{"id":2525,"date":"2011-06-05T09:46:54","date_gmt":"2011-06-05T13:46:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/latinomusiccafe.com\/?p=2525"},"modified":"2022-06-27T12:07:35","modified_gmt":"2022-06-27T16:07:35","slug":"luis-perdomo-bridges-two-jazz-festivals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/latinomusiccafe.com\/2011\/06\/05\/luis-perdomo-bridges-two-jazz-festivals\/","title":{"rendered":"Luis Perdomo Bridges Two Jazz Festivals"},"content":{"rendered":"
Venezuelan pianist Luis Perdomo will play at two great Jazz Festivals. The Bellevue Jazz Fest is occurring close to where I currently live, and the Puerto Rico Heineken Jazz Fest is where I used to live.<\/p>\n
Luis Perdomo Trio Impresses at Bellevue Jazz Fest<\/h3>\n
The performance of Luis Perdomo\u2019s Trio impressed the audience that gathered at the Meydenbauer Theater in Bellevue, Washington. With longtime friend Hans Glawischnig on bass, and the sharply dressed Rodney Green at drums, the trio performed a few of Perdomo\u2019s compositions from his 2008 album \u201cPathways\u201d and a couple of new compositions not recorded yet.<\/p>\n
Despite his experience playing as a sideman with several Jazz and Latin Jazz bands, and his Venezuelan roots, Luis Perdomo\u2019s music stays within contemporary jazz. \u201cI like to play this music because of my musical education, which was classical and jazz-oriented<\/em>\u201d says Luis in a conversation we had a few hours before his performance at the Bellevue Jazz Fest. \u201cAs a sideman, you play what the band plays. When I play with my trio, I get the opportunity to play something different, and play my own compositions.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n
The audience at the Bellevue Jazz Fest reacted well to his moderately complex modern jazz songs, which showcase his flair at the piano but also display his sensitive side to jazz. Luis Perdomo leaves enough space for bassists Hans Glawischnig and drummer Rodney Green to also receive several applause from the audience as they demonstrate their chops on their respective instruments.<\/p>\n