Peter Bernstein & Jesse Van Ruller at Sunset-Sunside

Jesse about Peter Bernstein: "Around 1993 or 94, the first time I came to NYC as a young guitarist and student of jazz, I went into the East-Village, walked around and heard faint jazz music. I followed the sound and entered a club called Visiones. The sound was that of a guitar-organ-drums trio and it was the most swinging, original, soulful guitar playing I had ever heard. And it came from someone who couldn’t be much older than me. It was Peter’s trio with Larry Goldings and Bill Stewart. That experience brought the music that I only knew from a distance, belonging to an older generation, forward in time and made it relevant to me. Clearly I have been an admirer of Peter’s playing since and many years later we met and started playing together occasionally. Peter is the kind of improviser I try to be as well: impressing by not trying to impress anyone, always chasing melodic development, not relying on prepared material and 'being in the moment’."...

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Jesse about Peter Bernstein: "Around 1993 or 94, the first time I came to NYC as a young guitarist and student of jazz, I went into the East-Village, walked around and heard faint jazz music. I followed the sound and entered a club called Visiones. The sound was that of a guitar-organ-drums trio and it was the most swinging, original, soulful guitar playing I had ever heard. And it came from someone who couldn’t be much older than me. It was Peter’s trio with Larry Goldings and Bill Stewart. That experience brought the music that I only knew from a distance, belonging to an older generation, forward in time and made it relevant to me. Clearly I have been an admirer of Peter’s playing since and many years later we met and started playing together occasionally. Peter is the kind of improviser I try to be as well: impressing by not trying to impress anyone, always chasing melodic development, not relying on prepared material and 'being in the moment’."

Jesse à propos de Peter Bernstein : « Vers 1993 ou 94, la première fois que je suis venu à New York en tant que jeune guitariste et étudiant en jazz, je suis allé dans l'East-Village, je me suis promené et j'ai entendu une légère musique de jazz. J'ai suivi le son et suis entré dans un club appelé Visiones. C'était un trio guitare-orgue-batterie, et le jeu de guitare de Peter Bernstein était le plus swingant, original et émouvant que j'aie jamais entendu. J'ai eu un déclic ce jour là. Je suis un admirateur du jeu de Peter depuis et de nombreuses années plus tard, nous nous sommes rencontrés et avons commencé à jouer ensemble de temps en temps. Peter est le genre d'improvisateur que j'essaie d'être aussi : impressionner en n'essayant d'impressionner personne, en recherchant toujours le développement mélodique, en « étant dans l'instant présent ».

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