Ivo Perelman (born January 12, 1961) is a Brazilian free jazz saxophonist born in São Paulo.

Perelman learned to play guitar, cello, clarinet, trombone, and piano while young, and concentrated on tenor sax from 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.

Ivo (ITM, 1989)The Children of Ibeji (Enja, 1991)Man of the Forest (GM, 1994)Soccer Land (Ibeji, 1994)Tapeba Songs (Ibeji, 1995)Blue Monk Variations (Cadence, 1996)Cama de Terra (Homestead, 1996)Bendito of Santa Cruz (Cadence, 1996)Sad Life (Leo, 1997)Perelman/Parker/Ali Live (Zero In, 1997)Geometry (Leo, 1997)Slaves of Job (CIMP, 1997)Revelation (CIMP, 1997)En Adir (Music & Arts, 1997)Sound Hierarchy (Music & Arts, 1997)Strings (Leo, 1997)Seeds, Visions, and Counterpoint (Leo, 1998)The Alexander Suite (Leo, 1998)Eye Listens (Boxholder, 1999)Sieiro (Leo, 1999)Brazilian Watercolor (Leo, 1999)The Hammer (Leo, 2000)The Seven Energies of the Universe (Leo, 2001)The Ventriloquist (Leo, 2002)Aquarela do Brazil (Atracao, 2002)Olha Ze (Rob, 2003)Suite for Helen F. (Boxholder, 2003)Black on White (Clean Feed, 2004)Introspection (Leo, 2006)Soul Calling (Cadence, 2006)Near to the Wild Heart (Not Two, 2010)Soulstorm (Clean Feed, 2010)The Apple in the Dark (Leo, 2010) with Gerry HemingwayThe Hour of the Star (Leo, 2011) with Matthew Shipp, Joe Morris & Gerald CleaverFamily Ties (Leo, 2012) with Joe Morris & Gerald CleaverThe Passion According to G.H. (Leo, 2012) with Sirius QuartetThe Foreign Legion (Leo, 2012) with Matthew Shipp & Gerald CleaverThe Clairvoyant (Leo, 2012) with Matthew Shipp & Whit DickeyLiving Jelly (Leo, 2012) with Joe Morris & Gerald CleaverThe Gift (Leo, 2012) with Matthew Shipp & Michael BisioOne (RareNoise, 2013) with Joe Morris & Balázs PándiA Violent Dose of Anything (Leo, 2013) with Matthew Shipp & Mat ManeriEnigma (Leo, 2013) with Matthew Shipp, Whit Dickey & Gerald CleaverSerendipity (Leo, 2013) with Matthew Shipp, William Parker & Gerald CleaverThe Edge (Leo, 2013) with Matthew Shipp Michael Bisio & Whit DickeyThe Art of the Duet, Volume One (Leo, 2013) with Matthew ShippTwo Men Walking (Leo, 2014) with Mat ManeriBook of Sound (Leo, 2014) with Matthew Shipp & William ParkerThe Other Edge (Leo, 2014) with Matthew Shipp, Michael Bisio & Whit DickeyReverie (Leo, 2014) with Karl BergerTenorhood (Leo, 2015) with Whit DickeyCallas (Leo, 2015) with Matthew ShippCounterpoint (Leo, 2015) with Mat Maneri & Joe MorrisButterfly Whispers (Leo, 2015) with Matthew Shipp & Whit DickeyVilla Lobos Suite (Leo, 2015) with Mat Maneri & Tanya KalmanovitchComplementary Colors (Leo, 2015) with Matthew ShippCorpo (Leo, 2016) with Matthew ShippSoul (Leo, 2016) with Matthew Shipp, Michael Bisio & Whit DickeyBlue (Leo, 2016) with Joe MorrisThe Hitchhiker (Leo, 2016) with Karl BergerBreaking Point (Leo, 2016) with Mat Maneri, Joe Morris & Gerald CleaverThe Art Of The Improv Trio Volume 1 (Leo, 2016) with Karl Berger & Gerald CleaverThe Art Of The Improv Trio Volume 2 (Leo, 2016) with Mat Maneri & Whit DickeyThe Art Of The Improv Trio Volume 3 (Leo, 2016) with Matthew Shipp & Gerald CleaverThe Art Of The Improv Trio Volume 4 (Leo, 2016) with William Parker & Gerald CleaverThe Art Of The Improv Trio Volume 5 (Leo, 2016) with Joe Morris & Gerald CleaverThe Art Of The Improv Trio Volume 6 (Leo, 2016) with Joe Morris & Gerald CleaverThe Art Of Perelman-Shipp Volume 1: Titan (Leo, 2017) with Matthew Shipp & William ParkerThe Art Of Perelman-Shipp Volume 2: Tarvos (Leo, 2017) with Matthew Shipp & Bobby KappThe Art Of Perelman-Shipp Volume 3: Pandora (Leo, 2017) with Matthew Shipp, William Parker & Whit DickeyThe Art Of Perelman-Shipp Volume 4: Hyperion (Leo, 2017) with Matthew Shipp & Michael BisioThe Art Of Perelman-Shipp Volume 5: Rhea (Leo, 2017) with Matthew Shipp, Michael Bisio & Whit DickeyThe Art Of Perelman-Shipp Volume 6: Saturn (Leo, 2017) with Matthew ShippThe Art Of Perelman-Shipp Volume 7: Dione (Leo, 2017) with Matthew Shipp & Andrew Cyrille