PART 2: SFJAZZ WAYNE SHORTER CELEBRATION LIVE STREAM

Join me this Friday, June 26, as SFJAZZ continues its four-part celebration of legendary saxophonist Wayne Shorter featuring the world premiere of a 2019 all-star tribute concert at the SFJAZZ Center, this time with Herbie Hancock, Terence Blanchard, Terrace Martin, John Patitucci, Brian Blade, and myself. Tune in by becoming an SFJAZZ Digital Member, starting at $5 per month. All donations during this concert go directly to Maestro Wayne for his ongoing medical needs. Register at sfjazz.org/watch

PART 1: SFJAZZ WAYNE SHORTER CELEBRATION LIVE STREAM

Friends, join me and SFJAZZ in honoring a true Maestro on Friday, May 22 in the first of a four-part celebration of legendary saxophonist Wayne Shorter. You won't want to miss video of the world premiere of an all-star tribute concert at the SFJAZZ Center in 2019, featuring Kamasi Washington, Terrace Martin, John Patitucci, Brian Blade, and myself. Tune in by becoming an SFJAZZ Digital Member, starting at just $5 per month at www.sfjazz.org/watch. All donations during this concert go directly to Wayne Shorter for his ongoing medical needs.

GLIDE MAGAZINE: VOCALIST KURT ELLING TEAMS WITH PIANIST DANILO PÉREZ FOR ‘SECRETS ARE THE BEST STORIES’ (ALBUM REVIEW)

Vocalist Kurt Elling Teams With Pianist Danilo Pérez for 'Secrets Are The Best Stories' (ALBUM REVIEW) - Glide Magazine

Renowned vocalist Kurt Elling collaborates with acclaimed pianist Danilo Pérez and a few other musicians on select tracks for Secrets Tell the Best Stories . Elling adds lyrics to compositions by Wayne Shorter, Jaco Pastorious, visionary composer/arranger Vince Mendoza and Pérez.

JAZZIZ Weekly Discover Playlist: March 2, 2019

JAZZIZ Weekly Discover Playlist: March 2, 2019 - JAZZIZ Magazine

As part of Bird's centennial celebration in 2020, Craft Recordings presents The Savoy 10-Inch LP Collection, a deluxe box set including four 10-inch LPs cut from newly restored and remastered audio. The collection highlights Bird's pioneering bebop recordings for Savoy Records from 1944-1948, featuring jazz legends Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, John Lewis, Bud Powell, Max...

The 21C Music Festival: Giving Wings to the Better Angels of Our Nature

The 21C Music Festival: Giving Wings to the Better Angels of Our Nature - Page 6 of 6 - Toronto Music Report

Danilo Pérez brought with him a very unique group of musicians - the Global Messengers - who comprised erstwhile neophytes from the Berklee Global Jazz Institute, which he founded, and included (in addition to the pianist and musical director, vocalist Farayi Malek, violinist Layth Sidiq, cellist Naseem Alatrash, percussion colourist Tareq Rantisi and Vasilis Kostas, who plays the laouto (an Grecian version of the Middle Eastern "oud" - a kind of instrument evolved - it would seem from its harmonic range and sound - by marrying the tiple and the classical guitar.

Psst! A Peek at 'Secrets Are the Best Stories,' Kurt Elling's New Album with Danilo Perez

Psst! A Peek at 'Secrets Are the Best Stories,' Kurt Elling's New Album with Danilo Perez

"There's a mystery," Kurt Elling sings softly. "An enigma." Then, gathering momentum: "There's a memory oh so slight." His words come near the opening of "A Certain Continuum," the first single from Secrets Are The Best Stories , which Edition Records will release on April 3.

Danilo Pérez’s Global Messengers at Queen Elizabeth Hall

Danilo Pérez's Global Messengers at Queen Elizabeth Hall (2019 EFG LJF)

Danilo Pérez: Global Messengers (Queen Elizabeth Hall, EFG London Jazz Festival, Friday 22 November 2019. Review by Mike Collins) Danilo Pérez is a force of nature. A complex and nuanced force for sure, the pieces and a suite of the pianists compositions his Global Messengers band played at Queen Elizabeth Hall were layered, many stranded...

Kurt Elling signs to Edition for new album featuring Danilo Pérez.

Kurt Elling signs to Edition for new album featuring Danilo Pérez.

SIGN UP FOR EXCLUSIVE OFFERS FOR THIS ALBUM American vocalist, lyricist and songwriter Kurt Elling has signed to Edition for his new album featuring acclaimed Panamanian pianist and composer Danilo Pérez. Renowned for his singular combination of robust swing and poetic insight, GRAMMY winner Kurt Elling has secured his place among the world's foremost jazz vocalists.

El maestro Danilo Pérez confirmó los artistas que estarán en el Panama Jazz Festival

El maestro Danilo Pérez confirmó los artistas que estarán en el Panama Jazz Festival

Del 13 al 18 de enero de 2020, se realizará el décimo séptimo Panama Jazz Festival en la Ciudad del Saber y en el Centro de Convenciones ATLAPA en una Noche de Gala. "Un encuentro histórico entre Cuba, Estados Unidos y Panamá, donde la música rompe barreras y estrecha lazos de hermandad", comentó el maestro Danilo Pérez.

Kurt Elling and Danilo Perez: open canvas

Kurt Elling et Danilo Perez: canevas ouvert | ALAIN BRUNET | Musique

On savait l'envergure du chanteur Kurt Elling et du pianiste Danilo Perez, on n'avait aucune idée de ce que donnerait leur première expérience en tandem, présentée vendredi au Monument National. Eux non plus, force était d'observer. " We're experimenting ", a résumé Kurt Elling, sourire aux lèvres, s'adressant parfois en français au public.

Best Jazz of 2018

Best Jazz of 2018

Some of the most trusted names in jazz and a host of innovative young disrupters brought cross-media collaborations and fresh approaches to the genre. Here's a grand reckoning with the most revered compositional voice in contemporary jazz. The first of three discs here is defined by the kinetic synergy between the saxophonist's quartet and the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra.