Crisalida – Danilo Perez

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Pianist, composer, humanitarian and activist Danilo P?rez believes that a united global perspective for the arts and social justice are the keys to moving humanity forward in harmony. With ‘Cris?lida’, Perez has convened his Global Messengers – former Berklee College of Music students hailing from Palestine, Greece, Iraq, Jordan and the United States – to contribute their respective cultural learnings and personal experiences with the goal of building community through music, without borders.

History will reveal ‘Cris?lida’ yet another one of P?rez’s crowning achievements. Now after four decades as a professional musician, some of which has been spent with the world-acclaimed Wayne Shorter Quartet and leading his own projects, P?rez has now achieved living legend status. Most recently, he won the prestigious 2021 Doris Duke Artist Award.

“I want to continue my journey of exploring this pathway of using the power of music to unite and humanise. I want to promote music that acts as a bridge and to inspire younger artists to continue the journey and leave something positive that other generations can draw upon. In these challenging times, it is essential to activate the power of the arts to be resilient and reimagine a new world. Welcome to Cris?lida.” Danilo P?rez

“Grammy award-winner Danilo P?rez is a musician, philanthropist, and educator. He is among the most influential and dynamic musicians of our time.” – NYC Jazz Record

“As a composer and bandleader himself, he’s practically peerless.” – NPR

Global Messengers:
Danilo P?rez: piano
Farayi Malek: voice
Vasilis Kostas: laouto
Layth Sidiq: violin, voice
Naseem Alatrash: cello
Tareq Rantisi: percussion
Additional Guest Musicians:
Faris Ishaq: ney flute [track 1]
Rom?n D?az: bat? [tracks 1, 3, 4], spoken word [track 3]
Erini: voice [tracks 2, 6]
Patricia Z?rate P?rez: spoken word [track 2], rap [track 4]
Kalesma Children’s Choir of The Ark of the World (Kivotos tou Kosmou) [track 1]