Geoff Peters - Jazz Piano Practice Recordings

In this practice, I continue working on learning Voyage by Kenny Barron. I also play/read/sing a few American showtunes at the end of my practice.

In this practice, I start off by sight-reading some classical Chopin (Ballades, etc). Then I work more on Voyage by Kenny Barron.

Seven Steps to Heaven, Voyage - Piano Practices - Geoff Peters

Have You Met Miss Jones in all Keys- Piano Practices - Geoff Peters

More Have You Met Miss Jones - Piano practices - Geoff Peters

Blue in Green Practice - Piano Practices - Geoff Peters

In this practice, I work on reading the tune "Gregory is Here" by Horace Silver, from the Real Book chart. I then work on learning Close Your Eyes in a kind of calypso style.

In this practice, I work on starting to learn the Upper Structure chords as described in Chapter 14 of the Jazz Piano Book by Mark Levine, on the tune "O Christmas Tree".

Tell Me A Bedtime Story (Hancock) - www.gpeters.com - Geoff Peters

New Endings Old Beginnings is a tune I wrote while jamming with the amazing drummer Colin Defreitas. I perform it here, for its world recording premiere, as a solo piano rendition recorded on a late 1950's Steinway. It has an extended improvised intro and then a haunting main melody that starts about half way through. I'm putting in a few Chick Corea influenced lines which I really like.

From Geoff Peters' family home in 2011, listen to some ambient sounds of the celebrations as well as Geoff tinkling the Steinway ivories playing "The Christmas Song".