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Artist description
Saxophonist Peter Epstein's quartet has recorded two albums for MA Recordings, "Staring at the Sun" and "The Invisible" and has performed at New York venues such as the New York Jazz Festival, The Knitting Factory, Tonic, and Cornelia St. Cafe. |
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Music Style
Jazz |
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Musical Influences
Miles, Coltrane, Ornette, Shorter, Threadgill, Stravinski, Ligeti |
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Similar Artists
Dave Douglas, Chris Speed, Weather Report, Brad Shepik, Jazz Mandolin Project |
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Artist History
Peter has been living in New York since 1992. In addition to his own groups, he performs regularly with Bobby Previte, Brad Shepik, Miroslav Tadic, Peter Erskine, Ralph Alessi, Scott Colley, Pete McCann, Chris Dahlgren, etc. |
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Group Members
Peter Epstein-Saxophones, Jamie Saft-Piano, Organ and Accordion, Chris Dahlgren-Bass, Jim Black-Drums |
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Instruments
Saxophone/Piano,Organ,Accordion/Bass/Drums |
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Albums
Old School, Staring at the Sun, The Invisible, and Solus |
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Press Reviews
Saxophonist Peter Epstein is an open-ended conceptualist whose quartet's forays swell, storm and sidle off like a cinema collage of 24 hours in the life of a spring sky. On alto, Epstein's urgent sound, cascading geysers and pointillistic clusters suggest the influence of avant gardist Ornette Coleman. There's also a touch of the outdoors, a la Paul Winter and Jan Garbarek. Keyboardist Jamie Saft, bassist Chris Dahlgren and drummer Jim Black are sensitive and able collaborators. A fascinating amalgam of what might be best described as "free-form eco-jazz."~ Chuck Berg, Jazz Times, November, 2000 |
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Location
New York, NY - USA |
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