{"id":7033,"date":"2017-04-19T13:03:16","date_gmt":"2017-04-19T17:03:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/latinomusiccafe.com\/?p=7033"},"modified":"2020-10-15T13:53:39","modified_gmt":"2020-10-15T17:53:39","slug":"danilo-miguel-bobby-and-the-puerto-rico-heineken-jazz-fest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/latinomusiccafe.com\/2017\/04\/19\/danilo-miguel-bobby-and-the-puerto-rico-heineken-jazz-fest\/","title":{"rendered":"Danilo, Miguel, Bobby and the Puerto Rico Heineken Jazz Fest"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Puerto Rico Heineken Jazz Fest <\/a>took place in mid-March and I want to highlight three great artists that participated in the event; Danilo Perez<\/a>, Miguel Zen\u00f3n, and Bobby Valent\u00edn.<\/p>\n

Jazz Maestro Danilo Perez<\/h3>\n

I’m glad that this year’s edition of the Heineken Jazz Fest was dedicated to the great Panamanian pianist, arranger, bandleader, and educator Danilo Perez. Danilo has been a great influence in the development of music in his native Panama as well as in Latin America in general, and also an influence in Jazz in particular.<\/p>\n

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Panamanian pianist Danilo Perez was honored at Puerto Rico’s Heineken Jazz Fest 2017.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As a musician, Danilo studied jazz composition at Berkley College of Music, and even still as a student there, played with Terence Blanchard, Claudio Roditi, Paquito D’Rivera. After graduating, he continued his rising career collaborating with Dizzy Gillespie, Tito Puente, Joe Lovano, Wynton Marsalis, and many others. For the past few years, he has worked intensely with Jazz legend Wayne Shorter in several recordings.<\/p>\n

As Founder and Director of the Panama Jazz Festival (see PJF related blog HERE<\/a>), which began in 2003, he’s hosted many great jazz artists, including Puerto Rican’s David Sanchez, Miguel Zenon, Paoli Mejias, and Danny Rivera<\/a> among others. Through the Panama Jazz Fest, he’s Granted music scholarships to Berklee, the New England Conservatory, and the Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico, allowing a new crop of jazz musicians to grow and flourish, taking with them our Latino roots.<\/p>\n

For all this and much more, it was great for Puerto Rico to dedicate the Heineken Jazz Festival to this extraordinary Panamanian musician. In the below video, you’ll see some of the highlights of the Heineken Jazz Fest, including its dedicatory to Danilo.<\/p>\n