PETER MARTIN
Genres: Post Bop, Hard Bop • United States

Peter Martin is an acclaimed jazz pianist, composer, arranger and educator. His touring career has taken him to six continents numerous times. In January 2011 Peter performed with a select group of jazz artists at the White House for a State Dinner hosted by President Obama. Peter performed on and arranged Dianne Reeves’ Grammy® winning release A Little Moonlight and appeared in George Clooney’s 2005 film Good Night, and Good Luck as well as being the featured pianist and an arranger on the Grammy® winning soundtrack. Peter has also performed, toured and recorded with Wynton Marsalis, Chris Botti, Betty Carter, Christian McBride and Joshua Redman as well as the Berlin Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the New York Philharmonic. Peter attended the Juilliard School of Music and is presently on the faculties of Southern Illinois University (Edwardsville) and Northwestern University. He has performed workshops and master classes at institutions worldwide, including Oberlin read more...