Education
He studied at the Manhattan School of Music and Queens College in New York City, where he studied under Sir Roland Hanna, receiving degrees from both institutions.
composer pianist jazz musician
He studied at the Manhattan School of Music and Queens College in New York City, where he studied under Sir Roland Hanna, receiving degrees from both institutions.
He is directly and indirectly influenced by Bud Powell, Oscar Peterson, Keith Jarrett, Chick Corea, McCoy Tyner, Paul Bley and Herbie Hancock. He has played with Ralph Irizarry and Timbalaye, Ray Barretto"s sextet, John Patitucci, Dave Douglas, Yosvany Terry, as well as Brian Lynch, Tom Harrell, David Gilmore and Ignacio Berroa. In addition, he has released seven CDs as leader: Focus Point in 2005, Awareness in 2006 (both on Coltrane"s label RKM Music), Pathways in 2008 (Criss Cross Jazz), Universal Mind (and third for RKM Music) in 2012, The Infancia Project in 2012 (Criss Cross Jazz), Links in 2013 (Criss Cross Jazz) and Twenty-Two in 2015 (Hot Tone Music).
This latest Civil Defense includes Perdomo"s newest band: The "Controlling Ear Unit", with bassist Mimi Jones and drummer Rudy Royston.
He has been a long-standing member of both Miguel Zenon"s and Ravi Coltrane"s quartets.
