Luis Perdomo Trio

What to expect: A close-up evening with one of the most in-demand pianists in modern jazz. Perdomo is known for harmonic depth, rhythmic fire, and a touch that moves between delicate and driving, and in a 68-seat listening room you will hear every detail of it. Expect a trio that listens closely and plays as one.

Personnel:
Luis Perdomo · Piano
Bass and drums TBA

Born in Caracas, Venezuela, Luis Perdomo began piano studies with Gerry Weil at a young age and was playing professionally as a teenager. He moved to New York in 1993 on a scholarship to the Manhattan School of Music, where he studied with Harold Danko and earned his bachelor's degree in 1997, then went on to a master's degree at Queens College, studying with Sir Roland Hanna.

Perdomo became a founding member of the Miguel Zenón Quartet and spent years as the pianist in Ravi Coltrane's quartet, appearing on Coltrane's Influx, Blending Times, and Spirit Fiction. He has appeared on more than 200 recordings as a sideman, working with artists including Tom Harrell, Dave Douglas, David Sánchez, Ray Barretto, Henry Threadgill, and Christian McBride.

As a leader, his recordings include Focus Point, Awareness, Universal Mind (a trio date with Jack DeJohnette and Drew Gress), The Infancia Project, and Twenty-Two with his Controlling Ear Unit trio. His duo recordings with Zenón, El Arte del Bolero and El Arte del Bolero Vol. 2, earned Grammy recognition, including a Grammy win in 2024 for Vol. 2.

Perdomo is an Associate Professor of Jazz Piano at Oberlin Conservatory and has taught at Queens College for years.

The Side Door Jazz Club is a dedicated jazz listening room located inside the historic Old Lyme Inn, 85 Lyme Street, Old Lyme, CT.