Where the Heart Is

Peter Martin is an American jazz pianist. He was born in St. Louis, Missouri and currently resides there. He has released two albums on the Max Jazz... label, Something Unexpected and In The P.M. . In 2009, Peter Martin released his first solo CD, Set of Five on his own label, Peter Martin Music produced by Dan Martin. He is musical director and pianist for Dianne Reeves and arranged and played music for her Grammy Award-winning soundtrack to the motion picture; Good Night, and Good Luck. He also appeared in the film. He has been a member of Chris Botti's touring band and in 2009 toured extensively with Christian McBride. He won Second Place at the 1993 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Piano Competition. In September 2008 he was appointed lecturer in jazz studies at the Bienen School of Music at Northwestern University. He has also been on the music faculty at Tulane University, the University of New Orleans and New Orleans Center for Creative Arts. He has recorded with Victor Goines, Johnny Griffin, Wynton Marsalis, Nicholas Payton, Joshua Redman, Dianne Reeves and Rodney Whitaker.
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