by Peter | Apr 30, 2015 |
Quick update on the composing and prep process for the new album.
by Peter | Apr 13, 2015 |
My 1st vlog on the creative process on creating new compositions for the album. You can be a part of the process: Pledge
by Peter | Apr 17, 2014 |
Live from Bielsko-Biala, Poland, February 2014 performing Peter’s composition “Cuba…New Orleans.”
by Peter | Apr 16, 2014 |
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...
by Peter | Mar 28, 2014 |
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...
by Peter | Mar 17, 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...
by Peter | Jan 20, 2014 |
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,...
by Peter | Aug 29, 2013 |
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...
by Peter | Jul 29, 2013 |
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...
by Peter | Jun 21, 2013 |
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...
by Peter | Jan 21, 2013 |
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 at...
by Peter | Dec 20, 2012 |
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...
by Peter | Dec 15, 2012 |
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...
by Peter | Oct 31, 2012 |
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...
by Peter | Oct 15, 2012 |
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...
by Peter | Jun 14, 2012 |
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...
by Peter | Apr 24, 2012 |
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...