Pete Christlieb Tall and Small Band at Alva's Showroom

Pete Christlieb ~ tenor sax
Gary Foster, Kevin Garren, Terry Harrington and
Gene Cipriano ~ sax
Jeff Bunnell, Ron Stout ~ trumpets
Linda Small Christlieb ~ trombone
Joe Bagg ~ piano
Jim Hughart ~ bass
Steve Schaeffer ~ drums

From the 1970s through the 1990s, the sound of Pete’s tenor could be heard on television and motion picture sound tracks and recordings. The son of a famous bassoon player, Don Christlieb, Pete began his musical journey on the violin at age 7. At 12, he was introduced to the sounds of jazz through the recordings of Gerry Mulligan and Chet Baker, Zoot Sims and Al Cohn, Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis and Johnny Griffin, John Coltrane and Cannonball Adderley. The violin was replaced by the tenor sax, but not without opposition. At 17, Pete enrolled in the Greyhound school of music through his association with the bands of Si Zentner, Woody Herman, Louis Bellson and even a short but delightful stint with Count Basie. Pete is also well known for his 20 year stint with Johnny Carson's Tonight Show Band....

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Pete Christlieb ~ tenor sax
Gary Foster, Kevin Garren, Terry Harrington and
Gene Cipriano ~ sax
Jeff Bunnell, Ron Stout ~ trumpets
Linda Small Christlieb ~ trombone
Joe Bagg ~ piano
Jim Hughart ~ bass
Steve Schaeffer ~ drums

From the 1970s through the 1990s, the sound of Pete’s tenor could be heard on television and motion picture sound tracks and recordings. The son of a famous bassoon player, Don Christlieb, Pete began his musical journey on the violin at age 7. At 12, he was introduced to the sounds of jazz through the recordings of Gerry Mulligan and Chet Baker, Zoot Sims and Al Cohn, Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis and Johnny Griffin, John Coltrane and Cannonball Adderley. The violin was replaced by the tenor sax, but not without opposition. At 17, Pete enrolled in the Greyhound school of music through his association with the bands of Si Zentner, Woody Herman, Louis Bellson and even a short but delightful stint with Count Basie. Pete is also well known for his 20 year stint with Johnny Carson's Tonight Show Band.

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