Peter Epstein

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Peter Epstein
Birth namePeter Coleman Epstein
Born (1967-01-18) January 18, 1967 (age 56)
Eugene, Oregon, U.S.
Genres Avant-garde jazz, free jazz
Occupation(s)Musician, professor
Instrument(s)Alto saxophone
Years active1982–present
LabelsM.A. Recordings, Songlines, Origin
Website peterepsteinmusic.com

Peter Coleman Epstein (born January 18, 1967) is an American jazz saxophonist.

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Biography

Epstein learned clarinet as a youth from his father, Ed Epstein, who played saxophone, but picked up his father's instrument in his teens, playing in high school ensembles. [1] While attending the California Institute of the Arts, Epstein studied improvisation and composition with bassist Charlie Haden, flautist James Newton, and clarinetist John Carter, concurrently exploring West African music and dance, North and South Indian classical music and Balkan folk music.

He graduated from the California Institute of the Arts with a degree in music in 1992, then moved to Brooklyn, New York and has since appeared on more than 50 recordings and toured with Ralph Alessi, Michael Cain, Scott Colley, Jerry Granelli, Carola Grey, Bobby Previte, Brad Shepik, and Marcelo Zarvos.

Epstein was a founding member of the School for Improvisational Music in New York City and has taught workshops at universities, conservatories, and festivals around the United States (Eastman School of Music, California Institute of the Arts, New England Conservatory of Music) and the world (Nepal, India, Slovenia, Poland, Sweden, Germany, Portugal, Colombia).

He received his Master of Music Degree in Saxophone Performance from the University of Nevada, Reno in 2004. In 2007 Epstein became the director of Jazz & Improvisational Music and Associate Professor of Jazz Saxophone at University of Nevada, Reno.

Discography

As Leader

As The Collective

With David Ake

Bridges (Positone, 2013) Lake Effect (Positone, 2015)

With Ralph Alessi and Modular Theatre

With Michael Cain

With James Carney Group

With Jerry Granelli

With Carola Grey

With Pete McCann

With Joao Paulo

With Brad Shepik

With Marcelo Zarvos

As Sideman

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References

  1. "Peter Epstein". The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz. 2nd edition, ed. Barry Kernfeld.