Roy Haynes Quartet Joined by Danilo Pérez to Bring Boston Jazz to Life in Philadephia
March 9, 2006
Roy Haynes
The concert will include an “Artist Chat” at intermission with the players and Mervon Mehta, Kimmel Center’s Vice President of Programming and will be recorded for live broadcast by WRTI.
Tickets for the performance are $41 and $36, and can be purchased by calling 215-893-1999, online at www.kimmelcenter.org or at the Kimmel Center Box Office, open daily from 10am to 6pm and later on performance evenings. (Additional fees may apply) For group sales call 215-893-5883.
A limited number of $10 tickets are available for every Kimmel Center Presents performance at the Kimmel Center. Tickets go on sale the day of the event and can be purchased at the Kimmel Center box office beginning 2.5 hours prior to evening performances and 11:30am for matinees.
Jazz legend Roy Haynes is a drummer who has lived through nearly all eras of jazz. A self-taught musician, he earned the respect of other Boston musicians early on during his high school years. Reputedly Charlie Parker’s favorite drummer, Haynes developed his talent playing with giants like Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, Thelonious Monk, Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins, and John Coltrane, to name a few. He won two Grammy Awards in consecutive years during the 1980s as “Best instrumental performance group”. Officially declared a living National Treasure in 1988, Haynes continues to perform today.
Panamanian-born Danilo Perez has been recognized as one of the most influential and forward-thinking innovators in jazz music today. With three Grammy nominations and one Grammy award to his credit, Danilo, and his Pan-American Jazz (covering the music of the Americas, Latin and Afro-Cuban rhythm folkloric and world music), have gained a loyal following and international praise. Whether leading his own group or performing with some of the biggest legends in jazz such as Wayne Shorter and Roy Haynes, he continues to make his mark on jazz music.
Danilo began his musical studies at just three years old under the tutelage of his father. By age 10, he began his classical training at the National Conservatory of Panama. After receiving a degree in electronics, Danilo enrolled in Indiana University in Pennsylvania. But his love for music would force him to change his major to music, and he transferred to the prestigious Berklee College of Music. He burst on to the scene as the youngest member of Dizzy Gillespie’s United Nations Orchestra in 1989. His 3-year stint with Dizzy and the orchestra earned him recognition as one of the masters of the eclectic, post-bop Latin style.
Since 1993, Danilo has made several albums as a bandleader, including The Journey, which was placed on several Top Ten Albums of 1994 lists. As the first jazz musician to play with the Panamanian Symphony Orchestra, Danilo performed an expanded version of The Journey with the 80-piece orchestra. He also gained international praise and recognition for his album Motherland, which The New York Times called "...one of the most ambitious jazz records of the last decade." Danilo Perez released his newest CD "till then” this year, which Wayne Shorter called "a prime example of confidence in a future laden with cornucopian gifts for all humanity." In addition to leading his own ensembles, Danilo is currently a member of the new Wayne Shorter Quartet. He has played with Roy Haynes for the past 5 years.
Kimmel Center Presents’ 2005/2006 season is supported by: Mellon Financial Corporation, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Sovereign Bank, The American Express Company, Verizon Foundation, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the National Endowment for the Arts, and The William Penn Foundation. Special Student Matinees at the Kimmel Center are generously supported by Merck & Co., Inc. American Airlines is the Official Airline of Kimmel Center Presents. Toyota is the Official Vehicle of Kimmel Center Presents Jazz and World Pop programming. In-kind support is generously provided by Deloitte and Southern Wine and Spirit. NBC-10 is a Media Partner for Kimmel Center Presents.
KIMMEL CENTER PRESENTS
Mellon Jazz Up Close: One Nation Under Jazz
Saturday, April 1, 2006 | 7:30pm
Perelman Theater
Roy Haynes, drums
Marcus Strickland, saxophone
Martin Bejerano, piano
John Sullivan, bass
Featuring
Danilo Pérez, piano
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