New Album Vlog #2
Quick update on the composing and prep process for the new...New Album Vlog #1
My 1st vlog on the creative process on creating new compositions for the album. You can be a part of the process:...Peter Martin Trio: Live STL Session
Peter is releasing a new album, and you can be a part of the process by supporting the project and even attending the live recording session! Pledge Your Support! ...Celebrating Lady Day @ Lincoln Center, April 10-12, 2015
Peter will be pianist and musical director for Jazz at Lincoln Center’s “Celebrating Lady Day” at Rose Theater on April 10 & 11, 2015: MORE INFO At the centennial of Billie Holiday’s birth, we celebrate a jazz singer of monumental innovation....Brewer, Martin To Debut Work At 9/11 Commemoration
By ERICA SMITH Christine Brewer Credit Christian Steiner Soprano Christine Brewer, jazz pianist Peter Martin and jazz vocalist Denise Thimes will perform Sunday with ensembles from various faith communities in an annual 9/11 commemoration concert. AUDIO LINK...Peter Martin Brings Piano Skills To The Garden, Kranzberg
By TERRY PERKINS Pianist Peter Martin has a busy week of rehearsals and performances here in St. Louis this week. The University City resident will kick off the annual Whitaker Music Festival Wednesday evening, June 4, then follow that with a concert at the Kranzberg...
Peter Martin Quartet live / Feb. 2014
Live from Bielsko-Biala, Poland, February 2014 performing Peter’s composition “Cuba…New...Sheldon Classics: Jazz Meets Classical– the 20th Century and Beyond
Jazz pianist Peter Martin joins David Halen and a string quartet from the STL Symphony for an evening combining the best of jazz and classical music. Wednesday, April 23, 2014 @ 8:00 PM Click here for more information source: Arts & Education...Newport jazz comes to the Sheldon
By Calvin Wilson Even if you’re not into jazz, chances are you’ve heard of the Newport Jazz Festival, an annual summer event that became legendary for showcasing some of the genre’s biggest names. The gathering in the resort town of Newport, R.I., also set the...Peter Martin highlighting Whitaker Music Festival June 4, 2014
The Peter Martin Quartet will kick off the Whitaker Music Festival at Missouri Botanical Garden on June 4. The concerts take place at Cohen Amphitheater at the Missouri Botanical Garden and run on Wednesdays through Aug. 6. Show time is at 7:30 p.m. The concerts are...The Real Ambassadors
Pianist Peter Martin will lead the first-ever New York staging of Dave Brubeck’s rarely-heard masterwork The Real Ambassadors on April 11-12, 2014 in The Allen Room as part of Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Dave Brubeck Festival. For more information on the program,...Jazz Pianist Peter Martin To Perform Tribute To Blue Note Records At The Sheldon (w/audio of interview)
By CAMILLE PHILLIPS Enlarge image Credit (Courtesy The Sheldon) Listen 17:35 A discussion with Peter Martin as he begins the 2013-14 series of concerts at the Sheldon with a program of music from the Blue Note Records catalog. Jazz pianist and St. Louis native Peter...
KSDK Feature (Ch. 5 NBC)
By Heidi Glaus ST. LOUIS (KSDK) – To say music was just in Peter Martin’s blood would be a bit of an understatement. “My mother is a world-renowned Suzuki violin teacher. My dad plays piano and viola. He played in the St. Louis Symphony for many...Q&A with Peter Martin (Ladue News)
PHOTO BY SARAH CROWDER Posted: Thursday, August 29, 2013 12:00 pm By Brittany Nay As a teenager, Peter Martin would get up an hour-and-half before school to practice jazz, then go right back to his piano after the last bell rang. All that dedication certainly paid...CD Review: Christian McBride and Inside Straight – People Music (Mack Avenue)
The name of this album reminds me of Louis Armstrong’s response when he was asked what he thought about folk music: “All music is folk music; I ain’t never heard no horse sing a song.” Expert bass player McBride cites Cannonball Adderley’s music in his definition of...
Gesher Music Festival Features Peter Martin While Championing Young Artists
By MARY EDWARDS AND ALEX HEUER For the third year, the Gesher Music Festival of Emerging Artists will provide St. Louis audiences with the opportunity to hear a variety of professional musicians who are on the cusp of their careers. It also provides those young...New Special Guest Announced for Dianne Reeves and Friends
Carnegie Hall today announced that R&B and jazz singer/songwriter Lalah Hathaway will join renowned vocalist Dianne Reeves as a special guest on Ms. Reeves’s concert, Dianne Reeves and Friends, in Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage on Saturday, February 16...New York Times: Jazz Listings for Dec. 21-27
Christian McBride and Inside Straight (Friday through Sunday) Mr. McBride, an effortlessly charismatic bassist, focuses on his steamroller version of the hard-bop tradition with Inside Straight, which released a smart album, “Kind of Brown” (Mack Avenue), in 2009. He...Concert review: Romero Lubambo and Peter Martin
On a cold winter’s night, the soothing sounds of Brazilian finger-style guitar and festive New Orleans jazz warmed up St. Louis as Peter Martin returned to the Sheldon with friend Romero Lubambo for a memorable merger of two different yet soulful flavors of...
Dianne Reeves – review Ronnie Scott’s, London
Dianne Reeves is often considered the torch-bearer of the great Sarah Vaughan‘s operatic-jazz legacy. But if the names of Vaughan and Ella Fitzgerald are often invoked as proof of her class, Reeves has been open to a wider world than jazz. Since her early years...Peter Martin Music welcomes Romero Lubambo to the Sheldon
October 31, 2012 3:23 pm • By Kevin C. Johnson kjohnson@post-dispatch.com 314-340-8191 Peter Martin and Latin jazz artist Romero Lubambo team up for the next Peter Martin Music event, taking place at 8 p.m. Dec. 13 at the Sheldon Concert Hall. Tickets are $30-$35...The Sheldon Celebrates 100th with Pianist Peter Martin
The Sheldon turned 100 years old last week, and celebrated the occasion with some of the best musicians known today. St. Louis’ own Peter Martin was commissioned to write an original composition, titled “This Present Past,” which was featured at the concert hall’s...Peter Martin brings the ‘Present Past’ to Sheldon anniversary
In early February 2010, pianist Peter Martin debuted a series of performances at the Sheldon Concert Hall titled “Peter Martin Music LIVE!” The first concert featured Martin performing with renowned jazz vocalist Dianne Reeves, with whom he has worked as musical...
The Sheldon’s 100th Anniversary Celebration (includes audio)
The Sheldon bills itself as the perfect place for music and art and the Sheldon Concert Hall has been called “The Carnegie Hall of the Midwest.” This year marks the 100th anniversary of The Sheldon which was named after Walter Sheldon, who founded the St. Louis...Peter Martin composes a piece for Sheldon centennial
September 06, 2012 8:00 am • BY KEVIN C. JOHNSON • Post-Dispatch Pop Music Critic • kjohnson@post-dispatch.com > 314-340-8191 Composing an original piece for the Sheldon Concert Hall’s 100th anniversary can’t come easily, but Peter Martin is getting through it....
Best Jazz Artist – 2012
Raised in University City, Peter Martin was able to establish himself as a first-call jazz pianist while living in New Orleans during the 1990s and early 2000s, and it’s a testament to his talent that he’s continued to be a much-in-demand sideman after...NPR Music Favorite Sessions: Duo w/Christian McBride
In the first generation of bebop musicians, Ray Brown was king of the jazz bass. Today, the “go-to” jazz bassist is Christian McBride, so we were delighted to have McBride stop by the KPLU studios for a performance with pianist Peter Martin. McBride...
Town & Style Feature
...Pianist and Former New Orleanian Peter Martin Plays Jazz Fest April 28th and 29th
Listen 0:59 Pianist Peter Martin – a former New Orleanian who maintains deep ties to the Crescent City – plays Jazz Fest with his trio Saturday, April 28th. He then backs Grammy-winning singer Dianne Reeves at Jazz Fest on Sunday, April 29th. To find out more...Other Available Items
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