This 12th annual edition of the Berklee Global Jazz Institute Summit, a virtual concert thanks to the pandemic, explored a wide range of compositions by … Read More “12th Berklee Global Jazz Institute Summit: A Tribute to Chick Corea and Ralph Peterson (YouTube)”
The Ralph Peterson Jr. Musical Legacy is honored to be a part of the Winter JazzFest lineup, celebrating the many contributions drummer Ralph Peterson made … Read More “A Ralph Peterson Celebration at Dizzy’s Club in NYC”
The death of drummer Ralph Peterson Jr. on March 1 robbed jazz of one of its most inventive and prolific—and purely musical—practitioners. Peterson’s highly developed … Read More “Ralph Peterson: Raise Up Off Me (Onyx)”
Ralph Peterson’s challenge on Onward & Upward was how to honor—as he’s done on several previous releases—his mentor Art Blakey, without simply mimicking the Jazz … Read More “Ralph Peterson & Messenger Legacy: Onward & Upward (Onyx)”
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When it was recorded in October 2015, Dream Deferred was drummer-bandleader Ralph Peterson’s way of addressing the spate of police shootings of unarmed black men … Read More “Ralph Peterson’s Aggregate Prime: Dream Deferred”
Drummer Ralph Peterson was one of Art Blakey’s last protégés, and he seems to have drawn a lot from his mentor: a gregarious comfort in … Read More “Ralph Peterson: The Duality Perspective”
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