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Danilo Perez: Panama 500 and the Bgji at Scullers Jazz Club
Courtesy of Lydia Liebman | Posted on February 11, 2014
Where
Scullers Jazz Club
400 Soldiers Field Road
Boston, MA
Map
617-562-4111
When
Sun, February 16, 2014
4:00 pm
Save the date
Musicians
Danilo Pérez
pianoBen Street
bassAlex Hargreaves
violinAdam Cruz
drumsRoman Diaz
percussionLeandro Pellegrino
guitar, electricRoni Eytan
harmonicaEdmar Colon
saxophone, sopranoAbout
Scullers Jazz Club presents Danilo
Pérez: Panama 500 CD Release Celebration on Sunday, February 15 at 4:00 and 7:00pm. Scullers is located at 400 Soldiers Field Road, Allston MA 02134. Tickets are $25.00 and may be reserved online at www.scullersjazz.com or by calling 617-562-4111.
Grammy Award winner Danilo Pérez is considered to be one of the most influential and dynamic musicians of modern times. Born in Panama in 1965, Pérez quickly established himself by touring and/or recording with jazz masters such as Dizzy Gillespie ,Wynton Marsalis, Lee Konitz, Roy Haynes, Michael Brecker and more. In 2000, Danilo joined Wayne Shorter, to form Shorter's great quartet with John Patitucci and Brian Blade. Since 2003 he has been touring with regular trio featuring Ben Street and Adam Cruz. Pérez has served as Cultural Ambassador to the Republic of Panama and Goodwill Ambassador to UNICEF. He currently serves as UNESCO Artist for Peace, Founder and Artistic Director of the Panama Jazz Festival, and Artistic Director of the Berklee Global Jazz Institute in Boston’s Berklee College of Music....