Bio

By the age of 7, Peter realized that he wanted to play music. Specifically the drums, thanks to Buddy Rich’s West Side Story solo, which Peter made his father play on the turntable with increasing regularity.

He is now a versatile and talented performer who has been in high demand for over 20 years. His experiences in music include theater, drum and bugle corps, numerous recordings, club work, touring, and of course countless performances on stages and at jazz festivals worldwide.

Peter has performed nationally and internationally with such respected artists as: Wessel Anderson, Howard Arlen, Kevin Bales, Scotty Barnhart, Louis Bellson, Debby Boone, Joshua Breakstone, Nick Brignola, Jimmy Bruno, Eddie Daniels, Buddy DeFranco, Harry "Sweets" Edison, Herb Ellis, Bunky Green, Barry Greene, J.J. Grey, Russell Gunn, Colonel Bruce Hampton, Loston Harris, Vincent Herring, Conrad Herwig, Branford Marsalis, Ellis Marsalis, Andreas Oberg, Bucky Pizzarelli, John Pizzarelli, Marcus Printup, Shirley Scott, Jim Snidero, Ira Sullivan, Clark Terry, Ben Tucker, and Doug Wamble.

Festival appearances

  • NorthSea Jazz Festival, Rotterdam, Holland
  • Bonnaroo Music Festival
  • South by Southwest, Austin TX
  • New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, LA
  • Newport Jazz Festival, RI
  • Monterey Jazz Festival CA
  • London Jazz Festival, UK
  • Berlin Jazz Festival, Berlin, Germany
  • JVC Jazz Festival Saratoga, NY
  • JVC Jazz Festival Bryant Park, NYC
  • Roma Jazz Festival, The Place, Rome, Italy
  • Sardinia Jazz-Piccolo Auditorium, Cagliari, Italy
  • Savannah Music Festival, Savannah GA
  • Jacksonville Jazz Festival FL
  • Baltimore Jazz Festival MD
  • Symphony Festival, Green Bay WI
  • Tanglewood Jazz Festival, Tanglewood NY
  • Bielska Zadymka Jazzowa Jazz Festival, Poland
  • Portland Jazz Festival, Portland OR
  • St Simons Jazz Festival, GA
  • Ottawa International Jazz Festival, CAN
  • Glenwood Springs Jazz Festival, CO
  • Marblehead Jazz Festival, MA
  • St Louis Jazz Festival, St. Louis MO
  • Alachua Music Harvest, FL
  • Sarasota Jazz Festival, FL
  • Sunfest, West Palm Beach, FL

Concert appearances

  • Birdland, NYC
  • Yoshi's, Oakland, CA
  • Kennedy Center, Washington D.C.
  • Blues Alley, Washington DC
  • The Jazz Standard, NYC
  • The Jazz Bakery, Los Angeles, CA
  • The Steamboat, Austin TX
  • Joe's Pub, NYC
  • The Jazz Gallery, NYC
  • Quasimodo, Berlin, Germany
  • Pinocchio Jazz Club, Florence, Italy
  • Philadelphia Museum of Modern Art
  • Dakota Jazz Club, Minneapolis, MN
  • Small Theater, Green Bay, WI
  • Jazz Kitchen, Indianapolis, IN
  • Nighttown,Cleveland, OH
  • The Jazz Factory, Louisville, KY
  • The Firefly Club, Ann Arbor, MI
  • Hothouse, Chicago, Ill
  • Calle 54, Madrid, Spain
  • Sevilla, Spain
  • Cadiz, Spain
  • Jerez de la Frontera, Spain
  • University of Kentucky, Lexington,KY
  • Whitney Museum, NYC
  • Super Bowl XXXIX suite party, Jacksonville, FL
  • The Triple Door, Seattle, WA
  • Chatauqua Auditorium, Boulder CO
  • Scullers Jazz Club, Boston MA
  • Top O’ The Senator, Toronto CAN
  • The Jazz Corner, Hilton Head SC
  • Churchhill Grounds, Atlanta GA
  • The Blue Room,Kansas City MO
  • The Music Box, Detroit MI
  • Museum of Natural History, NYC
  • The Southern Theater, Columbus OH
  • The Maintenance Shop, Ames IA
  • Speakeasy, Winston-Salem NC
  • Mesa Arts Center, AZ
  • La Sosta, Villa S Giovanni, Italy
  • The Creole Gallery, Lansing MI

Film, television and radio appearances

  • Film - The Legend of Bagger Vance - Featured musician with Noel Friedline Orchestra. Dreamworks Pictures
  • Television - 'World’s Largest Concert', Jacksonville, FL
  • Television - 'Good Morning America', Jacksonville, FL
  • Radio - Michael Feldman's Whad'Ya Know, on Public Radio International. Florida Theatre, Jacksonville, FL.
  • Radio - PRI radio show ‘Mountain Stage’, Charleston, WV
  • Radio - Live at the Jazz Factory - Louisville KY