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"Petersen's an
accomplished player. He has a big, throaty tone and
a blowzy, swashbuckling style with the
conversational touch of old-time sax players." ---
Paul de Barros, Seattle Times
Pete
Petersen is a saxophonist and
multi-instrumentalist from the Pacific Northwest. His
exciting musical fluency and his ability to seem
completely at home in a variety of different musical
styles have made him one of the area's most in-demand
players.
In addition to his strength as
a performer, Pete Petersen also is a very gifted and
diligent orchestrator. His work has been featured on
film soundtracks, national touring bands, and
recordings. He has arranged and orchestrated horn
sections for several working musical artists around
the area including Patrick Lamb, Ellen Whyte, Solomon
Douglas, Ken DeRouchie, and Chris Baum.
Pete
Petersen is available for local engagements as well
as national tours. Call or email now to book/check
availability!
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Selected
Discography:
The
Pete Petersen Quartet: Silver Lining (1998,
Four Flavors Music)
Stan Bock: Of Fathers
And Sons (1998, Stan Bock)
Lily
Wilde and her Jumpin' Jubilee Orchestra: Insect
Ball (2000, Lil Tom Tom Inc)
Howard
Crosby: Pennies From Heaven - A Special Tribute
(2003, Panjandrum)
Klezmocracy
(writing credit only) (2003, entrance
records)
Porkpie:
Hats Off (2004, Four Flavors Music)
Donny Osborne: Live
at Tony Starlight's (2007, Poltun
Entertainment)
Pete
Petersen and the Porkpie Septet: Keep Your Hat On
(2008, Pony Boy Records)
Ellen
Whyte: Four Way Stop (2009, Amallegory
productions)*
Solomon
Douglas: Live at the Legion
(2009, Caffeine Spider Records)
Linda
Lee Michelet: One Kiss (2010 Eader's
Bakery)
Kim
Massie w/the Solomon Douglas Swingtet: Soul
Serenade (2012 Caffeine Spider Records)
Mother
Bunch: Dirty Theory (2013)
*nominated
for 2009 Grammy award for "Best Contemporary Blues
Album"
Film
Scores:
The
Adventures of Dex Dixon
(dir. Steve Coker) (comp. fight sequence music,
contracted & performed with studio orchestra) |
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Reviews:
"Petersen's
an accomplished player. He has a big, throaty tone
and a blowzy, swashbuckling style with the
conversational touch of old-time sax players."
--- Paul de Barros, Seattle Times
"Get
ready for some swinging, down the center of the
groove, well-paced, scintillating straight ahead
jazz and bop from a Portland cat who writes and
plays in the best of the tradition. ...Every
[tune] rings out with the joy of playing the real
deal." -- George Fendel, Jazz Society of
Oregon writer/critic at large
"This
group, their arrangements, and musical choices are
a big band at its best." --- Mary
Burlingame-producer/host, HomeGrown Live KMHD 89.1
The Jazz Station www.kmhd.fm
"Porkpie
plays spirited, with enthusiasm and like they're
having fun with it. Their album is a must have in
my collection." - Tim "Java Man" Taylor
KMHD 89.1 FM the Jazz Station
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