Danilo Pérez at Sixth & I Historic Synagogue in Washington D.C.

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Washington Performing Arts presents a performance by GRAMMY® Award-winning pianist, composer and educator Danilo Pérez at 8 p.m. on International Jazz Day (Saturday, April 30) at Sixth & I Historic Synagogue in Washington D.C. Pérez will be joined by his ensemble, The Global Messengers.

The “effortlessly hip” (Guardian), Grammy-winning jazz pianist and UNESCO Artist for Peace Danilo Pérez unites his twin passions of music and humanitarianism in this international sextet. The Panamanian-born Pérez and his bandmates—hailing from Palestine, Greece, and Jordan—contribute their respective cultural learnings and personal experiences with the goal of building community through mu