by Peter | Jun 3, 2014 | News, St. Louis |
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...
by Peter | Apr 17, 2014 | Best Of, Blog, Jazz, News, Video |
Live from Bielsko-Biala, Poland, February 2014 performing Peter’s composition “Cuba…New...
by Peter | Apr 16, 2014 | News, St. Louis, Uncategorized |
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 | News, PM Music LIVE |
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 | News, St. Louis |
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 | Jazz, News |
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 | Nov 1, 2013 | News, PM Music LIVE, St. Louis |
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...
by Peter | Sep 4, 2013 | News, St. Louis |
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...
by Peter | Aug 29, 2013 | News, St. Louis |
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...
by Peter | Jul 29, 2013 | News |
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...
