OLD NEWS
Phil Perry

Oct 20 - 2004
Phil @ Hilton Hotel, Blackpool : Jan 07 - 2005 : JAZZFM/Smooth fm Luxury Soul Weekend Break
The event, the fifth in a series of extremely successful promotions aimed at bringing luxury accommodation and top class soul together, is highlighted by a mouth-watering line-up of American soul stars - Howard Hewitt, Glenn Jones and Phil Perry backed by their full American band .: more : .

Oct 11 - 2004
Update .: Guest appearances 80's :.
Update .: sampler :.

Oct 09 - 2004
Update .: Video/DVD :. section

Dec 10 - 2003 Review: Lee Ritenour, Gerald Albright, Phil Perry and Jon Luc Ponty November 8, 2003 Seattle - At The 5th Avenue Theatre

On a rather cold and crisp Seattle evening the temperature went down as the evening progressed. Things were just starting to heat-up inside the cozy and luxurious confines of the 5th Avenue Theatre located in downtown Seattle... ... Judging by the audiences response the highlight of the evening (definitely mine), was that this was the first time vocalist Phil Perry has ever played in Seattle.. Personally I became a fan of his when he first appeared on the old Arsenio Hall Show sitting in with Arsenio's band "The Posse." I immediately sought out all things with his name on it including the doo-wop group "The Montclairs" where he first started recording. When during the song "Malibu", Phil Perry nonchalantly walked out from behind the curtains and the stage shadows the crowd went wild! Wearing a cream colored suit and a signature hat -- his first notes drew shouts of adoration. Singing the songs off Lee's "Twist Of Motown" project -- "Tracks Of My Tears," "Just My Imagination," and as an encore off Lee's 1981's "Rit" recording the hit song "Is It You?" (originally sung by Eric Tagg) he was icing on the cake to a great show! .:Read more:.

November 2003
Hey Everybody! Time to update yawl on what's going on….
I've decided not to do the play at this time…so now I'm free to do more concerts and some writing with my old friend MAJIC, down in Texas . Collaboration is long overdue!
I'll also be doing some November dates here and there with my Capricorn Twin, Lee Ritenour, as well as the very talented Mr. Bob Baldwin, before a special December return to Blues Alley in Georgetown on the 12th and 13th.
Speaking of Lillian, she is busy trying to preserve and promote my Music Legacy… she took me way back - over 35 years, I believe…She is insisting that I include a Montclairs medley in my show.
The PHILILL Foundation - our own non-profit Foundation ... our first fund-raiser will be a formal holiday dinner cruise on Sunday evening December 21st, from 6 to 10 p.m. on a beautiful ship in the Marina Del Rey. I have asked some special guest artists - musicians, singers, and comedians- to come on board to help us bring in the Christmas spirit…Although she doesn't know it yet, I plan to make Lill sing, too! It's time for her to shine again…and her chops are better than ever! …Just come to www.philperry.net and reserve your spot. Everything you need to know will be there, but you can email us if you need more information .:read more:.

Oct, 30 - 2003
Lee Ritenour Tour Dates:
November 8, 2003 9.00 pm
Fifth Ave. Theatre , Seattle, WA.
Venue: 206-625-1418
Special Guests: Gerald Albright and Phil Perry.

Oct 27 - 2003
PHIL PERRY will be the main live act for the Modern Soul Room at next years Prestatyn (Manchester, UK) Weekender MARCH 5TH - 8TH 2004, appearing with full backing band on Friday evening ( having seen the man in concert in the past I can honestly say he is breathtaking live and will be absolutely unmissable ). In addition MELVIN DAVIS and THE MASQUERADERS will also be performing their 70's / 80's material on the Sunday afternoon in the same room. The Saturday night showcase in the sixties room will consist of ...
BABY WASHINGTON, MELVIN DAVIS, THE MASQUERADERS
.:More informations:. : .:Booking Details:.

Oct 26 - 2003
"10-17-03 - Phil Perry was the featured guest vocalist of the great smooth jazz sax man Eric Marienthal during a beautiful Saturday morning Jazz Brunch Cruise on the "Endless Dreams" ship, out of Long Beach, California. Eric hosted the three hour cruise sponsored by smooth jazz radio station The WAVE - 94.7 FM, as part of their "Jazz At Sea" series, and food was provided by the superb chefs at Spaghettini's Italian Restaurant. Besides Phil Perry, Eric asked Canadian saxman Warren Hill to join forces, and the boat was "rockin'"!!! Phil brought the house down with his own special rendention of The Theme to (the movie) TOOTSIE, written by the legendary Dave Grusin.
Phil was totally thrilled to be singing with Eric's band which included longtime musical friends Barnaby Finch (on keyboards) and bassist Melvin Lee Davis."

Melvin is an extraordinary bassist, working with Chaka Khan, Lee Ritenour, Mariah Carey, ... he released two awesome CD's of his own. Photographer - Carla Rhea of Image Creations Unlimited - captured the event and sent us some photos. She wrote ..."Phil was great! The Smooth Jazz Brunch Cruise was fantastic!...I really enjoyed myself".

Oct 24 - 2003
eMail from Lillian Perry... "Greetings from California! I just wanted to let you know that Phil Perry will be coming back to Europe in March 2004, after almost a decade. He will be performing in Manchester, England in a Jazz Festival there on Friday the 5th of March 2004. As you know, 2004 will mark Phil's 35th year in the music business. All our best to you and the wonderful people of Europe who feel The Heart of The Man!!"

Oct 15 - 2003
Update .:Guest appearances 00's:.
Update .:Guest appearances 80's:.

Oct 11- 2003
Phil's touring Europe in 2004
More on the .:concert:. page

Sep 30 - 2003
Update .:Guest appearances 00's:.
Update .:DVD:.

Sep 23 - 2003
.:concert:. page update

Phil on .:soultracks.com:. :
Hey Everybody!
Thanks for the visit! I've been pretty busy lately rehearsing for two plays - "Will A Real Man Please Stand Up" and "Love In All The Wrong Faces" - while touring and doing the live music shows. It's keeping me on the move, but I'm very thankful for all the opportunities that are coming my way! When I can catch a breath, I've been writing when I'm at home...

Sep 17 - 2003
photos of Lillian (Phil's wife) and Paloma (Phil's daughter) in .:photogallery 4:.
Thanks Lillian

Sep 17 - 2003
Phil was in studio with U-Nam an artist from France. U-Nam is starting a brand new ambitious project, involving US and French artists ( Jeff Lorber , Phil Perry , Dunn from the Last Poet , Gary Meek , Wah Wah Watson ). A mix of R&B, Funk, Smooth jazz and Latin flavors. The photo is at .:photogallery 4:.

Aug 13 - 2003
new photos in .:photogallery 4:.

Aug 08 - 2003
Update .:Guest appearances 80's:.
Update .:Guest appearances 90's:.

July, 18 - 2003
Phil Perry @ .:
Long Beach Jazz Festival:.
The 16th Annual Long Beach Jazz Festival wraps up on Sunday, August 10th with sets from Kirk Whalum, Roberta Flack, Phil Perry, Ronnie Laws, and Al Williams Jazz Society featuring Niki Harris, Jeff Kashiwa and the Long Beach Jazz Search Winner. The shows on Saturday and Sunday open at 2:00 pm and close at 10:00 pm. The gates open at 12 NOON.

July, 17 - 2003
Kirk Whalum, Phil Perry and Peter White perform as part of The Wave's After Dark Spring Concert Series. 8 p.m. Saturday. Terrace Theater, Long Beach Performing Arts Center.

July, 23 / 2003
July 26 - Tulsa, OK - Kinfolks Classic Jazz Festival, featuring Angela Bofill, Ronnie Laws, Phil Perry, Gerry Gillespie and Jesse Powell, 8 p.m. Sunday at Coles Garden, 1415 NE 63. Doors open at 6 p.m.; 478-1529.

July 2003 - Phil on Tour
CD101.9, Toyota and Hennessy Privilege host two-hour cruises around New York Harbor - with a view of the majestic Manhattan skyline and the sounds of live Smooth Jazz performed by some of your favorite artists - on board Spirit City Cruises' newly refurbished Spirit of New York cruise ship, Tickets can be purchased online at SpiritCityCruises.com

Tuesday, 07/29/03
6:30pm & 9:30pm CD101.9 Smooth Cruise - - Phil Perry Spirit City Cruises - New York, NY

July 2003 - Acting and new CD
Phil has added Actor to his résumé, having just completed his starring debut in the stage production of "Will The Real Man Please Stand Up!" Perry has received another offer to display his acting and is currently reviewing another script and is working on a new CD.

July 2003 - Phil Perry on Tour - unconfirmed dates .: More :.
Phil will be touring with Norman Connors, Angela Bofill and Ronnie Laws on the following dates:
July 11 - Louisville, KY
July 12 - Dayton, OH (Gilly's)
July 17 - San Antonio , TX
July 19 - Houston, TX
July 20 - Killeen, TX
July 22 - Austin, TX
July 24 - Wichita, TX
July 25 - Dallas, TX
July 26 - Tulsa, OK
July 27 - Oklahoma City, OK
July 29 - NY City - CD101.9 Cruise
August 15 - Temecula, CA (Wilson Winery)
August 30 - BB King's - University City, CA
September 13 - Fresno, CA (with Paul Taylor)
September 27 - Yokohama, Japan
September 28 - Tokyo, Japan
September 29 - Nagano, Japan
October 4 - Cleveland, OH
and Russia .: more on philperry.net :.

Mar 31 - 2003
Phil Perry @ .:Long Beach Jazz Festival:.
August 8-10

Mar 31 - 2003
Phil Perry @ .:Las Vegas Hotel:.
Saturday April 26
Overlooking The Lights of Las Vegas Hotels
Michael Schivo Presents the 10th Annual Las Vegas City of Lights Jazz Festival to be held at Desert Breeze Park

As usual, the Jazz Festival has been booked with handpicked musicians to entertain throughout the day and night. Many of these musicians will be stepping foot into Las Vegas for the very first time. Artists performing at The 10th Annual Las Vegas City of Lights Jazz Festival are Richard Elliot, Peter White, Kim Waters, Brenda Russell, Jeff Golub, Phil Perry, Steve Cole, Bob Baldwin, Chuck Loeb, Marion Meadows and Freddie Ravel.

Mar 28 - 2003
Phil Perry @ .:La Ve Lee:.
PHIL PERRY, A RAY "THE WEEPER" FULLER "Soul To The Bone"
Friday, April 4 and Saturday, April 5
two shows @ 8:30 p.m. & 10:30 p.m.

Mar 15 - 2003
Update: .:Guest Appearances 80s:.

Mar 13 - 2003
Found an eMail review about the 5th Carlos Vega Memorial Birthday Concert @ La Ve Lee on Creatchy's website:

"Date: December 18th, 2002
…An unannounced vocalist came up next, Phil Perry to sing a heartfeld rendition of "For The Love Of You" along with guest drummer Steve Ferrone sitting in along w/Rosemary Butler providing background vocals. I can't understand why Perry doesn't get played on smooth jazz stations or aired on their playlists period. What a pair of pipes this dude has. His range is high enough to bounce off satellites. Unbelievable sensce of control and power and not heard enough to the masses. He's as big as an ox and his voice makes up for his looks...
It was time for veteran session songtress Rosemary Butler to be featured. This blonde siren has worked w/James Taylor, Linda Rondstandt, Doobie Bros., and Jackson Browne. She did a nice rendition of the Motown classic, "Ooh Baby Baby" which Butler herself sang background on Ronstadt's hit recording of the same song. Butler still sings like an angel and Wison and Perry provided crisp background harmonies along w/solos from Williams and Fuller….The set closed w/all the singers returning (Wilson, Butler, Scheff, Perry) plus Little Feat's Richie Hayward guesting in the drum chair for "What's Going On". Perry and Scheff traded off the first two choruses but it was mostly that dominated much of the song while Butler and Wilson sang the backgrounds. Perry showing off his vocal gymnastics in this number. Garfield and Williams showcased some fine solo choruses…"

Feb 28-2003
Update Concert page:
04/19/2003 - Terrace Theater @ Long Beach P.A.C. - Long Beach, CA
Phil Perry with Kirk Whalum and Peter White

Feb 19-2003
Read about Bobby Caldwell and Phil Perry in Manila, October 2002

Feb 04-2003
Saturday Evening May 17, 2003
A Magical Evening with Phil Perry with his band, singers, and special surprise guest-friends

Jan 26 -2003
Concert Review by Gloria Ellis and setlist:
"A Wave Of Peace-The Unity Concert," a free benefit sponsored by 94.7 (KTWV-FM) The Wave, a smooth jazz radio station, in remembrance of the tragedy that took place September 11, 2001. Many notable smooth jazz musicians as well as jazz vocalist were scheduled to perform to make this event the most memorable in the history of smooth jazz.
Sunday October 14th, A Wave Of Peace was held in Inglewood, at the Forum to benefit the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund. The Forum was filled to capacity given the fact that so many top smooth jazz artist of today, were contributing their time and talent for a noteworthy cause... Phil Perry, sang a very deep and compelling rendition of Lennon's, "Imagine," and followed with "Hey Jude" accompanied by his sisters and Brain Culbertson on piano...Stevie Wonder, vocalist, pianist, songwriter, producer, and recording artist was the surprise guest of the evening. Wonder just added more allurement to the event as he delivered a morsel of traditional jazz as well as his own "Ribbon In The Sky." In closing, all artists returned to the stage to participate in Marvin Gaye's, "What's Going On."
The complete review at Jazzmusic.com

Here's the song list straight from Jeff Lorber's laptop:
Kenny G (2 songs - ? + Silhouette)
Listen Here/ Lorber/Karukas/Koz
That's the Way Love Goes/Norman Brown
Softly and Sweetly/Kirk Whalum
Get It On/Culbertson
Imagine/Phil Perry
Love's in Need of Love/Can't Hide Love Medley/Najee and Wayman Tisdale
After 911/David Benoit
Pick Up the Pieces/Jeff Golub
Keiko Matsui/solo piano
George Duke/Marcus Miller/Harvey Mason
America The Beautiful/Peter White w/Antoine and Golub
Mas Que Nada/Marc Antoine
You'll never walk alone(acapella)/Impossible Dream medley/Patti Austin
Grazin in the Grass/Rick Braun and Boney James
Get Here/Brenda Russell
See What I'm Sayin/Boney James w/saxes
God Bless America/Al Jarreau
We're in this Love Together/Al Jarreau
Somewhere Out There/Patti Austin and James Ingram
I Believe I can Fly/James Ingram
*****Stevie Wonder!!!!
What's Goin On/ALL

Jan 06-2003
Wish you all the best for 2003.
Do you have any stories about Phil Perry and his music? Please feel yourself free and mail it via the feedback form on the forum site.

Dec 23-2002
Phil is leaving for Indonesia tonight. He will perform in the Bali Concert for Tourism Recovery with Dave Koz, Brenda Russell, Jeff Lorber and a wonderful band.

Nov 10-2002
90s guestappearances: Links to soundsnippets added

Nov 04-2002
Lee Ritenour DVD in the media section upgraded

Thursday, Oct 24 - 2002
From the Howard Hewett page:
"The Tour is starting... Here we go everybody...we start tomorrow in Birmingham Oct. 25th...Just the 4 of us...this is going to be fun!!"

Oct 15-2002
"JUST THE 4 OF US" National Tour
feat. Phil Perry, Howard Hewett, Tony Terry & Glenn Jones. The tour is pushed back.

Oct 6-2002
CROSSOVER PRESENTS: Bobby Caldwell and Phil Perry Live in Manila. 105.1 Crossover mounts another monumental and electrifying year-end concert spectacle as it brings to Manila two of the finest names in the smooth jazz concert circuit. Bobby Caldwell and Phil Perry, both profilic singers and songwriters in the pop-jazz genre, will be featured in a back-to-back concert at the Araneta Coliseum on Saturday October 19 at 8:00 p.m.

Updates:
Concert page
Sampler page: Bob Baldwin Presents the American Spirit including links to mp3 snippets sung by Phil
guest appearances 90s: Brandon Fields

Tuesday, Sep 17-2002
Release date of "Standing Tall" (featuring Will Downing, Marion Meadows, Roy Ayers, Phil Perry, Dean James, Chieli Minucci, Buddy Williams and Café) on Narada Jazz.

September 2-2002

Friday and Saturday, September 6th & 7th there's one show each night
at Stevies Creole Cafe - more on the concert page
Summer V.I.B.E. in the Sky Concert:
"Jazz on the Rooftop"
Saturday September 14th - one show @ 3 p.m.
Faithful Central Bible Church - more on the concert page

"JUST THE 4 OF US" National Tour
feat. Phil Perry, Howard Hewett, Tony Terry & Glenn Jones
from 3rd of October to the 30th of November - more on the concert page

Aug 26-2002 Updates:
concert page
found an Article on the website of saxophoneplayer Eric Marienthal:
THE 4TH ANNUAL HIGH HOPES BENEFIT CONCERT
This year's High Hopes Benefit Concert was a winner! Sunday, July 14th was the date of our 4th annual High Hopes benefit concert and thanks to some very generous and talented people, it was another big success! High Hopes is a head injury recovery center in Tustin, California. It is a non-profit organization that helps people who have suffered traumatic brain injuries and helps them regain abilities thought to have been lost forever .... The concert was at the Hyatt Newporter Resort in Newport Beach, CA and every year the hotel donates their concert facility to us for the event. Each year I ask artists to come and sit in with my band and I and this year I was able to get both Patti Austin and Phil Perry not bad! Not only did they bring the house down, as everybody knew they would, but they donated their time to be there which was amazing...

Aug 09-2002

Vocalist Phil Perry will perform several dates over the coming weeks. His current album, Magic, was released last year on the Peak Records label. Perry will be performing pieces from that album as well as selections from his previous four solo recordings. Several appearances will be made in tandem with fellow smooth jazz artist and labelmate Paul Taylor.
The outspoken performer, who revels in singing love songs, is realistic about the vagaries of the music business, including promoting his records to both fans and radio stations. Perry told us: "The only reason I get airplay now, ever, in any genre, is because of the relationships that I've developed with people in radio over the years, OK? I don't fit the mold of a star today. I'm 50 years old, I ain't got no hair on my head, the hair I got on my face is two, three different colors, you know what I mean? I've been doing this a long time. The only reason that anybody would play my music would be the relationships that we've been able to develop and the quality of music that they've got. And beyond that, there's not much I can do. All I can do is make myself accessible to the individuals that literally have my future in their hand, and I can try to treat people like I'd want to be treated."
Upcoming Phil Perry tour dates, featuring saxophonist Paul Taylor, are:
August 15 - Long Beach, CA - Long Beach Museum of Art
August 17 - Los Angeles, CA - City of Angels Church
August 20 - New York, NY - Jazz Cruise
August 21 - Detroit, MI - Chene Park
August 23 - Dayton, OH - Gilly's
August 24 - Cleveland, OH - Cleveland Zoo
(c) Launchdaily.com 2002

July 16-2002
Last Saturday, Phil did the Pasadena Jazz Fest with Paul Taylor. Another artist on the bill was Ann Nesbitt, formerly of Voices of Blackness.

Updates:
Takeito's reviews "One heart, one love" and "My book of love" added
Added Carole Bayer Sager Songbook to the "media sampler" page

July 03-2002
uploaded some photos in the media/photo section

June 14-2002
Phil's concert at the Biltmore Hotel - 7/11/02 - is SOLD OUT

Updates:
the "bio"graphy page
90s guestappearances - CD Michael O'Neill added
"My book of love" Reviews added
Concert reviews added in the media section

June 05-2002 - Updates:
"Magic" CD reviewbits
Links to "Magic" Soundsnippets

May 08-2002
concert page updated

Apr 07-2002
For those who love the music of PHIL PERRY and want to hear more of it on Radio.... please contact your local radio smooth jazz station and request the latest singles from MAGIC the newest CD release by Phil Perry on PEAK/CONCORD Records.

The current singles are Spirit of Love & I Can't Wait

We appreciate your continuing support. God Bless You!
Lillian Tynes Perry

Apr 06/02
Concert page update

Apr 03/02
updates magic album

Apr 02/02
added soundsnippets, frontdoor update

March 2002
Phil Perry wins at the AFIM Awards
Phil Perry wins at the AFIM awards! Congratulations to Phil Perry for his win in the R&B category at this year's Association For Independent Music awards! The winners were announced March 11 at the Marriott Hotel in San Francisco, California.

Mar 13/02
additions in guestappearances 80s and 90s, video and the heart of the man

Feb 27/02
pure pleasure and button changes

Feb 24/02
guestappearances in the 90s and the sampler listing is online

Feb 20/02
the forum/guestbook is active, Karizma guestappearances in the 80s added

Feb 19/02
the following pages are complete: concerts / guest appearance 80s