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  • Little Sunflower by Freddie Hubbard – Victoria Conservatory Jazz Workshop students

    Last week I took a holiday from work and attended a jazz workshop at the Victoria Conservatory of Music in Victoria, BC, Canada. It was a fun week of attending concerts put on by the faculty, and going to piano masterclasses and composition classes by New York jazz pianist, composer, and producer, Misha Piatigorsky. We…

  • Practice: On Green Dolphin Street and Lush Life (learning by ear)

    Here are two short piano practices I did in the last couple of days. The first one I am practicing the jazz standard On Green Dolphin Street, and in the second one I am working on learning the Billy Strayhorn tune Lush Life by ear. I have listened to Lush Life a lot of times,…

  • Piano Practice – Joy Spring

    I did another short piano practice on the jazz song Joy Spring by Clifford Brown. It’s more like a warm up really. Click here to listen to my short practice on the Clifford Brown tune Joy Spring.

  • Joy Spring and On Green Dolphin Street piano practice

    I did about a 45 minute practice on the tunes Joy Spring and On Green Dolphin Street. I have been practicing quite a bit lately and it seems my fingers are in pretty good shape (but my technique could always be better). In the last part of the practice I mainly worked on getting a…

  • Another Practice on Joy Spring

    I practiced over an hour on the tune Joy Spring by Clifford Brown, as well as some technique. I am using the melody of this tune like a study exercise for working on my technique. Click here to listen to my practice of Joy Spring in Midi format.

  • Joy Spring – another practice

    I did another practice, for about 50 minutes, on the tune Joy Spring by Clifford Brown. I’m mainly trying to work on the technique of my right hand. This melody has a lot of notes and runs in different keys, and is almost like some kind of classical “study” piece. I have also noticed that…

  • Piano Practice recording – jazz standard Joy Spring, Autumn Leaves, and technique

    I practiced the piano for about an hour today, in two different sessions. The first session was about 20 minutes. I am working on getting my technique flowing again and learning the jazz standard Joy Spring by Clifford Brown. I also did a bit of improvised accompaniment to myself singing Autumn Leaves. Click here to…

  • Live Jazz Recording – Geoff Peters Trio at Fairmont Waterfront Hotel

    Last weekend I played a couple of gigs with my band, the Geoff Peters Trio, and we recorded one of them using my Minidisk player and my camcorder. The band is myself on piano, Mark White on bass, and Greg Murray on drums, and we were performing at the Fairmont Waterfront Hotel Vancouver. You can…

  • New Recording – Geoff and Angela “Casta Diva”

    My friend, singer and songwriter Angela Molineux and I recorded another song last night, “Casta Diva”. It’s an emotional song that blends the genres of pop and classical in the form of “classical crossover”. For more info you can check out Angela’s myspace page here. Casta Diva composed by Angela M. and Geoff P. words…

  • ol creeper – original piano song by Geoff Peters

    I wrote a short tune this evening – it’s more like a sketch or vignette, and it’s called “Ol Creeper”. Hope you enjoy it. I was in a pretty mellow mood when I wrote this song! Watch: On Youtube Listen: In Mp3, Midi Learn: PDF Lead Sheet or use the embedded player below. Cheers, Geoff