Mr. Danielsson will be at Drake on May 4-5. He'll play a solo concert on May 4 at 7:30 for invited guests, but he will also give a second performance at 10:00pm which is open to the public. He will offer a masterclass the following morning, Saturday May 5 at 10:00am. All events will take place in Turner Jazz Center.
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 to the sounds of Oscar Peterson and Bill Evans at an early age. After
formal piano studies in Sweden, which included lessons with Robert Malmberg...
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Mr. Danielsson will be at Drake on May 4-5. He'll play a solo concert on May 4 at 7:30 for invited guests, but he will also give a second performance at 10:00pm which is open to the public. He will offer a masterclass the following morning, Saturday May 5 at 10:00am. All events will take place in Turner Jazz Center.
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 to the 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, Rosemary Clooney,
Don Braden, Lynn Seaton, Eric Alexander, Bobby Shew, Nick Brignola and
Maureen McGovern. As the pianist for Chuck Owen’s innovative big band, The
Jazz Surge, Per has recently performed and/or recorded with Slide Hampton,
Gerald Wilson, Neena Freelon, Gordon Goodwin, Karrin Allyson, Bob
Brookmeyer, Ingrid Jensen, John Abercrombie and Danny Gottlieb. He has also
performed with Swedish jazz legends Arne Domnerus and Jan Alan.
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