Peter Epstein (musician)

Peter Coleman Epstein (* 18th January 1967 in Portland , Oregon ) is an American jazz - saxophonist and university teachers .

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Epstein grew up in Portland; at the age of ten he first learned the clarinet before switching to the alto saxophone . Early mentors were singer Nancy King and bassist Glen Moore . In the California Institute of the Arts studied Epstein improvisation and composition , u. a. with Charlie Haden , James Newton and John Carter , he also worked on West African music and dance, Indian classical music and Balkan music. After graduating in 1992, he moved to New York City and formed a quartet with Jamie Saft , Chris Dahlgren and Jim Black ; In 1999, Staring at the Sun (MA Records) was his debut album as a band leader, after a solo album ( Solus 1998) had already been released. He has also worked with Ralph Alessi , James Carney , Jerry Granelli , Brad Shepik , David Tronzo , Marcelo Zarvos and Richard Woodson . In 2004 he received his Masters from the University of Nevada, Reno ; Epstein is there as an associate professor and head of the jazz department.

Miroslav Tadić , Peter Epstein: Without Words (MA Records, 1992)
Michael Cain, Ralph Alessi, Peter Epstein: Circa (1997)
Michael Cain, Peter Epstein, Ralph Alessi: Phfew (MA Recordings, 1998)
The Invisible (MA, 1999), with Chris Dahlgren, Jim Black, Jamie Saft
Old School (MA, 2001), with Peter Erskine , Scott Colley
Peter Epstein, Brad Shepik, Matt Kilmer: Lingua Franca (Songlines Recordings, 2005)

personal data
SURNAME	Epstein, Peter
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Epstein, Peter Coleman (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American jazz musician and university professor
DATE OF BIRTH	January 18, 1967
PLACE OF BIRTH	Portland, Oregon