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Chris Searle speaks with Venezuelan pianist LUIS PERDOMO
Luis Perdomo
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LUIS PERDOMO, born in Caracas, Venezuela in 1971, is one of the great jazz pianists of the Americas. An integral part of the quartet led by Puerto Rican alto saxophonist Miguel Zenon, with bassist Hans Glawischnig and drummer Henry Cole, he features powerfully on the quartet’s new album, Musica de Las Americas.
I asked him about his musical life and the insurgent sounds of the album.
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