Ralph Peterson

Ralph Peterson Jr. (born May 20, 1962 in Pleasantville , New Jersey ) is an American drummer , cornet player , trumpeter and bandleader of modern jazz .

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Ralph Peterson's uncle and grandfather were drummers, and he himself began to be interested in percussion at the age of three. He grew up in Atlantic City , where he played the trumpet in the high school band and in local radio groups. After studying at Livingston College and Rutgers University , he began his professional career as a second drummer with Art Blakeys Jazz Messengers . He then worked in 1984 with Terence Blanchard and Donald Harrison , in 1985 with Paul Brown , Walter Davis , Tom Harrell , the formation Out of the Blue , to which he belonged until 1988, also with Branford Marsalis 1986, David Murray (Hope Scope) , Craig Harris 1987, James Spaulding 1988, Roy Hargrove 1989, Jon Faddis 1989, Dewey Redman and Mark Helias 1989.

In the 1990s he was a sought-after session musician with musicians such as Jack Walrath , Craig Handy , Charles Lloyd , Kip Hanrahan , Bheki Mseleku , Courtney Pine , Steve Coleman , George Colligan , Stanley Cowell , Mark Shim and Betty Carter . From 1988 he began to work as a leader of his own formations, initially with the Quintet V or Volition , with Terence Blanchard, Steve Wilson , Geri Allen and Phil Bowler . With Allen and Bowler he also formed the Trio Triangular ; In 1989 he played in a quartet line-up as the Fo'tet , with Don Byron , Steve Wilson (later Bobby Franchesini ), Melissa Slocum (later Belden Bullock ) and Bryan Carrott . After living in Canada for a while , he returned to Philadelphia and continued to play with the Fo'Tet , making recordings with Triangular and with Uri Caine and bassist James Genus ( Blue Wail ) . He also leads the band Hip Pocket , in which he plays the trumpet. At the Down Beat Critics Poll 2020, the Gen-Next Big Band he led won as a rising star in the big band category.

Peterson has taught at Philadelphia's University of the Arts .

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SURNAME	Peterson, Ralph
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Peterson, Ralph Junior (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American drummer, cornet player, trumpeter and band leader of modern jazz
DATE OF BIRTH	May 20, 1962
PLACE OF BIRTH	Pleasantville , New Jersey