Sofia Koutsovitis, Jorge Roeder, Daniel Blake, (Avantrio), Jeremy Udeen, Edward Perez, Carmen Staaf, Peter Kenagy, Tyler Wood, Bert Seager, Jarrett Cherner, Peter Slavov. Richie Barshay, John Lockwood, Leo Genovese (with The Sofia Koutsovitis Group), Alec Spiegelman (with Dan Blake Party). Many more...
Thanks to Sauli and Kavita for the video 1 and 3. Thanks to Brad Powell to video 2 and thanks to Bill for these JTC great videos! (baytaper.com)
THE JARRETT CHERNER TRIO (trades on I'll be seeing you) with Jorge Roeder (bass) and Jarrett Cherner (piano)
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Influences
Here are some names that come to mind (Influences, mentors and inspiration): Roy Haynes, Afro-Peruvian traditions and "Musica criolla". Jack DeJohnette, Elvin Jones, Philly Joe Jones, Papa Joe Jones. Rafael "Pocho" Purizaga (my uncle!), Gustavo Karr (my first drum teacher), Juan Medrano "Cotito", Marcos Mosquera, "Manguey" Vasquez, Eduardo Balcazar, Gigio Parodi, Efrain Toro, Alex Sarrin, Alex Acuna, Eva Ayllon, Jean Pierre Magnet, Milenio, Oscar Aviles, Jorge Madueno, Nicomedes Santa Cruz, Chabuca Granda, Felipe Pinglo, Noel Rosa, Susana Baca, Rosa Passos. Vicente Lebron, Danilo Perez, Maria Schneider, Miguel Zenon, The Police, Anexo 3, Joe Jackson, Level 42, Trilok Gurtu, Jamey Haddad, Kenwood Dennard, Billy Hart, Bob Moses, Hal Crook, Ed Tomassi, Chano Dominguez, Paco De Lucia, Vicente Amigo, Ruben Blades, Ornette Coleman, John Coltrane, Wayne Shorter, Thelonious Monk, The Beatles, Fragil, Fito Paez, Chick Corea, Avishai Cohen, Jeff Ballard, Terreon Gully, Brian Blade, Dana Hawkins. African Music, tribal music, Folk music from around the world. The Universe. Mother nature and her sounds... more...
About me:
Jorge Pérez-Albela started playing drums at age 16 in his native Lima, Perú. In the early nineties Jorge kept a busy schedule performing with artists, such as, Latin Grammy-winning pop singer Gian Marco Zignago, Grammy-nominated música Peruana star Eva Ayllón.
Inspired by the beauty and richness of Peruvian music, Pérez-Albela began to play the cajón, which he learned directly from the masters. To date Jorge continues to research Afro-Peruvian music by periodic visits to his hometown, Lima, Peru.
In 1994, following his passion for Jazz, Pérez-Albela relocate to the United States to study at the Berklee College of Music, where he graduated cum laude with a Bachelor’s Degree in Professional Music.
Pérez-Albela has been featured at the "Jazz en Lima" International Festival (Peru), with his jazz trio (w/ Eli Degibri on sax and Edward Perez on bass). Jorge has toured Europe with Sofia Rei Koutsovitis, Javier Vercher, Albert Sanz and Andre Fernandes, performing at the most prestigious venues and festivals including recent appearances at the Festival Grec in Barcelona.
A Boston resident, Pérez-Albela is actively involved in the city’s jazz scene, and frequently commutes to New York City for performances or recordings, in venues such as: The Blue Note, The Jazz Standard, Sweet Rhythm, Tonic, Jordan Hall, The Regattabar and The Berklee Performance center. His versatility, deep knowledge of jazz and South American rhythms, and ability to integrate jazz drums with cajón make him a one-of-a-kind musician. He can be heard in current performances/recordings with Grammy-winning composer/conductor Maria Schneider, pianists Bert Seager, Danilo Perez (at the NPR's 2007 "Toast of the Nation"), Jarrett Cherner, Geoffrey Keezer and Leo Blanco; guitarist/ composer Claudio Ragazzi, singers Sofia Koutsovitis and Mili Bermejo, Saxophonists Dan Blake and Grace Kelly; trumpeters Jason Palmer and Peter Kenagy.
His project, Avantrio, in collaboration with Peruvian bassist Jorge Roeder and Argentine vocalist Sofia Koutsovitis, weaves jazz with Peruvian sounds at the core.
Throughout the years, Pérez-Albela has studied with Danilo Pérez, Bob Moses, Christian McBride, Pat Metheny, Hal Crook, Jamey Haddad, Ralph Peterson, Alex Acuña, Efrain Toro, Vicente Lebron, among others.
Pérez-Albela has taught percussion in the Boston area since 1997, where he also directs a music therapy program at the Edward Devotion Public School in Brookline, Massachusetts. He has taught master classes at the National Conservatory in Lima, Perú, and at the Portsmouth Dance and Percussion Festival, in New Hampshire.
Hola Jorge! Bouncin' with Bud ~ like very much. Drumming is Exceptional Awesome play. Same goes with Cherner on the Keys and Jorge on the Bass. Enjoyed Percussion Journey as well... NICE Sounds!
Holaaaaaaaaaaaa Amigote cómo estassssssssssss como les vaaaaaaa espero muy biennnnnnnn tenemos muchoooooo para conversar...pásame tus teléfonos para ver si hablamos una de estas noches bendiciones y éxitosss te quiero muuuchoooooo bstes y sldos Carla
Hey Jorge, what's going on? Happy New Year, and thanks for the e-mail about the OCA, I wasn't aware of that... wish you lots of great music and all the best in 2009, hopefully we get to play together again this year, how long has it been?
Hola Jorge, A mí también me encanta el jazz, pienso que es la base de todos los géneros musicales. Te cuento que estoy terminando mi estudio de grabación y mastering en un par de semanas aquí en Lima, lo he trasladado desde Barcelona así que espero que un día me visitéis. Un abrazo, Edu.
