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Street Scenes: Columbia: David Sanchez- Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Claves, Rainstick; Cassandra Wilson - Vocals; Kenny Garrett- Alto Saxophone; Danilo Perez- Piano; Charnett Moffett, John Benitez, Larry Grenadier - Bass; John Benitez - Clave; Clarence Penn, Horacio "El Negro" Hernandez; Milton Cardona- Drums, Shekere. 1996 ...
Danilo Pérez (29 de diciembre de 1965 - ) es un pianista, compositor y jazzista panameño.. Biografía. Comenzó en la música a la edad de 3 años, cuando fue entrenado por su padre, quien era un cantante y líder de orquesta.A la edad de 10 años estudió el repertorio de piano clásico europeo en el Conservatorio Nacional de Panamá.Después de graduarse en electrónica, se ganó una beca ...
Biography. Pianist and composer Danilo Pérez has forged a wide path for himself and his music throughout his career to date. Born in 1966 in Panama, Pérez, who relocated to New York City, began playing piano at age three. His father was a bandleader and vocalist, and by the time he was ten, he was studying at the National Conservatory in Panama.
As a solo artist and as a collaborator with jazz giants from Dizzy Gillespie to Wayne Shorter, for over three decades Grammy® Award Winning Panamanian Pianist-Composer Danilo Pérez has been lauded as one of the most creative forces in contemporary music. With Jazz as the anchoring foundation, Pérez’s Global Jazz music is a blend of ...
The pianist wants nothing less than to create a Panamanian style of jazz composition.”. JazzTimes. “Danilo Perez is a man with some serious jazz cred. The Panamanian pianist got his start playing with Dizzy Gillespie, and continued with Wayne Shorter. As a composer and bandleader himself, he’s practically peerless.”. NPR.
The influences of Puerto Rican folkloric music can be clearly heard on Street Scenes (1996), his debut album on Sony/Columbia. Strains of Bomba and Plena are also evident on Obsesión (1998) and Melaza (2000) both produced by the great saxophonist Branford Marsalis, as well as Travesía (2001), Sánchez’s first entirely self-produced recording.
Street scenes Authors : David Sanchez , Danilo Pérez , Larry Grenadier , John Benitez , Charnett Moffett , Clarence Penn , Milton Cardona , Horacio Hernandez , Richie Flores , Cassandra Wilson , Kenny Garrett
