By Ed Symkus, MetroWest Daily News There are all kinds of ingredients making themselves heard and felt in “The Time Is Now,” the new album by drummer Jorge Perez-Albela. You can pick up the innate Peruvian rhythms from his native Lima, flavors of the Brazilian records he listened to as a young boy, some straight-ahead … Read More
By Travis Rodgers Jr, The Jazz Owl What a great year for albums and it’s only July! Jorge Perez-Albela has just released the time is now and apparently that title is correct. His wife Sissy Castrogiovanni has recently released her own solo album called Terra and now she is the featured vocalist on The Time … Read More
By Jim Hynes, Making A Scene! Back on Mother’s Day we brought you the wonderful album, Terra, from jazz and world music vocalist Sissy Castrogiovanni. Now it’s her husband’s turn. The Time Is Now is the debut for drummer, percussionist, educator, and now band leader Jorge Perez-Albela. Like his spouse’s album, he brings a palette … Read More
By Editor, Broadway World Today marks the release of percussionist Jorge Perez-Albela’s debut album The Time is Now. Noted for his skilled work as a sideman with such artists as Maria Schneider, Bert Seager, Danilo Perez and Sofia Rei Perez-Albela offers audiences his first foray as a bandleader on this multicultural, contemporary jazz release which … Read More
Renowned drummer, percussionist and educator Jorge Perez-Albela is excited to announce the release of The Time is Now, Out July 10th. Noted for his skilled work as a sideman with such artists as Maria Schneider, Bert Seager, Danilo Perez, Sofia Rei and Sissy Castrogiovanni, Perez-Albela offers audiences his first foray as a bandleader. This spirited amalgam of the percussionist’s jazz influences … Read More
