Le jazzman panaméen Danilo Pérez nommé Artiste de l'UNESCO pour la paix
Le pianiste et compositeur de jazz panaméen Danilo Pérez. Photo: Raj Naik/Danilo Perez
19 November 2012 – La Directrice générale de l'Organisation des Nations Unies pour l'éducation, les sciences et la culture (UNESCO), Irina Bokova, a annoncé lundi la nomination du célèbre pianiste et compositeur de jazz panaméen, Danilo Pérez, en tant qu'Artiste de l'UNESCO pour la paix.
Cet honneur lui sera décerné lors d'une cérémonie, prévue au Siège de l'UNESCO à Paris le 20 novembre, « en reconnaissance de ses efforts pour développer des programmes d'initiation à la musique à destination des enfants en situation d'extrême pauvreté au Panama, notamment dans le cadre de la Fondation Danilo Pérez, et de son engagement en faveur des idéaux et des objectifs de l'Organisation ».
Né au Panama en 1965, Danilo Pérez a influencé la musique contemporaine en élaborant un jazz panaméricain. Il dirige actuellement l'Institut mondial du jazz du Berklee College of Music, à Boston, aux États-Unis, et préside la Fondation Danilo Pérez qui met en place des programmes d'initiation à la musique pour les enfants en situation d'extrême pauvreté au Panama. Danilo Pérez est également directeur artistique du Festival de jazz de Panama.
Danilo Pérez a reçu de nombreuses récompenses pour son travail social au Panama, notamment l'Ordre Vasco Nuñez de Balboa et la Clé de la ville de Panama.
Les Artistes de l'UNESCO pour la paix sont des personnalités de renommée internationale qui usent de leur influence, de leur charisme et de leur prestige pour promouvoir le message et les programmes de l'UNESCO. L'Organisation coopère avec eux en vue de renforcer la sensibilisation du public aux enjeux de développement et au rôle joué qu'elle joue dans ces domaine
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From the Gail Boyd Artist Management site:
In addition to his performing career, Perez directs the Berklee Global Jazz Institute at Berklee College of Music (Boston, MA), where he developed an innovative educational curriculum based on the concept he refers to as inter-connective learning. This concept allows students to experience and practice the idea of social change through music. He also presides over the Danilo Perez Foundation in his native country of Panama. The Foundation provides outreach music programs to children of extreme poverty in the Republic of Panama. Danilo also serves as the Artistic Director for the Panama Jazz Festival, which in addition to showcasing world class talent, the Festival also serves as the world’s largest center for auditions, admissions and scholarships for Latin American music students and professionals.
Born in Panama, Danilo started his musical studies at just three years of age with his father, a bandleader and singer. By age 10, he was studying the European classical piano repertoire at the National Conservatory in Panama. At age 12 he started working as a professional musician in salsa bands and composing and arranging for Latin American singers.
Danilo first attracted the spotlight as the youngest member of Dizzy Gillespie’s United Nations Orchestra in 1989. Since the late ‘80s, he has toured and/or recorded with jazz masters Wayne Shorter, Steve Lacy, Jack DeJohnette, Jon Hendricks, Tito Puente, Paquito D’Rivera ,Wynton Marsalis, Gary Burton, Roy Haynes, among many others. Perez is also a prolific composer and he has been commissioned by Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Chicago Jazz Festival and others..
Danilo has earned much acclaim including Grammy © Awards, Jazziz Critics Choice Awards, Boston Music Awards, Jazz Journalists Association Awards.
Perez’ philanthropic work started in the early 1980’s when he taught Latin American musicians, created festivals, outreach music programs, and helped open jazz departments in Latin American universities. He later served as Cultural Ambassador for the Republic of Panama, Goodwill Ambassador to UNICEF, where he started his work in the eradication of extreme poverty through outreach music programs in Panama City, Panama. He has received numerous awards for his social work in Panama as well as internationally, including the Orden Vasco Nuñez de Balboa, Key to the City of Panama, the Smithsonian Legacy Award, ASICOM International Award, The Most Influential Latinos of the Delaware Valley.
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