Genres Post-Bop, Jazz Role Guitarist Name Peter Bernstein | Instruments Guitar Education Rutgers University | |
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Born 3 September 1967 (age 56) ( 1967-09-03 ) Movies Peter Bernstein Trio: Live at Smoke Albums Earth Tones, Somethin's Burnin', Boss Organ, The Art of Organizing, Signs of Life | ||
Occupation(s) Guitarist, Composer | ||
A neon jazz interview with nyc jazz guitarist peter bernstein
Peter Bernstein is an American jazz guitarist.
Contents
- A neon jazz interview with nyc jazz guitarist peter bernstein
- yesterdays j kern peter bernstein solo guitar
- Biography
- As leader
- As co leader
- As sideman
- References
yesterdays j kern peter bernstein solo guitar
Biography
Born in New York City on September 3, 1967, Bernstein began playing piano when he was 8 but switched to guitar when he was 13, learning the instrument primarily by ear. He studied jazz at Rutgers University with Ted Dunbar, and Kenny Barron. He completed his degree at the New School in New York City, where he met and studied with one of his mentors and influences Jim Hall. In 1990, Hall asked Bernstein to play in an invitational jazz guitar festival in which John Scofield and Pat Metheny were performing. Bernstein and Hall performed as a duo, and have played together in this context throughout Bernstein's career. Lou Donaldson discovered Bernstein, and Hall played on several of Donaldson's records. Throughout the 1990s, Bernstein was at the forefront of contemporary jazz; he played with Joshua Redman, Melvin Rhyne, Diana Krall, Larry Goldings, Bill Stewart, Jimmy Cobb, Lee Konitz, Roy Hargrove, Tom Harrell, Joe Lovano, Jack McDuff, Lonnie Smith, Eric Alexander, Brad Mehldau, Christian McBride, and Mike LeDonne. Bernstein is known for his clean, warm guitar tone and his lyrical melodic lines.
In 2008, Bernstein became part of the Blue Note 7, a septet formed that year in honor of the 70th anniversary of Blue Note Records. The group recorded an album in 2008, entitled Mosaic, which was released in 2009 on Blue Note/EMI, and toured the United States in promotion of the album from January until April 2009. The group plays the music of Blue Note from various artists, with arrangements by members of the band and Renee Rosnes. Recently, Bernstein has joined Sonny Rollins' new quintet.
Guitarist Randy Napoleon said, "Peter Bernstein is the most universally respected and admired jazz guitarist of his generation. In his playing, we hear echoes of the celebrated guitarists of the past, with an unmistakable and fresh perspective. He has honed his playing to the essential core of the music; each note is treated with extreme love and importance."
As leader
As co-leader
As sideman
With Joshua Redman
With Larry Goldings
With Melvin Rhyne
With Mike LeDonne
With others