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Danny Rivera

Baritone Saxophone

About Me

I'm a Baritone Saxophonist/ Composer and I currently attend the Manhattan School of Music, where under the instruction of JLCO's Joe Temperly I have performed all over New York City from Jazz Standard to Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola to the 2005 IAJE Conference.I have also performed with a number of established jazz musicians including Paquito D' Rivera, Benny Golson, Kurt Elling, Al Jarreau, Jon Hendricks, Joe Locke, Lew Soloff, Jeremy Pelt, Peter Bernstien, Lewis Nash, and Dave Leibman. I currently perform with the Bobby Sanabria Big Band, Captain Coconut (and the Funk Orchestra), and Howard Johnson's Bear-Tones.

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Member Since: 12/30/2005
Influences: CHARLES TOLLIVER BIG BAND, ROY HARGROVE BIG BAND, THAD JONES/ MEL LEWIS JAZZ ORCHESTRA, MINGUS BIG BAND, COUNT BASIE and DUKE ELLINGTON, John Coltrane, Bird, Cannonball, Joe Henderson, Wayne Shorter, Sonny Rollins, Oliver Nelson, Ahmad Jamal, Miles, Gil Evans, Clifford Brown, Elvin Jones, Art Blakey, Freddie Hubbard, Woody Shaw, Larry Young, Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, McCoy Tyner, Pepper Addams, Nick Brignola, Gerry Mulligan, Nick Payton, Ravi Coltrane, Josh Redman, Rudresh Manhattapa/ Vijay Iyer, Steve Coleman, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Kenny Garret, Soulive, Tower of Power, Garaj Mahal, Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, Billy Cobham, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Weather Report, Return to Forever
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My Blog

7/17/2007 NYC Jazz Club Debut @ Jazz Standard

I will be playing with the Bobby Sanabria Big Band @ Jazz Standard on Tuesday July 17...The Jazz Standard is the place where I really turned into the musician I am today and it is an honor to make my ...
Posted by Danny Rivera on Mon, 09 Jul 2007 02:54:00 PST