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, click...
Read MoreJazz 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 Martin returns to The Sheldon on Saturday for Peter Martin Music Live: A Blue Note Records Tribute. Martin will be performing as part of a quartet with a group he hand-picked: guitarist Peter Bernstein, bassist Reuben Rogers and drummer Ulysses Owens Jr. “That’s the great thing about having your own...
Read MoreKSDK 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 years,” Martin said. But Peter Martin wasn’t pushed into the family business, he felt pulled to it. So after graduating from University City High School in 1987, he headed to Juilliard for three semesters. “And then I got an opportunity to go on the road and play in the band of an amazing legendary jazz singer named...
Read MoreQ&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 off, as he went on to attend Juilliard School of Music, earn multiple Grammy Awards and perform with his music idols throughout the world—even in the White House. Soon, the St. Louis native will return to his favorite place to play: The Sheldon. HisPeter Martin Music Series has become a crowd favorite on the famed concert hall’s...
Read MoreCD 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 “people music”: “[Adderley] always exemplified high artistry, but no matter how esoteric or abstract it could get, he still related to people.” Here, McBride and company play solid, straightforward jazz (hence the name of the band) with uncompromising improvisations that radiate a bright and welcoming spirit. The band’s set list...
Read MoreGesher 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 artists the experience of playing challenging music in a summer festival before appreciative audiences. And for the first time, the Gesher Festival will be highlighted by an appearance by acclaimed jazz pianist, composer, arranger and educator Peter Martin. An outgrowth of the New Jewish Theatre, the Gesher Festival is produced by...
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"The elegance of his touch, the textural clarity of his improvisations and the careful design of his solos distinguish Martin from many pianists of the 35-and-under generation."
"One of the most underrated pianists in jazz today … Martin plays with the kind of daring and excitement that marks a distinctive personality on the keyboard."