Ivo Perelman
Ivo Perelman is a Brazilian free jazz saxophonist born in São Paulo.
Career
In his youth, Perelman learned to play guitar, cello, clarinet, trombone, and piano, concentrating on tenor sax since age 19. He attended the Berklee College of Music for one semester and then dropped out, moving to Los Angeles in 1986. Perelman released his first album in 1989, which featured Peter Erskine, John Patitucci, Airto Moreira, Eliane Elias, and Flora Purim as guests. After the release of his first album he moved to New York City. Perelman has released many albums since then for a number of different labels, and has played with Dominic Duval, Borah Bergman, Rashied Ali, Jay Rosen, Marilyn Crispell, Matthew Shipp, Paul Bley, Don Pullen, Fred Hopkins, Andrew Cyrille, Joanne Brackeen, Mark Helias, Billy Hart, Mino Cinelu, Nana Vasconcelos, Reggie Workman, William Parker, Louis Sclavis, John Wolf Brennan, Elton Dean, and Joe Morris.
He founded Ibeji Records in 1994 to record his own work.
Discography
Ivo The Children of Ibeji Man of the Forest Soccer Land Tapeba Songs Blue Monk Variations Cama de Terra Bendito of Santa Cruz with Matthew ShippSad Life Perelman/Parker/Ali Live Geometry Slaves of Job Revelation En Adir Sound Hierarchy Strings Seeds, Visions, and Counterpoint The Alexander Suite Eye Listens Sieiro Brazilian Watercolor The Hammer The Seven Energies of the Universe The Ventriloquist Aquarela do Brazil Olha Ze Suite for Helen F. Black on White Introspection Soul Calling Near to the Wild Heart Soulstorm The Apple in the Dark with Gerry HemingwayThe Hour of the Star with Matthew Shipp, Joe Morris, & Gerald CleaverFamily Ties with Joe Morris & Gerald CleaverThe Passion According to G.H. with Sirius QuartetThe Foreign Legion with Matthew Shipp & Gerald CleaverThe Clairvoyant with Matthew Shipp & Whit DickeyLiving Jelly with Joe Morris & Gerald CleaverThe Gift with Matthew Shipp & Michael BisioOne with Joe Morris & Balázs PándiA Violent Dose of Anything with Matthew Shipp & Mat ManeriEnigma with Matthew Shipp, Whit Dickey, & Gerald CleaverSerendipity with Matthew Shipp, William Parker, & Gerald CleaverThe Edge with Matthew Shipp, Michael Bisio, & Whit DickeyThe Art of the Duet, Volume One with Matthew ShippTwo Men Walking with Mat ManeriBook of Sound with Matthew Shipp & William ParkerThe Other Edge with Matthew Shipp, Michael Bisio, & Whit DickeyReverie with Karl BergerTenorhood with Whit DickeyCallas with Matthew ShippCounterpoint with Mat Maneri & Joe MorrisButterfly Whispers with Matthew Shipp & Whit DickeyVilla Lobos Suite with Mat Maneri & Tanya KalmanovitchComplementary Colors with Matthew ShippCorpo with Matthew ShippSoul with Matthew Shipp, Michael Bisio & Whit DickeyBlue with Joe MorrisThe Hitchhiker with Karl BergerBreaking Point with Mat Maneri, Joe Morris & Gerald CleaverThe Art of the Improv Trio Volume 1 with Karl Berger & Gerald CleaverThe Art of the Improv Trio Volume 2 with Mat Maneri & Whit DickeyThe Art of the Improv Trio Volume 3 with Matthew Shipp & Gerald CleaverThe Art of the Improv Trio Volume 4 with William Parker & Gerald CleaverThe Art of the Improv Trio Volume 5 with Joe Morris & Gerald CleaverThe Art of the Improv Trio Volume 6 with Joe Morris & Gerald CleaverThe Art of Perelman-Shipp Volume 1: Titan with Matthew Shipp & William ParkerThe Art of Perelman-Shipp Volume 2: Tarvos with Matthew Shipp & Bobby KappThe Art of Perelman-Shipp Volume 3: Pandora with Matthew Shipp, William Parker, & Whit DickeyThe Art of Perelman-Shipp Volume 4: Hyperion with Matthew Shipp, & Michael BisioThe Art of Perelman-Shipp Volume 5: Rhea with Matthew Shipp, Michael Bisio, & Whit DickeyThe Art of Perelman-Shipp Volume 6: Saturn with Matthew ShippThe Art of Perelman-Shipp Volume 7: Dione with Matthew Shipp & Andrew CyrilleLive in Brussels with Matthew ShippLive in Baltimore with Matthew Shipp & Jeff CosgroveHeptagon with Matthew Shipp, William Parker, & Bobby KappScalene with Matthew Shipp & Joe HertensteinPhilosopher's Stone with Matthew Shipp & Nate WooleyOctagon with Nate Wooley, Brandon Lopez & Gerald CleaverOneness with Matthew ShippEfflorescence with Matthew ShippIneffable Joy with Matthew Shipp, William Parker, & Bobby KappStrung Out Threads Strings & Voices Project with David Leahy, Pascal Marzan, Marcio Mattos, Phil Minton, Jean-Michel van Schouwburg, Benedict Taylor, & Phil WachsmannDust Of Light / Ears Drawings Sounds with Pascal MarzanFruition with Matthew Shipp