lockdown during the pandemic. She wanted to highlight the work of Polish jazz musicians such as herself, who could no longer tour or perform. Aga set about playing their compositions and interviewing these musicians. Putting everything online. The positive focus is typical of how she's able to acknowledge the darkness that descends on life but uses her determination to be constructive. Interestingly, she refers to the different sides of her character and how that comes through her music in this interview.

2022 was a banner year for drummer Brian Blade. Nine recordings were released with Brian as a leader, co-leader, or side-player that year. As the year was coming to a close, I began to compile my list of “Best Jazz of 2022”. It was then that I realized that Brian had been a very busy man during the last few years. My curiosity was spiked about this. I wanted to talk to Brian about this prolific output of music but, you see, I had already interviewed him in 2022, twice. But, hey, I wanted to find out more about his incredible list of recordings. We begin exploring the nine releases with the Life Cycles recording that paid tribute to Bobby Hutcherson. It was recorded by this little-known sextet that mostly played in underground night clubs in Manhattan in 2001 with some appearances at festivals around the country. This latest album by Life Cycles was recorded in 2018 by a reassembled group with a couple of additions to the original band. So, on this eighth episode of Strictly Jazz Sounds, Brian Blade and I have our third conversation in a year. The initial focus of this podcast was to be Brian's latest released recording by a band he co-led in 2001, Life Cycles. The recording was saluting NEA Jazz Master, vibe and marimba artist Bobby Hutcherson with Life Cycles 1&2: Now & Forever: Honoring Bobby Hutcherson. But a few months had passed since this conversation took place and Brian just released another recording, Mama Rosa. Brian Blade has had a life well lived and he's only 52 and still rolling! He's a multi-Grammy-award winning drummer, group leader, record label founder and owner. He's recorded and performed with a list of artists too long to list here, but I shall list some very notable ones: Wayne Shorter, Chick Corea, Christian McBride, Joshua Redman, John Patitucci, Brad Mehldau, Danilo Perez, Joni Mitchell, and Emmylou Harris. What is wonderful about this conversation, different from the last two, is learning more about Brian as a person as well as a musician, an artist. And learning about what's behind some of the recordings and bands he's created with people like the late maestros Wayne Shorter and Bobby Hutcherson, as well as the great drummer Joe Chambers, and his relationship with singer songwriter and pianist Norah Jones. Spoiler alert-Brian Blade plays guitar. And he played it with Norah Jones who was not playing piano. She was on drums. _________________________________________________________________The music you hear on this podcast is from the Life Cycles album:  “Now “ by Bobby Hutcherson and Gene McDaniels and “Forgotten Memories” by Myron Walden. The Life Cycles personnel include: Brian Blade, drums; Jon Cowherd, piano; Myron Walden, saxophone; Doug Weiss, bass; John Hart, guitar; Monte Croft, vibes/vocals; and, Rogerio Boccato-percussion. BTW, you'll hear a dog on this episode, as well. I invite you to subscribe so you are alerted to future episodes and articles written by me as well as events and information I want to pass on to you. I am looking for sponsors so please consider it and email me at strictlyjazzsounds.com. I'm interested in your feedback. I always need to improve what I'm doing. And, finally, support live jazz wherever you are. Thanks for listening.

Angel Subero is a Venezuelan trombonist who attended the Conservatorio Itinerante in Caracas, Venezuela, where he studied with the legendary Michel Becquet. After coming to the United States in 2001, he attended  Boston Conservatory, where he studied with Lawrence Isaacson, and New England Conservatory of Music, where he studied with Douglas Yeo. He also studied with John Rojak at the Aspen Music Festival. Subero has performed with numerous orchestras, including the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra, Boston Ballet, Pittsburgh Symphony, American Composers Orchestra, the Venezuela Symphony, Simon Bolivar Symphony, and the Boston Modern Orchestra Project, to name a few. He has worked with such conductors as John Williams, Seiji Ozawa, Kurt Masur, Sir Colin Davis, Christoph von Dohnanyi, Keith Lockhart, and Robert Spano, among many others. In the realms of jazz, Latin and commercial music, Subero has appeared with artists such as Bob Brookmeyer, Aretha Franklin, Slide Hampton, Jim McNeely, Claudio Roditi, Danilo Perez, Chris Botti, and many more.

We remember jazz legend Wayne Shorter with with Danilo Perez, founder and artistic director of the Global Jazz Institute at Berklee, and a member of the Wayne Shorter Quartet. And drummer Terri Lyne Carrington, the founder and artistic director of Berklee's Institute for Jazz and Gender Justice.

Born in Santiago, Chile and raised in Concepcion, singer, composer and bandleader, Claudia Acuña, established herself on the Chilean jazz scene in her 20s. When she arrived in New York City in 1995, Claudia quickly gained recognition as a leading voice in a scene that was rapidly being transformed by brilliant Latin American jazz, plunging into collaborations with masters such as Jason Lindner, Harry Whitaker, Arturo O'Farrill, Guillermo Klein, Avishai Cohen, Branford Marsalis, George Benson, Louie Vega, Danilo Perez, and Tom Harrell.  Claudia released five albums as a leader before slowing down to adjust to motherhood and restore her power. Returning after a decade-long hiatus in 2019, Claudia returned with her sixth album, the highly praised Latin Grammy nominated album Turning Pages. Then 2020 rocked the world. As the life slowed to a crawl, Claudia took time to reflect on the past and to find the core of her dedication in the power of music. She returned to fulfilling a long time desire to record an album with songs from her homeland. Titled DUO, the release features nine songs recorded as intimate duets with some of the finest musicians in the world - Fred Hersch, Christian Mcbride, Regina Carter, Russell Malone, Carolina Calvache, Arturo O'Farrell, and Kenny Barron. Claudia says that the simplicity of just two artists feeling the music and letting it flow through them, brought her to a new place as a singer. She told us, “I think all my albums are dreams and this was really one I didn't know I was ever going to do…It was the perfect time…to give me the honor not only to do this duet, but allow me…to take them [her friends and musical collaborators] with me to, what I call humbly and respectfully, the Latin American standards.”

Toronto-based trumpeter Alexis Baro joins us in this installment of the podcast. In our discussion, we discuss the move from Havana, Cuba to Toronto, how a teacher saved his career before it even began, what it's like to play a trumpet that bears your name, and much more!What you'll hear in this episode:-The music scene in Havana vs. Toronto...01:30-The biggest difference between the jazz and classical mindset...08:01-How our realities (for better or worse) inform our musical tastes and creative impulses...11:00-How a teacher in Cuba saved Alexis' trumpet career before it even began...15:00-Handling the pressure of the "do or die" situation as a student vs. as a professional...21:50-The process of getting established as a pro musician in Toronto...25:50-Alexis describes his customized equipment made by Carol Brass...28:55-How much of our success as a player is in our mind, vs. the equipment?...35:30-What Alexis would share with his 19 year old self...40:05-Plus whatever your discerning ears deem worthy of your time and interest...Resources mentioned:Alexis Baro's websiteCarol BrassAbout the guest:Alexis Baro was born into a musical family in Havana, Cuba. Classically trained, he took up the trumpet at the age of age 8 and completed his musical education receiving a teaching certification at the prestigious Amadeo Roldán Music Conservatory in Havana.While in school he became a member of the Buena Vista Social Club super star Omara Portuondo's band, and later at the age of 19 played lead trumpet for the National Radio and Television Orchestra.After moving to Toronto, Canada in 2001, he was discovered by iconic Canadian jazz drummer Archie Alleyne where he florished as a writer and performer for eight years as a member of the Canadian award winning 'hard-bop" band Kollage. As a band member he was nominated for “Best Jazz Trumpeter” by the Canadian National Jazz Awards in the years 2006, 2007, and 2008. Baro has participated in more than 80 albums and can be heard as a feature solist on some of the most transcendent Latin albums made in Canada such as Hilario Duran's Grammy Award nominated album “From The Heart”.He has performed with such artists as Nikky Yanofsky, David Foster, Michael Bubble, Paul Anka, Danilo Perez, John Patitucci, Brian Blade, Paquito d' Rivera, Jimmy Bosch, Miguel Zenon, Hilario Duran, Robi Botos, Jesus Alemaney & Cubanismo, David Virelles, Andrea Boccelli, Gino Vanelli, Esthero, David Rudder, Juan de Marco & The Afro-Cuban All Stars, and Horacio "el negro" Hernandez.Highlights in his solo career include opening for Herbie Hancock, and tours of South America and the West Indies. He's released six albums as a solo artist “Havana Banana”, “From the Other Side”, “Blue Skin”, the Gold Medal “Global Music Award winner in the jazz category “Guilty Pleasure” , "Sugar Rush" and "Sandstorm". his Juno Awards Nominated 2018 release.*Opening theme music: "Come Together" recorded by Alexis BaroClosing theme music: "Sonata in A Major" recorded by Joe Burgstaller

When drummer Antonio Sanchez released his album Bad Hombre back in 2017, he was responding to a few events that took place in his world at the same time.  On a political level, the music was a response to the racism of the Trump campaign against Mexicans. In fact the title of the record Bad Hombre seemed to be an answer to Trump's assertion that a wall needed to be built at the US Mexican border in order to get the “bad hombres” out of the US.  An immigrant from Mexico himself, Sanchez reappropriated the phrase. Itseemed, in fact, to be a perfect fit for him because not only did it work as a form of resistance - by using the term he made his feelings clear without having to say too much about it - but it also borrowed from the jazz vernacular. You know, when musicians really respect someone, they will often refer to them as “bad”. And in that context, Antonio Sanchez is definitely a bad hombre. Sanchez moved to the US in his early 20s from his native Mexico to go to music school. One of his first teachers, the Panamanian born Danilo Perez, was a supporter, and their work together was one of the early launchpads for Antonio.  While he was playing with Danilo, the guitarist Pat Metheny heard him, and that led to a musical relationship that has been at the center of his life for 20 years. Sanchez went on to become one of the most sought-after drummers on the international jazz scene. Has won four Grammys, and has been named Modern Drummer's "Jazz Drummer of the Year” three times, and appeared on the covers of all the big jazz magazines.  From early on he thought about drumming, and particularly soloing, as a form of storytelling. He says “I'm a sucker for a good story.” So it was only a matter of time before some great storyteller would find a way to use Antonio Sanchez's drums to help tell a story. And that was exactly what happened when the Mexican film director Alejandro González Iñárritu asked Antonio to do an all drum score for his film Birdman in 2014.  The film went on to win three academy awards and the score earned Antonio awards (including a Grammy for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media) and nominations at the Golden Globe and BAFTA Awards. As significant as the awards and accolades were, maybe more significant was that the sound of Antonio's drumming truly entered the zeitgeist after Birdman. And though he hadn't planned for it to turn out that way, he realized that the level of expectation, curiosity, and even pressure on him to follow up that success with something equally resonant had risen.  So when in 2017 Antonio went into his newly built home studio to record Bad Hombre, he had a lot of psychic energy stored up and ready to use. He made an entirely instrumental solo record, he played all the instruments and did what has become his trademark production work of mixing drones, samples, programming and live drumming. In fact the only collaborator on the record was his nonagenarian grandfather, the Mexican actor Ignacio López Tarso who appears on the first track.  Five years, one pandemic, a few political cycles, and a handful of other projects later, he's back this year with Shift: Bad Hombre Vol. II. This time the list of collaborators is a bit longer.  Somewhere in the dense fog of the pandemic, Sanchez decided to ask some of his favorite singers and songwriters — for material he could deconstruct and reimagine. The result sees Dave Matthews & Pat Metheny, Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, Meshell Ndegeocello, Lila Downs, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Kimbra, Ana Tijoux, Becca Stevens, Silvana Estrada, MARO, Thana Alexa (who is his wife)  & SONICA sitting in on their own tunes — or ideas co written by Sánchez. The idea of “shifting” might not only apply to the songs on Bad Hombre Vol. II, but also to a change in Antonio's approach - In the first Bad Hombre release, he was extremely political. Over the years, his outrage and fury with Trump and the turmoil at the US–Mexican border muted – and Sánchez himself “shifted” how he thinks about what he does, and where he wants to go next.  We talked recently about that search, the same one that started back in Mexico when he was a competitive gymnast, classical pianist and aspiring rock drummer and brought him all the way to where he is today, the Bad Hombre. www.third-story.com www.patreon.com/thirdstorypodcast https://www.wbgo.org/podcast/the-third-story

Pianist Danilo Perez is one of my biggest heroes. Ever since I first heard the magical album “Footprints Live” by the Wayne Shorter quartet two decades ago I became an instant fan. I still remember having NO clue what these guys were doing. They played the songs I thought I knew, but in a way … Continue reading Danilo Perez

Heat waves in the Mediterranean Sea have led to “massive mortality” of marine species. Also, the US spent nearly two decades trying to rebuild Afghanistan. We look at where the country has been and where it's going. And, Panama is seeing protests over the high cost of living and fuel this summer, but social unrest is something jazz musician Danilo Perez has seen before in his country. Plus, paleontologists in Argentina have discovered the remains of a previously unknown dinosaur, the size of a house cat.

Courtney's playing refreshingly cool new jazzy vibes for you to work, rest and play to!  Jam-packed full of new releases and plenty of fun, including many of the artists introducing their own tracks!  This week we've got Canadian drums, Spanish jazz trio, Brazil samba beats, Egyptian vibes, Icelandic vocals, Norwegian piano jazz, USA free-funk - the beat goes on folks & Courtney's got this one in the bag JUST FOR YOU!!1 Anthony Fung - Flashpoint (Revisited) 6'14What Does it Mean to Be Free? SELF-RELEASE Tr4Anthony Fung dr David Binney alto Luca Mendoza pno(Fung)Student of Danilo Perez & Herbie Hancock, Anthony's kicking' off proceedings this wk with wonderful David Binney on alto.  "To be free is to break the self-imposed fortress, to let go and have faith".2 Manel Fortia - Circular 8'16Desparater SELF-RELEASE Tr2Manel Fortia bs Marco Mezquida pno Raphael Pannier dr(Fortia)"Desperate is a gorgeous declaration of emancipation from the assumptions that sometimes are erroneously made about Spanish jazz.  This is fresh thinking and beautiful playing...Manel's bass sound is huge and fluid & his bandmates are almost telepathic in their interaction with it". (Arturo O'Farrill)3 Erik Friedlander - The Fire in You 3'24A Queen's Firefly SKIPSTONE Tr8Erik Friedlander cl The Throw ft Uri Caine pno Mark Helias bs Ches Smith dr(Friedlander)Sounds from NYC's downtown scene - electric cello, Uri Caine swingin' hard, Mark Helias' soulful bass: this fantastic track combines folk energy with fiery jazz..4 Flora Purim - If You Will 4'10If You Will STRUT Tr1Flora Purim vc Dave Sartori pno Thiago Duarte bs Endrigo Bettega dr Airto Moreira perc(G Duke arr Mutti)Brazil's golden couple Flora & Airto on a feel good George Duke groove - need we say more!  Gorgeous new album with happiness on tap.5 Rudresh Mahanthappa - Animal Crossing: New Horizons Theme 6'08Animal Crossing WHIRLWIND Tr1Rudresh Mahanthappa sx Francois Moutin bs Rudy Royston dr(Totaka)Who wasn't playing Animal Crossing in Lockdown?  Wildly popular vid game given a genius jazz lick by the incredible Rudresh + trio.  You'll be humming this one non-stop!6 Sun Ra Arkestra - Dawn 12'19Sun Ra Meets Salah Ragab in Egypt 1983 STRUT Tr2Sun Ra keys Salah Ragab congas John Gilmore tnr Marshall Allen, Danny Thompson alto Leroy Taylor bs cl James Jackson bss Tyron Hill tb Eric Walker, Chris Henderson, Claude Broche dr(Ragb)"My music demonstrates infinity.  Most people can't comprehend that" (Sun Ra).  The historic moment the Arkestra met Salah Ragab in Cairo 1983 - amazing release from Strut with new photos, incredible liner notes - go check!7 Anna Greta - The Tunnel 3'06Nightjar in the Northern Sky ACT Tr4Anna Greta vc Skuli Sverrisson bs Einar Scheving dr Hilmar Jensson gtr Sigurour Flosason sx Johan Tengholm bs Ragnheiour Grondal bv(Gretas/Creeley)The new sound of Nordic jazz! Beautiful Icelandic melodies from Anna - multi-award winning rising star!8 Johan Lindvall Trio - Give Up 4'16This is Not About You JAZZLAND Tr2Johan Lindvall pno Adrian Myhr bs Andreas Skar Winther dr(Lindvall)We just love hearing jazz with a Nordic accent - really feelin this swingin groove from Johan + crew!9 Bright Dog Red - On the Avenue 4'13Under the Porch ROPEADOPE Tr2Joe Pignato dr perc Tim Lefebvre bs Eric Person sx fl Mike LaBombard tar fx Cody Davies sounds Matt Coonan vc(Bright Dog Red)Free-form jazz, rock, funk, hip-hop all thrown in the pot for this "part Ornette Coleman/Lounge Lizards/A Tribe Called Quest" sound-fest!10 Lettuce - Gravy Train 4'39Unify ROUND HILL RECORDS Tr11Adam Deitch dr Ryan Zoidis sx Adam 'Shmeeans' Smirnoff gtr Erick 'Jesus' Coomes bs Nigel Hall keys vc Eric 'Benny' Bloom tpt(Clark/Kobalt arr Deitch/Daniels/Zoidis)Let Boston's Lettuce teleport you to a funky galaxy, far, far away, where all life co-exists as one in peace, love, harmony...and music!

Coming Up this week: Courtney Pine's personal jazz picks from Danilo Perez, Mary Halvorson, The Baylor Project, Jazzmeia Horn, Dianne Reeves, Brandon Allen and more…It's the latest Courtney Pine Global Podcast!  Courtney's playing refreshingly cool jazzy vibes for you to work, rest and play to!  Commercial free, and hand-picked for a vibrant, and soulful listen!  Jam-packed full of new releases and plenty of fun!  This week featuring jazz-rock, sax, swing, bossa, global beats, live bop, nu-jazz, beyond-grooves, & organ blues.  World music and classical music lovers will enjoy this too! Brad Mehldau - Tom Sawyer Nonesuch Brandon Allen - Fool on the Hill Ubuntu Chiara Izzi - Poinciana  Dot Time Danilo Perez - Muropatia Mack Avenue The Baylor Project - We Swing Be A Light  Pepper Adams + Tommy Banks Trio - Oleo Cellar  Or Bareket - Soil Enja Mary Halvorson - Night Shift Nonesuch Roberto Occhipinti - A Tynerish Swing Modica Brian Auger - Blue Note Swing Soul Bank

Joy Lapps, Jocelyn Gould, Andy Milne, Joey Alexander, Danilo Perez, Melissa Aldana, Joel Ross, Tommy Crane, Dolman / Rossy / Jobin, Michael Johancsik, Pierre Kwenders, Juanita Euka, Kokoroko, Shabaka Hutchings, Nduduzo Makhathini, SomiPlaylist: Joy Lapps - Sharifa the GreatJocelyn Gould - HorizonsAndy Milne & Unison, featuring Kokayi, Georgi Heers & Zekkeraya El Magharbel - Togged to the BricksJoey Alexander - Summer RisingDanilo Perez featuring the Global Messengers - Fronteras (Borders) Suite: Kalesma (True Calling)Melissa Aldana - The FoolJoel Ross - Doxology (Hope)Tommy Crane - Curated RealityDolman / Rossy / Jobin, featuring Aaron Dolman, Sarah Rossy, Eugenie Jobin - Giving (With)Michael Johancsik - This Dance (Makes the Heart Grow Fonder)Pierre Kwenders - Papa WembaJuanita Euka - BloodKokoroko - We Give ThanksShabaka Hutchings - Black MeditationNduduzo Makhathini - AmathongoSomi, featuring Nduduzo Makhathini - Mabhongo

Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Ethan Iverson, Orquestra Jazz de Matosinhos / Rebecca Martin / Larry Grenadier, Mark Turner, Tigran Hamasayan, Zela Margossian, Nadje Noordhuis, Dave Douglas, Kazemde George, Stefan Hegerat, Chris Pruden, Karl Silveira, Kurt Elling, Danilo Perez, Tania Gill, Ariane Racicot, Michael WeissPlaylist: Gonzalo Rubalcaba, featuring Jack DeJohnette and Ron Carter - PromenadeEthan Iverson, featuring Jack DeJohnette and Larry Grenadier - Goodness KnowsOrquestra Jazz de Matosinhos, Rebecca Martin, Larry Grenadier - Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?Mark Turner, featuring Jason Palmer, Joe Martin and Jonathan Pinson - Waste LandTigran Hamasyan , featuring Mark Turner - All The Things You AreZela Margossian Quintet - ForecastNadje Noordhuis - GullfossDave Douglas, featuring Berlinde Deman, Marta Warelis, Frederik Leroux, Tomeka Reid & Lander Gyselinck - We BelieveKazemde George, featuring Sami Stevens, Isaac Wilson, Tyrone Allen II & Adam Arruda - HaitiStefan Hegerat - SchlossChris Pruden - West Edmonton MallKarl Silveira - Rye & LilacsKurt Elling, featuring Charlie Hunter, DJ Harrison and Corey Fonville - CircusDanilo Perez featuring the Global Messengers - La Muralla (Glass Walls) Suite: Calling for the DawnTania Gill Quartet - Climate StrikerAriane Racicot - Bicycle RideMichael Weiss - Persistence

Plus, we hear music from Panamanian-born and Boston-based jazz pianist and composer Danilo Perez's new album.

This week Joe is featuring Pianist Danilo Perez from his 1996 Impulse/GRP Records recording titled “PanaMonk".

The South Bronx Story - Истории Южного Бронкса - это альбом пуэрториканского басиста Carlos Henriquez выросшего в Нью-Йорке и расказывающий историю и опыт жизни в мегаполисе. Американский джаз адаптировался в разных местах, городах и культурах, и стал выражением нашей идентичности, - говорит Карлос. Африканские и латинские ритмы сильно преобладают в этом альбоме благодаря тщательно подобранному составу из 9 музыкантов и 10 великолепным пьесам, написанных лидером. Это третий его релиз и впервые он был представлен в 2018 году в Jazz at Lincoln Center, получив широкое признание не только публики, но и коллег. Его композиторская способность и аранжировки имеют двадцатилетний опыт в проектах Wynton Marsalis (турне и записи с ним 25 альбомов). А также работа с Chucho Valdes, Paco De Lucia, Tito Puente, Eddie Palmieri, Danilo Perez, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Bob Dylan, Stevie Wonder, Lenny Kravitz, Marc Anthony… Вокальные партии радуют многоголосием, тексты откровенными историями, а мелодии разнообразием. #podcast - рецензия альбома Carlos Henriquez • The South Bronx Story Jeremy Bosch - flute Melissa Aldana - tenor sax Michael Rodriguez - trumpet Anthony Almonte - congas Marshall Gilkes - trombone Robert Rodriguez - piano, Fender Rhodes Obed Calvaire - drums Terell Stafford - trumpet Carlos Henriquez - bass Tiger Turn ®️2021 #latinjazz --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/konstantins/message

Hülya Tunçağ, bu hafta Panamalı piyanist Danilo Perez'i tanıyor, sanatçının eserlerinden örnekler çalıyor.

Michael Donnelly and Patricia Zarate Perez discuss the homeschool environment in Panama and the recent law changes that recognize home education in Panamanian law.  Patricia Zarate Perez is a professor at Berklee College of Music and Director of the Panama Jazz Festival, who homeschools her three children with her husband, UNESCO Artist of Peace and GRAMMY award winning artist, Danilo Perez. 

Fareed Haque is a modern guitar virtuoso. Steeped in classical and jazz traditions, his unique command of the guitar and different musical styles inspire his musical ventures with tradition and fearless innovation.Since 2011, Haque has returned to his first loves, jazz guitar and classical guitar. He has been busy performing and recording with his trio featuring legendary B3 virtuoso Tony Monaco, his own trio and jazz quartet, as well as his larger world music group the Flat Earth Ensemble.Recent releases include the critically acclaimed Out of Nowhere featuring drummer Billy Hart and bassist George Mraz, The Flat Earth Ensemble's latest release Trance Hypothesis, and The Tony Monaco/Fareed Haque release Furry Slippers that reached the top 10 in Jazz Radio Airplay.IN addition, Fareed has performed at the Chicago, Detroit, and Java Jazz festivals and was featured as part of the Made in Chicago Series performing with his numerous groups at Millenium Park's Pritzker Pavillion in Chicago. He also performed and arranged numerous classical programs as 2013 artist-in-residence for The Chicago Latin Music Festival, was featured on WBEZ, as well as WFMT's Fiesta! radio programs, and has recorded his arrangement of Piazzolla's 5 Tango Sensations, El Alevin by Eduardo Angulo Leo Brouwer's Quintet for Guitar and String Quartet with the critically acclaimed Kaia String Quartet. Haque continues to tour and record extensively along with documenting his unique teaching methods in a series of best selling interactive video courses through TrueFire.IN 2016, Haque was invited to perform at the Indianapolis Jazz Festival Tribute to Wes Montgomery along with Peter Bernstein, Bobby Broom, Henry Johnson, Will Mathews, Russell Malone, Pat Martino, and Dave Stryker. He was also a visiting scholar at Western Michigan University. Recent projects include artistic directorship of numerous jazz festivals, performances with Tony Monaco, Paquito D'Rivera, Vijay Iyer, pundit Vikku Vinacrayam, long-anticipated reunion concerts with Garaj Mahal, concerts in India, a return to Java Jazz, and concerts and teaching in China. In 2017, Mr. Haque released The Bridge with virtuoso Chilean bassist Christian Galvez and renowned Indian percussionist Selva Ganesh. Haque has also rekindled his duo with Goran Ivanovic. Performances include Canadian Guitar Festival, Winters Jazz Fest NYC, Lotus Music Fest, and many others. Upcoming tours in China and Europe are slated for 2018. Haque has joined drum legend Billy Cobham as a member of his Crosswinds Ensemble featuring Haque on guitars, Randy Brecker on Trumpet, and Paul Hansen on sax and bassoon. Extensive touring and recording are slated for 2019. Haque's most recent release NEW LATIN AMERICAN MUSIC FOR GUITAR AND STRING QUARTET was picked by Howard Reich of the Chicago Tribune as one of the top releases of 2018. In addition, the release was chosen as Downbeat Magazine Editor's Pick in 2018. 2019 portends to be a busy year, as Haque has retired from 30 years at Northern Illinois University to accommodate extended tours with Cobham, Goran Ivanovic, and his own groups. Highlights to include The Montreux Jazz Festival with Cobham, and appearances with his own groups at The Bluenote Beijing, Louisville, and Minneapolis Guitar Festivals among others. New recordings with his own group and with Goran Ivanovic are scheduled for 2019, under the legendary Delmark Label.Born in 1963 to a Pakistani father and Chilean mother, Fareed's extensive travels and especially long stays in Spain, France, Iran, Pakistan, and Chile exposed Haque to different kinds of music from a very early age. While this natural eclecticism has become a hallmark of Haque's music, it was repeated visits to Von Freeman's Chicago jam sessions that gave Haque a grounding in the Chicago blues and jazz traditions. The 1981 recipient of North Texas State University's Jazz Guitar Scholarship, Haque spent a year studying with renowned jazz guitarist and pedagogue Jack Peterson. Fareed's growing interest in the classical guitar led him to transfer to Northwestern University, where he completed his studies in classical guitar under David Buch, John Holmquist, and Anne Waller.Soon after his transfer to NU, Haque came to the attention of multi-instrumentalist Howard Levy and joined his latin-fusion group Chevere. Thru Levy, Haque was introduced to Paquito D'Rivera and began a long and fruitful relationship with the Cuban NEA Jazz Master. Numerous world tours and recordings including Manhattan Burn, Celebration, Havana Cafe, Tico Tico, Live at the MCG were to follow. Especially notable is the classic and award winning Reunion featuring Haque along with Arturo Sandoval, Danilo Perez, Giovanni Hidalgo, Mark Walker, and David Fink.Thru D'Rivera, Haque was brought to the attention of Sting, who had just begun his record label Pangaea. Sting invited Haque to join the label and he released 2 critically acclaimed recordings, Voices Rising and Manresa. Haque toured briefly with Sting, including notable appearances at The Montreux Jazz Festival, as well as NBC's Michelob Presents Sunday Night with David Sanborn, but his own career demands led Haque in other directions.Haque has been featured on WTTW's ArtBeat and Chicago Tonight, Ben Sidran's New Visions, Michelob Presents Sunday Night with David Sanborn on NBC, his own Lonesome Pines special for PBS, and on BET cable jazz channel. Fareed has twice been selected as Talent Deserving Wider Recognition in Downbeat Magazine. In 1989, Haque also joined the faculty at Northern Illinois University as professor of jazz and classical guitar. He continues to teach at NIU to this day.After a short stint at Warner Bros. recording Majestad (unreleased and featuring John Patitucci, Michael Landau, Russel Ferrante, Grazinha, Lenny Castro, and Carlos Vega!), Bruce Lundvall signed Haque to the legendary Bluenote Records. While at Bluenote, Haque recorded three albums as a leader: Sacred Addiction, Opaque, and Déjà vu. Haque toured and recorded extensively with other artists, including tours and 3 CDs with Javon Jackson: A Look within, For One Who Knows, and Good People. In addition, sideman credits include tours and recordings with Joe Henderson, Herbie Mann, Bob James, Richie Cole, Joey Calderazzo, Kahil El Zabar and the Ethnic Heritage Ensemble, and numerous Bluenote recordings for producer/arranger Bob Belden alongside Cassandra Wilson, Dianne Reeves, Joe Lovano, Paul Motian, and many others. Numerous classical recitals, as well as appearances with the Vermeer Quartet and many symphonies across the US and abroad, added to an incredible diversity of performances during this period.Thru Belden, Haque was invited to join forces with Joe Zawinul as part of his Zawinul Syndicate. The group proved to be one of Joe's best and most eclectic. Included were percussionist and vocalist Arto Tuncboyacian, drummer Paco Sery, bassist Mathew Garrison, along with Haque on Guitar and Electric Guitar. A year of extensive touring brought Haque closer to his Jazz/Rock roots.In 2001, Haque's interest in jam bands and the jam scene led him to co-found the jam super-group Garaj Mahal featuring Kai Eckhardt, Eric Levy, and Alan Hertz. This began 10 years of extensive touring across the US, performing in excess of 200 shows per year. Haque also joined George Brooks' group Summit, featuring Zakir Hussain and Steve Smith. Haque was voted ‘Most Valuable Player' at the 2002 High Sierra Music Festival. Haque and Garaj Mahal released 3 Live CDs as well as 5 studio CDs: Mondo Garaj, Blueberry Cave, w00t, More Mr. Nice Guy, and Discovery, which featured Haque's debut of the Moog Guitar.In 2004, Fareed premiered his Lahara Double Concerto for Sitar/Guitar and Tabla with The Chicago Sinfonietta at Symphony Center in Chicago, under the baton of maestro Paul Freeman, featuring tabla virtuoso Ustad Zakir Hussain, to whom the work is dedicated.In 2006, Fareed was commissioned to compose a classical guitar concerto for the Fulcrum Point Ensemble. His Gamelan Concertowas premiered in May of '06 at The Harris theatre in Millenium Park.In 2007, Garaj Mahal won an Independent Music Award.In 2009 Haque was voted ‘Best World Guitarist' by Guitar Player Magazine's Readers' poll. His acclaimed 2009 release Flat Planetwas twice #1 on the World Jazz Radio charts.After 10 years of over 2000 dates with Garaj Mahal, Haque's interest in electronic music and the Moog Guitar spurred him to leave Garaj Mahal and form Fareed Haque's MathGames, featuring bassist Alex Austin and drummer Greg Fundis.Notable events during this time include Haque performing and assistant directing the first Jazz Festival en la Patagonia in Frutillar, Chile under his mentor and friend Paquito D'Rivera, and appearances with his own groups at Java Jazz, The Chicago Jazz Festival, The Twents Guitar Festival, The Indy Jazz Fest, Coleman Hawkins Jazz Fest, Jazz in June, The Lafayette and South Bend Jazz Festivals, Sophia Jazz Fest, Bulgaria and many others around the world. Haque also performed at both the Aranjuez and Villa-Lobos guitar concertos (in one concert!) with The Chicago Philharmonic, under the baton of Lucia Matos at Pick-Staiger Concert Hall.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

The Best Music Podcast #13 | Jason Camelio — Trombone, Guitar, Composition | Taking Berklee Global, The Importance of Collaboration! #JasonCamelio #Berkleeglobal #Berkleeespanol Website: www.jasoncamelio.com @jasoncamelio for FB, IG and Twitter @berkleeglobal for FB, IG and Twitter for Berklee Global Initiatives: linktr.ee/berkleeglobal @berkleeespanol for FB, IG and Twitter for Berklee Espanol and Berklee Latino Get a consultation for your near-real-time setup: info@jasoncamelio.com Jamulus software: https://jamulus.io/ Loopback.com: https://rogueamoeba.com/loopback/ DÚBH as co-writer/co-producer with Damien Bracken, guitarist and vocalist Releasing a vEP (video EP) Videos are available at www.dubhmusic.com Jason Camelio is a composer, arranger, songwriter, trombonist, guitarist, producer, and global educational programs and partnerships developer. He leads his jazz octet Bending Dogma; co-founded the Big Bang Evolutionary Big Band (BBEBB), a jazz composers' workshop big band; and is the co-leader, guitarist, and songwriter in the rock group DÚBH, The BBEBB, the Fenway Brass Art Orchestra (for which he also was the co-director).  Phil Wilson's Rainbow Band, Greg Hopkin's Concert Jazz Orchestra, and the Big Band of the National Conservatory of Music - Dominican Republic have performed his original compositions and arrangements. Jason has performed with artists and groups such as Kimo William's Kimotion, Creative Ensemble Collective (featuring Donny McCaslin and Jeff Taylor), Phil Wilson, Oscar Stagnaro, Jazz Composers Alliance Orchestra (JCA), Fernando Huergo Big Band, Jim Odgren, Jim Kelly, Ryles Jazz Orchestra, Big and Phat Jazz Orchestra, Boston Horns Big Band, Picante Salsa, Impacto Latino, Puerto Rico Latin Sound and many more. Recordings Jason co-produced, written, and/or performed on include Phil Wilson's From the Vault, Vol. 1 with Alex Leiva; and the full-length album "This is DÚBH". Recording performances include Dweezil Zappa's “Via Zammata', "Danilo Perez's "The Panama Suite”; Stephen Webber's “Stylus Symphony;” Mike MacAllister's "Finder's Keepers;” Christine Fawson's "Happy Talk,” featuring Phil Wilson; Chris Opperman's "Chamber Music From Hell with Kurt Morgan and Fernando Huergo's Big Band "The Possibility of Change". As the assistant vice president for global initiatives at Berklee, Jason works with a range of creative and passionate people from educational, business, and government entities; developing opportunities for skilled, talented, and motivated performing artists to reach their career goals. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thebestmusicpodcast Blog: https://bestmusiccoach.blogspot.com Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/thebestmusicpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebestmusicpodcast/ 0:00 Intro 3:33 Warm-up questions 4:36 CMFH: Playing trombone with algorithms 11:02 Playing with robot precision 14:24 DÚBH 21:00 Being a decent human 24:33 It takes a village to raise a track 27:00 You can benefit by being many things 28:28 Berklee Global Initiatives Team 34:45 Dan's first college experience at a Berklee Global Partner 41:10 Why we need tough music teachers 44:43 Finding success outside of the USA 48:45 Tips on finding your audience 53:11 Using diversity for success 59:44 The search for near-real-time virtual jams 1:10:00 Jamulus and Loopback 1:19:46 How to use Jamulus outside of the 500-mile radius 1:29:03 Lifestyle: Jetlag 1:32:19 Lifestyle: Airplane food vs. squirrel food 1:35:47 Lifestyle: How do people in your life support you? 1:41:27 Lifestyle: How do you define yourself? 1:45:52 Practice: On the road 1:48:14 Practice: Invent your own exercises 1:48:54 Practice: Maximum effective duration + segmentation 1:55:26 Performance anxiety 2:00:43 Don't overthink your music #musicians #songwriter #songwriters #composers #musicmajor #musicmajors #musiceducator #musiceducators #musiceducation #podcast #thebestmusicpodcast #clips #musicpodcast #singer #guitarist #guitarplayer #trombonist #trumpet #violin #viola #cello #bass #brass #trombone #mandolin #banjo #drums #percussion #timpani #marimba #oboe #sax #saxophone #clarinet #basoon #alto #soprano #tenor #piano #keyboard Logo, Intro Video, and Branding: Arron Leishman Audio and Video: Zach Ramey zacherylramey@gmail.com Dan's Thumbnail Photo: John Mollura Photography

Oscar Giunta es uno de los artistas mas relevantes de la musica instrumental popular en America Latina, con permanentes tours alrededor del mundo al frente de su Oscar Giunta Supertrio! o bien como solista integrando los grupos de muchos de los principales artistas de la musica instrumental, donde predomina el lenguaje jazzistico desde la ortodoxia del genero, hasta cruces culturales y musicales realmente atractivos, partiendo desde ese lenguaje. Su actividad pedagogica es igualmente intensa, atractiva y de larga data. Sumado a las lecciones personalizadas y/o grupales que imparte de manera presencial desde 1992 y online desde 2013, son tambien habituales sus tours de clinics, masterclasses, seminarios y workshops en giras especificas o de manera itinerante y en forma conjunta a sus tours con su trio. Sus tours educativos lo han llevado a varias de las mas prestigiosas insittuciones de Argentina, Brasil, Chile, Uruguay, Paraguay, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, USA, Alemania y España. Como artista solista, actualmente se encuentra presentando su nuevo album junto al "Oscar Giunta Supertrio!", titulado "Apalàp!", el cual fue grabado en la ciudad de New York, en 2019, en el marco del ultimo tour de Giunta por varias importantes ciudades de ese pais. El album fue editado por "Club Del Disco" (@clubdeldisco IG) y lo pueden oir de manera online y gratuita en : http://www.smarturl.it/apalap Oscar Giunta Supertrio! - #OGSt! , está integrado además por dos de los músicos más relevantes y representativos de la nueva generación jazzistica Argentina: el Contrabajista Flavio Romero y el pianista Hernán Jacinto. En Argentina, ha integrado las diversas formaciones de muchos de los principales artistas de la musica instrumental, entre los que podriamos destacar a Luis Salinas, Walter Malosetti, Javier Malosetti, y el grupo que Giunta co-liderò durante 5 años junto al trompetista Juan Cruz de Urquiza: Quinteto Urbano. Todo un referente del genero en America Latina y mas alla de las fronteras. Internacionalmente, Oscar Giunta ha tocado, girado y/o grabado junto al Wayne Shorter Quartet, John Patitucci, Herbie Hancock, Dave Holland, Dave Liebman, Miguel Zenon, Eddie Daniels,Danilo Perez, Paquito De Rivera, Billy Cobham, Lalo Schiffrin, Philip Catherine ... y la lista seria interminable. Oscar Giunta se apresta a su proximo tour europeo en junio 2021, que partirà en Alemania, como numero central del prestigioso HILDENER JAZZTAGE , uno de los principales festivales de Alemania y de toda Europa. En este contexto, el artista registrara su segundo album en vivo y al frente de su Oscar Giunta Supertrio!, el cual ya tiene nombre y es "Oscar Giunta Supertrio! - The German Concert" . Este trabajo, sera registrado en vivo por la WDR, television y radio estatal de Alemania.

My guest this week is jazz and contemporary vocalist, composer, arranger, and educator, Farayi Malek. Farayi holds a bachelor’s degree in Contemporary Improvisation from New England Conservatory and a master’s degree in Contemporary Performance from the Berklee College of Music Global Jazz Institute. She is currently the vocalist of the Global Messengers, an ensemble led by award-winning pianist, Danilo Perez. In 2018, Farayi was invited to perform with Berklee’s New Spirit Quintet in Novosibirsk, Russia and the following year, was invited to the Mindel Summer Jazz Festival in (Cape Verde to perform with the Ron Savage Trio. In addition to her performance ventures, Farayi is a passionate educator, founding her own online learning platform Allegro Virtual Preparatory Instruction, which seeks to provide students with the highest possible level of preparation for the study of music in higher education. In addition to her online program, she is an instructor of voice, piano, and composition at Eugene Piano Academy, located in Eugene, Oregon. The question of the week is: How can you separate a person from their art? Farayi and I share artists we can successfully separate from their art and artists we cannot, if people really are innocent until proven guilty, the road for redemption for those we see as problematic, and how to respect the suffering of others. A warning to listeners: this episode contains subject matter that may be triggering to some listeners, with the discussion of topics like sexual assault, violence, and racism. Please proceed with caution. You can find out more about Farayi at her website, www.farayimalek.com, or on Instagram @farayi.malek.

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with German Jazz Pianist & Singer Jacky Terrasson .. We caught up with him in late April 2020 during the Coronvirus lockdown to talk about his latest 2019 CD 53 .. He has been hailed as one of the bright young lions on the traditional jazz scene since he captured everyone’s attention when he won the Thelonious Monk Competition in 1993. Born in Berlin to a French mother and an American father, his distinctive piano style reflects his old and new influences .. He studied jazz at the Berklee College of Music in Boston with many other new traditionalists as classmates like Danilo Perez. He has moved on toClick here to listen.Neon Jazz is a radio program airing since 2011. Hosted by Joe Dimino and Engineered by John Christopher in Kansas City, Missouri giving listeners a journey into one of America's finest inventions. Take a listen on KCXL (102.9 FM / 1140 AM) out of Liberty, MO. Listen to KCXL on Tunein Radio at http://tunein.com/radio/Neon-Jazz-With-Joe-Dimino-p381685/. You can now catch Neon Jazz on KOJH 104.7 FM out of the Mutual Musicians Foundation from Noon - 1 p.m. CST Monday-Friday at https://www.kojhfm.org/. Check us out at All About Jazz @ https://kansascity.jazznearyou.com/neon-jazz.php. For all things Neon Jazz, visit http://theneonjazz.blogspot.com/

..Su tutta la parte della carriera di Wayne Shorter successiva al Weather Report (un'esperienza che si esaurisce dopo la metà degli anni ottanta), ci limitiamo per concludere ad alcuni flash. Toccando la partecipazione di Shorter a Mingus, il memorabile album di Joni Mitchell che esce nel '79; e poi il duo di Shorter con Herbie Hancock, uscito nel '97 e intitolato 1 + 1. E terminiamo con il suo penultimo album, del 2013. Uno dei fatti più straordinari della carriera di Shorter è che il sassofonista ha raggiunto alcuni dei punti in assoluto più alti e interessanti della propria arte nella parte ormai tarda del suo percorso, nel nuovo millennio. Solo nel 2000, dopo oltre quarant'anni di carriera ai vertici del jazz, Shorter ha formato il suo primo gruppo acustico regolare sotto suo nome, il quartetto con Danilo Perez, John Patitucci e Brian Blade, con cui ha lavorato fino a che la salute glielo ha consentito. Un gruppo che certo non ha lisciato il pelo al pubblico, ma che al contrario lo ha sfidato, con una musica avventurosa, inquieta, non conformista, fortemente basata sull'improvvisazione, senza rete: e "senza rete", Without a Net, è il titolo del suo penultimo album, del 2013.

In questa puntata Marcin Wasilewski con Joe Lovano, il nuovo Bill Frisell, Kurt Elling con Danilo Perez, Esperanto (Luca Falomi, Riccardo Barbera, Rodolfo Cerevtto), Stefano Bollani, Tony Bennett e Bill Evans, Lennie Tristano, Bobby Watson, Rudresh Mahanthappa e Stevie Wonder. Buon jazz a tutti.

JBRS 822… New/Recent releases on this episode include a duo project from Kurt Elling working with Danilo Perez, Swedish singer Monika Hoffman, the latest Big Band album from singer Harry Connick Jr. Also a 20th anniversary reissue of a centerpiece…Read more →

A conversation with Panamanian pianist, composer, educator, and a social activist, Danilo Perez - https://www.daniloperez.com

Toshi Clinch is a renowned Australian arranger, performer and educator currently located in Melbourne, Australia. His works have been performed globally in Europe, America, Asia and Australia by artists such as the Glenn Miller Orchestra, Tommy Dorsey Big Band, Dick Oatts, Danilo Perez, James Morrison, various X Factor and Australian Idol finalists, West End vocalists, and many other ensembles. In 2016 Clinch graduated with a degree in Jazz Arranging from the prestigious University of North Texas where he studied under Grammy Nominated composer Richard DeRosa and Grammy Award Winning bassist Lynn Seaton. Following his studies he recorded his debut big band album Vesuvius that featured an all American version of the Toshi Clinch Big Band. As a bassist Clinch has performed alongside Vincent Gardner, Dick Oatts, Ed Soph, and Pat Coil, and is currently an arranger for Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines. In 2018 Clinch directed the inaugural Big Band Through The Ages Jazz Festival in Melbourne, Australia to great acclaim. The festival featured artists from the USA working with hundreds of Australian students and educators over a period of two weeks. During the final performance, chief artist Richard DeRosa titled Clinch as “the Quincy Jones of Australia” referencing the production work undertaken to run such a large event. In 2019 the festival grew to accommodate a yearlong youth jazz program, and looking into the future, Clinch looks to develop the organization further. Thanks for listening and keep thriving! Show notes: www.SpenserLiszt.com/blog/TMP34 4 Simple Steps to Save an Emergency Fund (FREE PDF Download): www.SpenserLiszt.com/EmergencyFund Join the Thriving Musicians closed Facebook group: www.Facebook.com/groups/ThrivingMusician Email questions, comments or nominate a Thriving Musician to spenser@spenserliszt.com Follow Spenser online: Facebook: www.Facebook.com/SpenserLiszt Twitter: www.Twitter.com/SpenserLiszt Instagram: www.Instagram.com/SpenserLiszt

Ester Wiesnerová je speváčka, hudobná skladateľka, textárka a pedagogička. Momentálne je aktívna hlavne na východnom pobreží US, ale koncertovala a učila aj v Juhoafrickej republike, Belgicku, Izraeli, či Švajčiarsku a Nemecku. Ester je absolventkou Berklee College of Music v Bostone, kde študovala spev a džezovú kompozíciu napr. pod vedením Danilo Perez, George Garzone, alebo Lizz Wright. K jej ďalším úspechom patrí napríklad zaradenie do rebríčka „30 pod 30“ časopisu Forbes (30 najúspešnejších Slovákov pod 30 rokov), alebo titul „Objav roka“ v súťaži Nové tváre slovenského jazzu. Ester bola jedným z desiatich umelcov vybraných spievať pre Lionela Richie. 

Jacques Schwarz-Bart says that he never fit neatly into any one category. He says, “I knew early on in my life that I could not go down a regular path. It would be hard for other human beings to totally accept me the way I am.”  From the very start, Jacques’ life was unusual. Born in the Caribbean island of Guadeloupe to a pair of writers (his mother the Guadeloupean novelist Simone Schwarz-Bart and his father, the French-Jewish writer and intellectual André Schwarz-Bart.)  The family traveled widely, living in Senegal, Switzerland, and Goyave, Guadeloupe. Young Jacques was an excellent student, and he was thought to be destined for greatness. In his universe, that meant a life in politics and, after studying at the prestigious Parisian school of Government, Sciences Po, he began a career as a Senator’s assistant in Paris. He was an inspiration: young, successful and smart - a beacon of hope and a shining representative of his multi cultural background in France.  So when he walked away from all that at age 27, moved to Boston and pursued a career in jazz saxophone at the Berklee College of Music, it was not a surprise to him that his family and friends thought he had literally lost his mind. People started to talk, and to invent all kinds of reasons to explain the choice. He says, “I admired them for finding a rational reason for my decision. Nobody could come to terms with the fact that I loved something and I just decided to pursue it despite that fact that I was new and not very good at it.”  It’s true, he was new. He had only picked up a saxophone for the first time a few years earlier. But as he tells it, there was an instant connection between the young Schwarz-Bart and the and horn. He was off and running.  Much like everything else in his life, Jacques musical path has not followed a straight line. His work with Roy Hargrove led him to the world of neo soul, where he worked as a session player with the likes of D’Angelo, Erykah Badu, Eric Benet, and Meshell N’degeocello.  But it was stints with Danilo Perez, Ari Hoenig, Bob Moses, and Giovanni Hidalgo that informed his search for authentic, coherent music that built bridges between his cultural and musical worlds. A series of exploratory projects ensued, including the Gwoka Jazz Project (exploring the music of Guadeloupe); Jazz Racine Haiti (bringing together Haitian Voodoo music and jazz); and most recently Hazzan, featuring his original arrangements of Jewish liturgical music.  We got together on a cold January afternoon following his performance at the Winter Jazz Festival in New York to talk about identity, authenticity, and how “the artist is first and foremost someone who has the guts to be himself”.  Thanks for listening. If you enjoyed it, please leave a review on iTunes and consider supporting the podcast on Patreon! And now you can also listen to the podcast on Spotify!

Chris “Doc” Enright (@doc_enright) is the final featured pianist in our piano mini series. Originally from Bath, Maine, Chris relocated to the Boston area to study music at Berklee College of Music and New England Conservatory where he earned a Bachelors and a Masters, respectively. While attending college, Chris was able to study under many influential musicians including Hal Crook and Danilo Perez. Since graduating, Enright has established himself as an in demand pianist/keyboard player in the New England area backing up artists such Steve Memmolo, Louie Bello, and many more. Outside of a busy gig schedule, Chris is an avid music teacher and composer of arrangements of well known cover songs that he produces with other local performers. Videos of these arrangements can be found on his Instagram page, @birdseyekeys. Chris Enright - Piano Setlist: Buster Rides Again On A Clear Day Unrequited Sudoku - Chris Enright Origianal Alarm - Chris Enright Original Recorded at First Baptist Church in Newton, Ma Produced by Christian Saint-Louis Recorded, Mixed and Edited by Matt Peiffer Co-Host: Ryan Scalia Check out our blog: Lacspodcast.Blogspot.com

Chris “Doc” Enright (@doc_enright) is the final featured pianist in our piano mini series. Originally from Bath, Maine, Chris relocated to the Boston area to study music at Berklee College of Music and New England Conservatory where he earned a Bachelors and a Masters, respectively. While attending college, Chris was able to study under many influential musicians including Hal Crook and Danilo Perez. Since graduating, Enright has established himself as an in demand pianist/keyboard player in the New England area backing up artists such Steve Memmolo, Louie Bello, and many more. Outside of a busy gig schedule, Chris is an avid music teacher and composer of arrangements of well known cover songs that he produces with other local performers. Videos of these arrangements can be found on his Instagram page, @birdseyekeys. Chris Enright - Piano Setlist: Buster Rides Again On A Clear Day Unrequited Sudoku - Chris Enright Origianal Alarm - Chris Enright Original Recorded at First Baptist Church in Newton, Ma Produced by Christian Saint-Louis Recorded, Mixed and Edited by Matt Peiffer Co-Host: Ryan Scalia Check out our blog: Lacspodcast.Blogspot.com

In this week’s episode I have the honor and pleasure of sitting down with one of the greatest bass players that has ever lived, the one and only John Benitez. For those of you who don’t know, John is a five-time GRAMMY award-winning bassist that has played with Tito Puente, Chick Corea, Danilo Perez, John Scofield, David Sanchez and countless other A-list artists in the Jazz, Latin-jazz and Latin Dance Music idioms. Over the past four years, I’ve had the privilege of experiencing many deep and inspiring conversations with this true master of music. Fortunately, this podcast has finally given me the chance to record and share one of those conversations with the world.

Jazz88's Janis Lane-Ewart interviewed pianist Danilo Perez following a concert at the Panama Jazz Festival.

Jazz88's Janis Lane-Ewart interviewed pianist Danilo Perez following a concert at the Panama Jazz Festival.

It’s the first episode, the first steps of Mondo Jazz. So let’s start this show with some music about walking and moving forward, strolling and strutting, leaping and loping, going through life and death? PLAYLIST INCLUDES Herbie Nichols, Joe Harriott, Honi Gordon, Clusone Trio, Michael Blake, Benny Carter, Leo Parker, Jimmy Giuffre, Louis Armstrong, The Meters, Frank Zappa, Jackie McLean, Danilo Perez, Lack of Afro, Soul Coughing, Raymond Scott, Wynton Marsalis, Donald Byrd, Ted Nash, The Harlem Experiment, Guillaume Perret, Tuatara Full playlist at https://spinitron.com/radio/playlist.php?station=rfb&sv=l&playlist=5313#here

Being able to sit down with outstanding artists and thinkers like Larry Grenadier is one of the true pleasures of doing this podcast. Larry is a longtime member of the Brad Mehldau Trio and Pat Metheny's group, and has recorded with Paul Motian, Charles Lloyd, Enrico Rava, Danilo Perez, Chris Potter, Joshua Redman, Kurt Rosenwinkel, and many others. I had the chance to check out Larry's mesmerizing headlining concert at the 2017 International Society of Bassists Convention, and I'm so thankful that we were able to catch up for this podcast!  Check out Larry on Facebook as well as his own trio Fly, and look for his solo bass album in the near future. Here's the flow for this episode: Part 1 - Bay Area Years Part 2 - Technique Part 3 - Gear and Advice Check out more jazz artists on the podcast at contrabassconversations.com/jazz. Contrabass Conversations is sponsored by: The Upton Bass String Instrument Company. Upton’s Bostonian was conceived at the 2009 International Society of Double Bassists convention at State College, Pennsylvania, while world-renowned jazz bassist and Professor of Jazz Studies at the University of North Texas, Lynn Seaton and Upton Bass String Instrument Co. President and Founder, Gary Upton Birkhamshaw were playing and discussing the various instruments Upton Bass had created for the convention. They started with a blank sheet of paper, and together began jotting down Lynn’s preferences and suggestion with each model. The result was a rough outline of what would become the UB Bostonian Concert Double Bass. A440 Violin Shop - An institution in the Roscoe Village neighborhood for over 20 years, A440's commitment to fairness and value means that we have many satisfied customers from the local, national, and international string playing communities. Our clients include major symphony orchestras, professional orchestra and chamber music players, aspiring students, amateur adult players, all kinds of fiddlers, jazz and commercial musicians, university music departments, and public schools. Bass Violin Shop -  Offers the Southeast's largest inventory of laminate, hybrid and carved double basses. Whether you are in search of the best entry-level laminate, or a fine pedigree instrument, there is always a unique selection ready for you to try. Trade-ins and consignments welcome! Check out what people are saying about the Bass Violin Shop on Facebook. Subscribe to the podcast to get these interviews delivered to you automatically!

Pianist Danilo Perez can pound out a mean montuno or tickle the ivories with a silky ballad. In his most recent CD, "Children of the Light," he emphasizes the jazz side of his multi-faceted career. In this JazzCorner.com Jazz Perspective, producer Reese Erlich discusses how Perez creates new music through what he calls "comprovization" - a combination of composition and improvisation.

Jeff “Tain” Watts (http://tainish.com) is an acclaimed jazz musician, drummer and composer based in Easton, Pennsylvania. With 5 GRAMMY awards on his resume, Jeff has had a lengthy recording career as a sideman to many prominent jazz artists, including both Wynton and Branford Marsalis. His compositional skills now command equal attention. Jeff initially majored in classical percussion at Pittsburgh’s Duquesne University, where he was primarily a timpanist, followed by enrollment at the Berklee School of Music. Jeff joined the Wynton Marsalis Quartet in 1981 and proceeded to win three Grammy Awards with the ensemble: Black Codes From The Underground, J Mood and Marsalis Standard Time. Watts left Wynton Marsalis in 1988. After working with George Benson, Harry Connick. Jr. and McCoy Tyner, he joined the Branford Marsalis Quartet in 1989, winning Grammys for I Heard You Twice the First Time and Contemporary Jazz. In the film and television industry Jeff has appeared as both a musician on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno and as an actor, Rhythm Jones in Spike Lee’s “Mo Better Blues”. Jeff joined Kenny Garrett’s band after returning to New York in 1995 and continued to record and tour with Branford Marsalis as well as Danilo Perez, Michael Brecker, Betty Carter, Kenny Kirkland, Courtney Pine, Geri Allen, Alice Coltrane, Greg Osby, McCoy Tyner, Steve Coleman, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Harry Connick Jr, and Ravi Coltrane. Jeff now leads his own band, and records his own compositions on his own record label, Dark Key Music. (http://myiesstore.com/darkkeymusic/) Along with explosive power, blinding speed and mastery of complex rhythms and time signatures, Jeff’s style is at once elegant, composed, and yet very gritty at the same time. His latest recording, “Blue, Vol. 1” (http://myiesstore.com/darkkeymusic/product/blue-vol-1-cd/) is available now and receiving widespread critical acclaim.

Laura "Lolly" Allen's music "...conjures the lanky, leisurely feel of Milt Jackson, her roomy rambles open up the spiritual spaciousness of Walt Dickerson, and her smooth flair for Latin rhythms recalls Cal Tjader."-- Fred Bouchard (writer for Downbeat Magazine and teacher at Berklee College of Music.) She has been featured on radio and at venues including the Knitting Factory, Vibrato Grill Jazz, Boston Globe Jazz Festival, artist-in-residence with Stan Strickland at Boston's Museum of Fine Art, WGBH FM's Eric in the Evening and Ron DellaChiesa's Jazz Songbook. Allen has composed and performed in various ensembles including Gunther Schuller's Birthday Celebration Concert, Sam Rivers with the New England Conservatory Big Band, Maria Schneider with the Jazz Composer's Alliance, The Jimmy Giuffre Tribute Concert at Jordan Hall, the L.A Jazz Society's Vibe Summit, and with Jiggs Whigham and Bob Mintzer at the Disney Jazz Celebration. She has studied with many jazz greats: Danilo Perez, George Garzone, Cecil... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We're featuring an interview with bassist Larry Gray on this week's episode.  Larry's multi-instrumental path has taken him through performance on guitar, flute, cello, and piano in addition to bass.  Larry is in high demand as a jazz bassist in Chicago, performing regularly for decades at Joe Segal's Jazz Showcase, and he teaches at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.  Enjoy! About Larry Born on Chicago’s south side, Larry Gray is considered by many to be one of jazz music’s finest double bassists. His impressive versatility and uncommon musical curiosity keep him in demand as both a leader and sideman. Larry began his musical studies at the age of five when his father brought home an accordion and introduced him to his first teacher. Invigorated by this study, Larry added the guitar to his arsenal and studied piano seriously for many years thereafter. It was not until he was in his twenties that he decided to switch to the double bass. Larry went on to study classical music extensively, eventually adding the cello to his long list of loved instruments. His principal teachers were Joseph Guastafeste, longtime principal bassist of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and cellist Karl Fruh, a highly regarded soloist and teacher. Under Mr. Fruh's guidance, he received bachelors and masters degrees in cello performance from the Chicago Musical College of Roosevelt University. Throughout his long and varied career, Larry has worked with numerous exceptional artists and jazz legends, including McCoy Tyner, Jack DeJohnette, Danilo Perez, Branford Marsalis, Benny Green, Freddy Cole, Benny Golson, Steve Turre, George Coleman, Lee Konitz, Bobby Hutcherson, Sonny Fortune, Ira Sullivan, Junior Mance, David "Fathead" Newman, Willie Pickens, Ann Hampton Callaway, Charles McPherson, Antonio Hart, Jackie McLean, Sonny Stitt, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Al Cohn, Randy Brecker, Nicholas Payton, Kurt Elling, Eric Alexander, Phil Woods, Jon Faddis, Roscoe Mitchell, Von Freeman, Wilbur Campbell, Eddie Harris, and Les McCann. In addition, he has collaborated with guitarists Kenny Burrell, Joe Pass, and Tal Farlow, as well trumpeters Donald Byrd, Harry "Sweets" Edison, and Tom Harrell, among others. Larry continues to tour extensively, performing at jazz festivals and clubs around the globe, including the Umbria Jazz Festival, the Havana Jazz Festival, Rio Sao Paulo Festival, North Sea Jazz Festival, the Montreal International Jazz Festival, ECM Festival in Bielsko-Biala, Poland, the Poznan Jazz Festival, Monterey Jazz Festival, the Montreaux Detroit Festival, the Chicago Jazz Festival, Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, the Hollywood Bowl, Village Vanguard, Blue Note (New York and Tokyo), Kennedy Center, and the Ravinia Festival, with such jazz luminaries as Marian McPartland, Clark Terry, Nancy Wilson, Frank Morgan, James Moody, Larry Coryell, Louis Bellson, Barry Harris, Dorothy Donegan, Monty Alexander, Frank Wess, Joe Williams, Doc Severinsen and the Tonight Show Band, Kenny Drew Jr., and most recently, Ramsey Lewis. As a classical musician, Larry played several seasons with the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, including a year as principal bass. He worked on many occasions with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra under master conductors Erich Leinsdorf, Rafeal Kubelik, Carlo Maria Guilini, and Sir George Solti. He also was the featured double bassist with Lyric Opera for the world premiere of the opera Amistad. Larry is an arranger and composer whose work has been widely recognized as uniquely melodic and exceptionally refined. His discography includes 1,2, 3,..., on Chicago Sessions, the solo bass record, Gravity, One Look, and Solo + Quartet, all on Graywater Records, as well as the Ramsey Lewis and Nancy Wilson collaborations Meant to Be and Simple Pleasures. He can also be heard on the Ramsey Lewis recordings Appassionata, Time Flies, and With One Voice, and the latest release, Songs From the Heart. Larry also arranged and produced the critically acclaimed CD, Django by Ferro. Furthermore, Larry has recorded with Chet Baker, Curtis Fuller, Ira Sullivan, Lin Halliday, Willie Pickens, Nicholas Payton, Randy Brecker, Bunky Green, Bob Moses, Irish flute-whistle virtuoso Laurence Nugent, pop sensations Linda Eder, Dennis DeYoung, and Peter Cetera, and songwriter Michael Smith, among others. In addition, Larry is a first-call studio musician, and his playing can be heard on many commercial radio and television jingles and studio projects as well as the PBS television series, Legends of Jazz, where he can be seen performing alongside Jim Hall, Benny Golson, Chris Potter, Phil Woods, David Sanborn, Chris Botti, Clark Terry, and Roy Hargrove. In addition, Larry's original composition for double bass and guitar, Five Movements, was commissioned and performed by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Chamber Ensemble at Symphony Center in Chicago. Most recently, Larry has composed two commissioned works for the Jazz Institute of Chicago. Tribute to the Bass Masters Suite was premiered at the Poznan Festival in Poland in 2008 to much acclaim. A second work, String Thing, was first presented in Chicago in October 2010 as part of the Jazz Institute of Chicago Jazz in Chicago series. Larry also completed a collaborative project with bassists Rufus Reid and Joseph Guastafeste that was premiered in March of 2011 in Chicago. Larry Gray is also a dedicated teacher and is Assistant Professor of Jazz Studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He also served for many years on the faculties at DePaul University and Northern Illinois University. Active as a clinician at high school and colleges and festivals thought North America, he also coaches various instrumentalists in jazz techniques as well as music theory, sight-singing, and composition. Subscribe to the podcast – follow on Twitter – Like on Facebook

In this podcast I talk to the all-time great, Antonio Sanchez. Sanchez, a four-time Grammy winner, frequently collaborates with some of the today’s most prominent jazz musicians like Joshua Redman, Chris Potter, Christian McBride, John Patitucci, Donny McCaslin, Danilo Perez, David Sanchez, Paquito D’Rivera, Kenny Werner, Marcus Roberts, Avishai Cohen, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Dianne Reeves, Miguel Zenon, […] The post 131 – Antonio Sanchez: How to speak with the drums appeared first on Drummer's Resource: Conversations with the world's greatest drummers and music industry pros..

Panamanian jazz pianist Danilo Perez on International Jazz Day after performing for school children in Newport

Panamanian jazz pianist Danilo Perez on International Jazz Day after performing for school children in Newport

Dotzè programa dedicat al baixista John Patitucci en el qual ens aturem als anys 1997-1998 durant els quals col·laborà amb artistes com Steve Khan, Patrick Leonard, Steve Tavaglione, Gerardo Núñez, Chuck Loeb, Loudon Winwright III i en Danilo Perez.

Danilo Perez is not only a talented jazz pianist, he also founded the Danilo Perez Foundation in Panama City to provide free music education for children. Jazz Corner producer Reese Erlich visited Panama to file this exclusive report on Perez and the Panama Jazz Festival.

Pianist and composer Oscar Perez is one of the bright young lights of the Jazz-Latin scene in New York. Along with Danilo Perez, Miguel Zenon, David Sanchez and others, Oscar Perez is helping create a new sound based on fusing traditional Latin with funk, jazz and other contemporary music. JazzCorner.com Jazz Perspective producer Reese Erlich sat down for a talk with Perez in New York.

For the past decade, Adam Cruz has been a member of pianist Danilo Perez's trio, which also features bassist Ben Street. But, in a business known for brief, constantly changing partnerships, he has chosen to develop and maintain long-standing working relationships such as those with pianists Perez and Simon, saxophonists David Sanchez and Steve Wilson, and the Mingus Big Band. And even before that, Cruz had established his name working with artists such as trumpeters Charlie Sepúlveda and Tom Harrell, saxophonists Chris Potter, Pharaoh Sanders, and Paquito D'Rivera, guitarist Charlie Hunter and, perhaps most notably, touring and recording with pianist Chick Corea. Cruz has a new album coming out in April 2011 called MILESTONES. Comprising eight original compositions, and featuring a true all star band including Miguel Zenón, alto sax; Steve Wilson, soprano sax; Chris Potter, tenor sax; Steve Cárdenas, electric guitar; Edward Simon, piano, and Ben Street, bass, Milestone, which was made possible by a grant by the Aaron Copland Recording Fund, marks a before and after in Cruz's development as an artist. www.adamcruz.net

Several years ago, Danilo Perez became a father. On his new album, Providencia (Mack Avenue, 2010), Perez explores the lives of his daughters and commits himself, musically and socially, to leaving them a better world. In this interview, Perez talks about fatherhood; the diverse array of musicians in his band; and the many musical and other projects he's involved with in Panama and at Berklee College of Music in Boston. Learn more at www.daniloperez.com.

Several years ago, Danilo Perez became a father. On his new album, Providencia (Mack Avenue,...

Composer/pianist and Chicago native Brian Friedland's music displays a relentless creativity and open-mindedness that is quickly evident when one examines his written repertoire. A composer from age 13, his output consists of 8 big band charts, 12 chamber works, a film score, and hundreds of compositions for small and large jazz ensembles. In addition to writing music drawing on mainstream jazz and classical traditions, Friedand's pieces include diverse instrumentations and unusual ideas. Friedland studied with jazz composers Vince Mendoza and Kim Richmond and pianists Shelly Berg, Allan Pasqua, and Danilo Perez. He has a master's degree in jazz composition from New England Conservatory and a bachelor's degree in jazz performance from the University of Southern California. He comes to DreamFarm with a full, rich horn section and lots of amazing ideas to share.

Composer/pianist and Chicago native Brian Friedland's music displays a relentless creativity and open-mindedness that is quickly evident when one examines his written repertoire. A composer from age 13, his output consists of 8 big band charts, 12 chamber works, a film score, and hundreds of compositions for small and large jazz ensembles. In addition to writing music drawing on mainstream jazz and classical traditions, Friedand's pieces include diverse instrumentations and unusual ideas. Friedland studied with jazz composers Vince Mendoza and Kim Richmond and pianists Shelly Berg, Allan Pasqua, and Danilo Perez. He has a master's degree in jazz composition from New England Conservatory and a bachelor's degree in jazz performance from the University of Southern California. He comes to DreamFarm with a full, rich horn section and lots of amazing ideas to share.