Peter is a dynamic low brass specialist (Trombone, Bass Trombone, Tuba), composer/arranger, and educator in the Chicago Music Scene. Born in Rochester NY, Peter was introduced to jazz and improvisation from an early age through the music of Duke Ellington, Charles Mingus and Miles Davis. However, classical music was never far from his studies, and he chose to pursue a Bachelors in Bass Trombone performance from SUNY Fredonia (2013) where he studied under Jeff Dee of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra.
A move to New York City was a natural one for Peter as he completed a Masters in Jazz Performance at Purchase Conservatory in 2017 under the tutelage of jazz legends such as Jon Faddis, Todd Coolman, and John Abercrombie. While in Manhattan, Peter devoted his time to freelancing and played with a variety of groups including but not limited to the Greg Ruvolo Collective, and Princeton Symphony, and the Jason Marshall Big Band. He has performed at such venues as Minton’s, Blue Note, and Carnegie Hall.
In 2018 Peter joined the Broadway National Tour of “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” where he toured the US, Mexico, and Canada as Broadway “Pit” musician. In his travels, he visited New Orleans, the birthplace of Jazz, for the very first time. He immediately fell in love with the city, and when the opportunity arose, he moved to study traditional jazz, and quickly became a staple of the Frenchman Street music scene from 2021-23.
Not only has Peter flourished in the jazz and big band scene here in Chicago in such groups as the “Heritage Jazz Orchestra”, “Blue Shift Big Band”, and “MOBiUS”, he has also found his voice as an in demand Tuba/Sousaphonist in the “Chicago Windy City Ramblers Brass Band” & the NOLA trad-jazz-inspired “Do-Rights”, where he co-leads the group as a vocalist.
Peter is a dynamic low brass specialist (Trombone, Bass Trombone, Tuba), composer/arranger, and educator in the Chicago Music Scene. Born in Rochester NY, Peter was introduced to jazz and improvisation from an early age through the music of Duke Ellington, Charles Mingus and Miles Davis. However, classical music was never far from his studies, and he chose to pursue a Bachelors in Bass Trombone performance from SUNY Fredonia (2013) where he studied under Jeff Dee of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra.
A move to New York City was a natural one for Peter as he completed a Masters in Jazz Performance at Purchase Conservatory in 2017 under the tutelage of jazz legends such as Jon Faddis, Todd Coolman, and John Abercrombie. While in Manhattan, Peter devoted his time to freelancing and played with a variety of groups including but not limited to the Greg Ruvolo Collective, and Princeton Symphony, and the Jason Marshall Big Band. He has performed at such venues as Minton’s, Blue Note, and Carnegie Hall.
In 2018 Peter joined the Broadway National Tour of “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” where he toured the US, Mexico, and Canada as Broadway “Pit” musician. In his travels, he visited New Orleans, the birthplace of Jazz, for the very first time. He immediately fell in love with the city, and when the opportunity arose, he moved to study traditional jazz, and quickly became a staple of the Frenchman Street music scene from 2021-23.
Not only has Peter flourished in the jazz and big band scene here in Chicago in such groups as the “Heritage Jazz Orchestra”, “Blue Shift Big Band”, and “MOBiUS”, he has also found his voice as an in demand Tuba/Sousaphonist in the “Chicago Windy City Ramblers Brass Band” & the NOLA trad-jazz-inspired “Do-Rights”, where he co-leads the group as a vocalist.