Artist description Light and breezy contemporary instrumental jazz delivered with a coastal island flavor. The band features acoustic and electric guitar, keyboards, piano, steel pan, saxophone and harmonica supported by a rock-solid Latin rhythm section. Compositions range from emotional romantic piano ballads to high-energy Caribbean-style jazz that shows strong likeness to the Rippingtons and Spyro Gyra.

Music Style Jazz

Musical Influences The Rippingtons, Dave koz, Larry Carlton, Lee Ritenour, Norton Buffalo, Steve Reid, Bamboo Forest, David Benoit, Fattburger

Similar Artists Rippingtons, Spyro Gyra, Bamboo Forest, Fattburger, Larry Carlton, Lee Ritenour, Norton Buffalo

Artist History The Peter Morgan Band has been together for 14 years featuring Peter Morgan on Guitar, Keys, harmonica and percussion. Peter is joined by longtime sax man Bill Sidney whose musicianship is exceeded only by his creativity. Rounding out the band is Eric Parson on five string bass and fretless bass. Peter Morgan has performed alongside some of the biggest names in jazz including Fattburger, Michael McDonald, trumpeter Chris Botti and keyboardist Phillipe Saisse to name a few. Recently the band was booked to perform in the Southern Caribbean aboard the Summer Breeze Jam Cruise along with jazz legends Nancy Wilson, Diane Schuur and Norman Brown. The band can also be seen at the Sacramento Jazz festival, the world's largest jazz festival. Peter has received national exposure as the music director for a number of public television specials including The Boston Computer Museum's"Computer Bowl" and The Software Publishers Association's Codie Awards.

Group Members Peter Morgan, Bill Sidney, Eric Parsons

Instruments Guitar, piano, keyboards, saxophone, harmonica, bass, latin percussion and drums

Albums "Looky Hear", "Window to Paradise"

Press Reviews "Looky Hear": "When you pick up Morgan's CD, be sure to take in hand the one you love. Feel the tide of the music washing over you on the Caribbean styles of "Saint John." Sensual sax carries you away after high-energy jazz rockers like "Bolongo Baydream" infuse your soul." - Valley Music News

Location Folsom, CA - USA

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