Ralph Peterson Quartet Unity Project at The Side Door Jazz Club

Ralph Peterson "Unity Project" - Saturday March 22nd - Door 7:30 Show 8:30* 860-434-0886 www.thesidedoorjazz.com

Ralph has been so kind to reschedule and bring us 'The Unity Project' with Myron Walden on Tenor, Darren Barrett on Trumpet and the young new voice and future of jazz organ, Jake Sherman.

For nearly 30 years, Ralph Peterson has been one of the most distinctive and recognizable drummers in jazz. Peterson quickly rose to prominence after meeting master drummer Art Blakey in 1983. A few months after sitting in, Blakey called Peterson (then a college junior) to play along side him in his two-drummer big band, a position he held until Blakey’s passing. His recording and touring resume includes jazz greats like Terrence Blanchard, Branford Marsalis, Stanley Turrentine, David Murray, The Count Basie Orchestra, Betty Carter, Michael Brecker, Kenny Barron and many more of the greatest names in jazz....

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Ralph Peterson "Unity Project" - Saturday March 22nd - Door 7:30 Show 8:30* 860-434-0886 www.thesidedoorjazz.com

Ralph has been so kind to reschedule and bring us 'The Unity Project' with Myron Walden on Tenor, Darren Barrett on Trumpet and the young new voice and future of jazz organ, Jake Sherman.

For nearly 30 years, Ralph Peterson has been one of the most distinctive and recognizable drummers in jazz. Peterson quickly rose to prominence after meeting master drummer Art Blakey in 1983. A few months after sitting in, Blakey called Peterson (then a college junior) to play along side him in his two-drummer big band, a position he held until Blakey’s passing. His recording and touring resume includes jazz greats like Terrence Blanchard, Branford Marsalis, Stanley Turrentine, David Murray, The Count Basie Orchestra, Betty Carter, Michael Brecker, Kenny Barron and many more of the greatest names in jazz.

Now a seasoned veteran, Peterson is considered by many to be a Master drummer himself. His previous recording, The Duality Perspective, garnered rave reviews from major publications including The New York Times, DownBeat Magazine, and JazzTimes to name a few and earned him a spot on DownBeat’s 2013 Critics’ Poll. The disc featured both an All Star Sextet as well as a brand new Fo’tet configuration. Both groups are primarily comprised of former and current students: including Sean Jones, Luques Curtis, Tia Fuller, and Walter Smith III as well as rising stars Victor Gould and Felix Peikli. He is also Full Professor of Percussion at Berklee College of Music, also highly sought after as a clinician and endorses Mapex Drums, Vic Firth Sticks, and Meinl Cymbals. See www.ralphpetersonmusic.com and https://www.facebook.com/events/249378641899837/?ref_dashboard_filter=upcoming

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