Front Porch Concert Series featuring Per Danielsson Quartet
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About this event
Safety Guidelines
So everyone can safely enjoy the show, the following safety protocols will be strictly enforced:
- Weapons are not permitted.
-Your own beverages, coolers, chairs, tents are not permitted.
- Persons and bags are subject to screening.
- Face masks are required. Venue staff will be wearing face masks; patrons are required to do the same. Face masks are available at the door upon request.
- Hand sanitizer stations are readily available. If you are in need of an attendant with cleaning supplies, please ask a staff member.
- Seat selection is on a first-come/first-served basis and guests will be assisted by staff to maintain social distance between parties. We ask that you not change seats once you are seated.
- If you suspect you are ill or reside with someone who is ill with flu-like symptoms, we ask you to exchange your tickets for a future event.
ABOUT OUR ARTIST OF THE WEEK:
Please join us with:
Per Danielsson on piano
Tamara Danielsson on sax
Chuck Archard on bass
Jeremy Katalenic on drums
Per Danielsson
Jazz pianist, composer, arranger, writer and educator, Per Danielsson is a native of Stockholm, Sweden. Growing up with a jazz guitar-playing father, Per was exposed tothe sounds of Oscar Peterson and Bill Evans at an early age. After formal piano studies in Sweden, which included lessons with Robert Malmberg and world-renowned jazz pianist Bengt Hallberg, his love of jazz brought him across the ocean to attend the internationally acclaimed North Texas State University. Per is an active performer, appearing often as a guest artist, soloist, clinician, and sideman. His career has included performances with many leading jazz artists and entertainers such as Louis Bellson, Clark Terry, Marvin Stamm, Maureen McGovern, Benny Golson and Adrian Cunningham to mention a few. As the pianist for Chuck Owen’s innovative and Grammy Nominated big band, The Jazz Surge, Per has performed and/or recorded with Slide Hampton, Gerald Wilson, Neena Freelon, Karrin Allyson, Bob Brookmeyer, Ingrid Jensen, Bob Mintzer, Randy Brecker and Danny Gottlieb. He has also performed with Swedish jazz legends Arne Domnerus, Jan Allan and Georg Reidel.
His most current CD release is his trio recording “Time Will Tell,” featuring Richard Drexler and Marty Morell. He can be heard on Chuck Owen and the Jazz Surge’s Grammy nominated CD’s A Comet’s Tail: Performing the compositions of Michael Brecker, Whispers on the Wind” and “River Runs.” Per is pianist and producer for “Dear Old Stockholm” and “Artwork”, both Swedish-American collaborations featuring saxophonist Jack Wilkins and revered Swedish trumpeter Jan Allen. And as pianist in the UCF Jazz Professors, Per has performed on the top charting CDs “The Jazz Professors Live” “Do That Again” and “En Plein Air”.
Per completed his Master's degree in jazz studies, composition and arranging, studying with one of the finest jazz writer/arrangers of today, Chuck Owen at the University of South Florida in Tampa. He now holds the position of Associate Professor of Jazz Piano at the University of Central Florida in Orlando, Florida. Per also shares his knowledge in current publications by Mel Bay including, Essential Jazz Lines in the style of Bill Evans, Essential Jazz Lines in the style of Miles Davis. First Lesson – Piano, You can Teach Yourself Jazz Chords, Real Book DVD and others. In addition, Per is active in jazz education outreach. He has served on the Presidential advisory board of the Jazz Education Network and is currently Artistic Director of the American Jazz Pianist Competition. In 2016’s competition, Per held the position of competition judge, along with Kenny Barron. The 2019 competition will be held on April 15 in New York at the Yamaha Show Room. Per is proud to be a Yamaha/Bosendorfer Artist.