Pete Smyser
Pete Smyser | |
|---|---|
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Guitar |
| Years active | 1985–present |
| Website | www |
Pete Smyser is an American jazz guitarist and teacher. Smyser teaches and performs in southeastern Pennsylvania. He was on the Artist Roster of the Pennsylvania Performing Arts on Tour (PennPAT) from 1997 to 2004. His repertoire is centered on the Great American Songbook and jazz standards, classical guitar selections, as well as original compositions.
Background
Smyser has appeared on television and radio shows in addition to countless performances at festivals, clubs, universities, and churches. In addition to these appearances, he has given frequent performances at the top jazz clubs in the Philadelphia area. He has shared the bandstand with many notable jazz artists including Warren Vache, Larry McKenna, John Swana, Claude "The Fiddler" Williams, Grant Stewart, Steve Gilmore, and Bootsie Barnes.
He is listed in The Jazz Guitar by Maurice J. Summerfield.[1]
Discography
- 2001 Pete Smyser & Larry McKenna (Consolidated Artists Productions)
- 2008 Jazz on the Classic (Smyser)
- 2008 Opportunity Knocks (Smyser)
- 2012 The Jerome Kern Concert: Live (Smyser)
- 2014 An Affair to Remember: Celebrating the Songs of Harry Warren (Smyser)[2]
References
- ↑ Summerfield, Maurice J. (1998). The Jazz Guitar: Its Evolution, Players and Personalities Since 1900 (4 ed.). Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Leonard. ISBN 1-872639-31-3. Search this book on
- ↑ "Pete Smyser | Album Discography | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
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