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BERKSHIRE EAGLE   Friday, September 6, 2019  Pittsfield, MA

PETER HAND TRIO - WEST STOCKBRIDGE JAZZ SERIES

Following the success of the first concert of the West Stockbridge Jazz series, the second concert will feature jazz guitarist, composer and arranger Peter Hand’s trio featuring bassist Harvie S and drummer Steve Johns. The concert is presented by the West Stockbridge Historical Society.

Peter Hand is no stranger to the Berkshires, and has performed at Castle Street Cafe (now closed) and the Williams College Jazz Festival. For many years he spent time visiting at a family home in Stockbridge, where he worked on many of his original compositions and arrangements. Hand says, “I love the Berkshires, and Stockbridge and West Stockbridge are some of my favorite places. It’s such a wonderfully inspiring atmosphere to be in for the arts, nature, and a community of caring and spirited people. I’m thrilled to be able to take part in this event for the West Stockbridge Historical Society.”  (Click Here For Full Article)

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Presented by Whaling City Sound for this month’s AHA theme “Jammin’ In The Streets,” the trio will play music of jazz greats Horace Silver, Dizzy Gillespie and Duke Ellington, Latin & Brazilian jazz, plus a healthy dose of funk and R&B standards.

Marty Ballou is high on the list of New England’s “first-call” bassists. Highly regarded nationally for his work in the jazz and blues fields, he is equally at home in other genres including folk, rock, pop and Americana - - Drummer Mark Walker has had long-standing relationships with artists such as Paquito D’Rivera and the group Oregon, and has performed & recorded with Dianne Reeves, Regina Carter, Michael Brecker, Eliane Elias and Andy Narell. (Click Here For Full Article)

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RADIO FEATURE Interview with Peter Hand about Hand Painted Dream and more-

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By Christina Hennessy Thursday, January 12, 2012 Stamford, CT

CONCERT TAKES A SHINE TO JAZZ GREAT, NORWALK NATIVE, HORACE SILVER

Peter Hand has long admired Horace Silver's music, having gained a deep appreciation for the sound the jazz great coaxed out of his compositions. “There is something unique about the way (Silver puts) all these elements together to make a w0nderful sound,” Hand said.

Silver may be best known as a pioneer of the hard bop and soul jazz styles, but his music also revealed gospel, Brazilian and Latin influences, Hand said. "There is definitely a soulfulness ... and it is very blues oriented, but he was influenced by everything he heard," Hand said.

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GUITARIST PETER HAND AND TRIO GAVE A STELLAR PERFORMANCE HONORING HORACE SILVER

New York based guitarist/composer/bandleader Peter Hand assembled a treat of a trio for his first ever New Bedford performance, which was held at the Wamsutta Club in downtown on Saturday night, Oct. 22. Playing with Peter Hand were Santi Debriano on acoustic bass and Chris Poudrier on drums. The concert was another in the series presented by Neil Weiss of Whaling City Sound with proceeds benefiting the YWCA of Southeastern Mass.

Although Peter Hand has strong New Bedford family connections, this concert was his first in the Whaling City - - The trio performed the music of legendary pianist and composer, Horace Silver.. Silver's roots are Cape Verdean, and one of his most popular songs, "The Cape Verdean Blues," combines as Horace himself put it) "Cape Verdean folk music, the Brazilian samba, and good old American blues". (Click Here For Full Article)

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VIDEO

PETER HAND QUARTET  Plays "Jazz With A French Twist"- Video Montage

Music of Michel Legrand, Django Reinhardt, Sacha Distel & others  Peter Hand: Guitar; Don Braden: Tenor & Soprano Saxophone, Alto flute; Harvie S: Bass; Chip White: Drums Video by Nick Carter Concert at Byram Shubert Library, Greenwich, CT, September, 2012

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Warren Reporter Monday, July 19, 2010 

PETER HAND BIG BAND CLOSES OUT JAZZ IN JULY SERIES AT CENTENARY STAGE HACKETTSTOWN

HACKETTSTOWN, NJ — The month will come to a swinging conclusion on Saturday, July 31, as the Peter Hand Big Band swings into Hackettstown, featuring the incomparable Houston Person on saxophone as guest artist.

Veteran jazz-man Hand has been on the New York jazz scene for many years, has written and arranged for the likes of George Coleman, and Lee Konitz, and has assembled a cadre of upper-echelon artists to play dynamic arrangements of the Great American Songbook for this special concert.

In addition to Person on sax, the band features Valery Ponomarev, Eddie Allen, Cecil Bridgewater and Brian Paraschi on trumpets and flugelhorns; John Mosca, Sam Burtis, Vincent Gardner on trombones; Bruce Williams, Jay Brandford, Don Braden, Ralph Lalama and Kenny Berger on woodwinds and saxophones; James Weidman on piano; Harvie S on bass; and Steve Johns on drums, with leader Hand also on guitar. Click Here For Full Article