Nowhere to be found by Peter Petrucci Quartet

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David Kane, June 2007

©Cadence Magazine, 2007.

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Nowhere to be Found. The Peter Petrucci Quartet

"These two disks allow a lovely start for Melbourne's new Jazz Play Records. Each is led by a knockout guitarist: Jack's debut as leader is sprightly, graceful bop with some nice lyrical passages; Peter's record is more free-flowing, wonderful modal post-bop with excellent contributions from Sam Keevers at the piano. Winners both; get rid of that fifty that's been taking up perfectly good space in your hip pocket and discover some superb Melbourne musicians."

Readings Monthly, March 2007

“ …”Stylistically it is reminiscent of the 1960s, a period when the electric guitar was consolidating itself as a jazz solo instrument…”

“Overall, the music is sophisticated and relaxed with a nice balance of tempos.This does not mean that the music does not swing. It does. The fast tracks demonstrate the solo talents of guitarist Petrucci and the quartet’s pianist, Sam Keevers. The slower tracks are tasteful and reflective.”

John Sharpe, The Canberra Times newspaper, Dec 2006

“Pianists and guitarists seldom appear as a front line duo but Peter Petrucci enjoys working with inspiring keyboard players,… On..Nowhere to be Found.. on the new JazzPlay (sic) label, guitarist Petrucci’s crisp but urgent lines are by turn matched in pianist Sam Keever’s bright, tumbling pianisms. These often intensely improvised tracks are cunningly interleaved with beguilingly gentle ballads that have been crafted by Petrucci but sound as if they could have come from the great American songbook….”

Derek Leather, The Age newspaper, Melbourne Feb 11th, 2007

BIOGRAPHY

Peter Petrucci was born May 29, 1966 in Melbourne, Australia. He began playing guitar at the age of 11, and two years later was working regularly with many groups around Melbourne. Peter later undertook full time music study at the Victorian College of the Arts and graduated with a Bachelor of music degree in 1989. He was to return a few years later to take up a teaching position at this University. Peter has also studied abroad with the likes of John Scofield and Jim Hall.

Peter Petrucci is a unique guitarist with uncommon refinement and fluency in his playing. With a progressive contemporary/modern sound, his refined aural and technical ability to produce many colours and melodic textures in his touching renditions of jazz standards and original pieces. Peter is noted to have a distinct musical voice of his own. This is displayed in all of Peter's recordings, which is a combination of original pieces and jazz standards. Whilst being able to express his own distinctive style, Peter has a strong grounding in the "spirit of jazz" and is very disciplined in his approach to music. The result of Peter's work on his feature CD's is music that can be appreciated by the most discerning musical ear.

Peter's musical ability has enabled him to perform in a diverse range of situations. He has supported many accomplished jazz musicians in Australia in varying group configurations, such as Geoff Kluke, Nick Haywood, Tony Floyd, Slava Grigoryan, Rob Burke, Aaron Choulai, and Luke Howard just to name a few. He has also been involved in live Film score performances, such as "CRASH" by the legendary film composer, Howard Shore at the Melbourne International Film Festival and has performed with many European based musicians throughout Germany and Italy.

As well as performing, composition is a big part of Peter's musical life. This was prominent in his much revered recording "River Story". This recording was nominated for an Aria Award for best jazz recording in 2001 and was also the best selling jazz release for Move Records.

His works range from pieces for solo guitar to more involved orchestral pieces. Peter has taught at the highest level of tertiary education for many years and conducted many workshops around the country, which include The Victorian College of The Arts, The Queensland Conservatorium of Music, The Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts and ANU Canberra. Clinics have also extended to some less frequented regional areas such as Newcastle, Tamworth, Albury and Alice Springs.

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