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Danilo Perez

Jazz

The next Danilo Perez concert is scheduled for Friday, July 11, 2025 at Rotterdam Ahoy - RTM Stage in Rotterdam, Netherlands. See all 10 upcoming concerts

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Top Songs By Danilo Perez

Listen to 'Round Midnight by Danilo Perez, see lyrics, music video & more!

'Round MidnightDanilo Perez

Listen to Rabo de Nube by Danilo Perez, see lyrics, music video & more!

Rabo de NubeDanilo Perez

Listen to Overjoyed by Danilo Perez, see lyrics, music video & more!

OverjoyedDanilo Perez

Listen to Claudia by Paquito D'Rivera featuring Arturo Sandoval, Giovanni Hidalgo, Danilo Perez, Fareed Haque, David Finck & Mark Walker, see lyrics, music video & more!

ClaudiaPaquito D'Rivera featuring Arturo Sandoval, Giovanni Hidalgo, Danilo Perez, Fareed Haque, David Finck & Mark Walker

Listen to Impressions by Danilo Perez, see lyrics, music video & more!

ImpressionsDanilo Perez

Listen to Wail by Roy Haynes Trio, see lyrics, music video & more!

WailRoy Haynes Trio

Listen to Luz del Alma by Brian Blade, Danilo Perez & John Patitucci, see lyrics, music video & more!

Luz del AlmaBrian Blade, Danilo Perez & John Patitucci

Listen to Tanga by Paquito D'Rivera featuring Arturo Sandoval, Giovanni Hidalgo, Danilo Perez, Fareed Haque, David Finck & Mark Walker, see lyrics, music video & more!

TangaPaquito D'Rivera featuring Arturo Sandoval, Giovanni Hidalgo, Danilo Perez, Fareed Haque, David Finck & Mark Walker

Listen to Question and Answer by Roy Haynes Trio, see lyrics, music video & more!

Question and AnswerRoy Haynes Trio

Listen to Reunion by Paquito D'Rivera featuring Arturo Sandoval, Giovanni Hidalgo, Danilo Perez, Fareed Haque, David Finck & Mark Walker, see lyrics, music video & more!

ReunionPaquito D'Rivera featuring Arturo Sandoval, Giovanni Hidalgo, Danilo Perez, Fareed Haque, David Finck & Mark Walker

Upcoming Concerts for Danilo Perez

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Latest Release

Listen to Lumen by Danilo Perez & Bohuslän Big Band

ALBUMLumenDanilo Perez & Bohuslän Big Band

More albums from Danilo Perez

ALBUMCrisálidaDanilo Perez

Listen to Children of the Light by Brian Blade, Danilo Perez & John Patitucci

ALBUMChildren of the LightBrian Blade, Danilo Perez & John Patitucci

ALBUMPanama 500Danilo Perez

ALBUMProvidenciaDanilo Perez

Listen to Paquito D'Rivera: Reunion by Paquito D'Rivera featuring Arturo Sandoval, Giovanni Hidalgo, Danilo Perez, Fareed Haque, David Finck & Mark Walker

ALBUMPaquito D'Rivera: ReunionPaquito D'Rivera featuring Arturo Sandoval, Giovanni Hidalgo, Danilo Perez, Fareed Haque, David Finck & Mark Walker

Listen to . . . Till Then by Danilo Perez

ALBUM. . . Till ThenDanilo Perez

ALBUMMotherlandDanilo Perez

Listen to Central Avenue by Danilo Perez

ALBUMCentral AvenueDanilo Perez

ALBUMPanamonkDanilo Perez

ALBUMDanilo PerezDanilo Perez

About Danilo Perez

Hometown

Panama

Born

December 29, 1966

Genre

Jazz

A brilliant pianist and composer, Danilo Pérez combines the bebop tradition with his Panamanian heritage, African elements, modern classical, and other global musical influences. He initially established himself working with icons like Paquito D'Rivera and Dizzy Gillespie before gaining wider attention with Grammy-nominated albums like 1998's Central Avenue and 2000's Motherland. A former UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, he has taught at the New England Conservatory and Berklee College of Music. Pérez has continued to explore ever more textured and varied instrumentations, as on 2008's Across the Crystal Sea and 2010's Grammy-nominated Providencia. Along with collaborations with bassist John Patitucci and drummer Brian Blade, Pérez has also earned accolades as a member of Wayne Shorter's acoustic quartet, and he took home a Grammy in 2020 for his work on singer Kurt Elling's Secrets Are the Best Stories. With 2021's Crisalida, Pérez further pushed his globally minded aesthetic to new heights.