$20 / 10:15 doors / 10:30 start / seated
Vocalist Donna McElroy
Bert Seager on piano
Sean Farías on bass
Jorge Perez-Albela on drums
Jorge Perez-Albela
Drummer Jorge Perez-Albela was born in Lima, Peru. In 1994, following his passion for Jazz, Pérez-Albela relocated to the United States to study at Berklee College of Music.
Jorge has performed and or recorded with Grammy-winners: Maria Schneider, Danilo Perez, Ruben Blades, The Either Orchestra, Claudio Ragazzi, Gian Marco and Eva Ayllon. As well as world renowned artists: George Garzone, Jerry Bergonzi, Avishai Cohen, Daniel Blake, Tim Ray, Jorge Roeder, Donna McElroy, Sissy Castrogiovanni, Mili Bermejo, Geoffrey Keezer, Bert Seager, Claudia Acuna, Sofia Rei, Joey Blake, Tania Libertad, Bruce Bartlett, Tal Gamlieli, John Lockwood, Jason Palmer and Grace Kelly.
Pérez-Albela has performed in many prestigious stages around the world, including: The Blue Note, The Jazz Standard, The Jazz Gallery, Sweet Rhythm, Tonic, Jordan Hall, The City Winery, Scullers jazz club, The Regattabar, The Berklee Performance Center, Teatro ABC in Catania, Teatro Golden in Palermo, Art Tatum Jazz Club in Palermo, Levontin Jazz Club in Tel Aviv, The Café Central in Madrid, The Jamboree in Barcelona, The Jimmy Glass in Valencia, The Grec Festival in Spain, The Festival “Jazz en Lima” in Peru, The Panama Jazz Festival, The Dominican Republic Jazz Festival.
Jorge has been featured in WBUR's "Kind World", NPR's "Toast of The Nation", PRI/BBC "The World", GBH "Eric in the Evening" and Peruvian National TV "Sonidos Del Mundo".
Jorge is a Bosphorus cymbals Artist.
In 2010, Pérez-Albela joined the faculty for the Summer Performance Aspire Program at the prestigious Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts.
Jorge proudly directed a music mentorship program for "at risk" students in Brookline, Massachusetts that begun in 1997 and benefited thousands of children for over 23 years. He has taught at The New England Conservatory, The Panama Jazz Festival, The Internal Compass Jazz Seminar in Israel, La Pontificia Universidad Catolica in Lima, The National Conservatory in Lima, Perú; The National Conservatory in Santo Domingo, The Jerusalem Academy in Israel and at the Portsmouth Dance and Percussion Festival in New Hampshire.
Jorge Perez-Albela released his first album as a leader "The Time is Now" with nine of his compositions.
The opening song, "The Mirror" was chosen as a semi-finalist for the prestigious 2020 ISC International Songwriting Competition.
IG: @jorgeperezalbela