IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER: Chick Corea, Art Tatum, Louis Armstrong, Bud Powell, Thelonious Monk, McCoy Tyner, Oscar Peterson, Michel Camilo, Bill Evans, Sonny Rollins, Wayne Shorter, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Herbie Hancock, Maurice Fitzgerald, Terrance Palmer, John Patitucci, Victor Wooten, Jaco Pastorius, Abe Laboriel, Marcus Miller, Richard Bona, Reggie Young, Reggie Parker, Verdine White, Steve Gadd, Dennis Chambers, Gerald Heyward, Gil Evans, Wynton Marsalis, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, James Brown, Earth Wind & Fire, Chicago, James Taylor, Peter Cetera, Bela Fleck & The Flecktones, Yellowjackets, 80's POP MUSIC, Any R&B artist that has a tight LIVE BAND!, Kirk Franklin, Commissioned, Fred Hammond, Israel Houghton, Tye Tribbett, J Moss, Donald Lawrence, Hezekiah Walker, Donnie McClurkin, Karen Clark Sheard, Kim Burrell, Kurt Carr, Bishop Larry Trotter, Marvin Sapp, Shekinah Glory Ministries, and the list goes on. . .
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I'd like to say a little like all of my influences.
From an early age, Peter Rodriguez has had a deep interest in music. In elementary school, he began learning television jingles by ear and would play them back on his small, one-octave keyboard. At age 12, he began taking music lessons through a program at his church, giving him the chance to study piano and learn basic music theory.
When Peter was 14 he realized that he was drawn to the funky bass lines that he heard on old James Brown records and contemporary gospel records, and he decided to take up the bass. Due to his piano knowledge, scales and bass lines came fairly easily to him on his new instrument.
A few years later Peter met the jazz pianist Jon Cowherd (Brian Blade Fellowship, Lizz Wright) with whom he began learning the beginnings of jazz theory. When he was 17 he attended The Bass Collective, a school in New York City founded and staffed by bass players who are active in todays live music scene. It was at the Collective that Peter studied privately with jazz bassist John Patitucci. In 1993, he joined the band at Times Square Church in New York City, at first as a keyboardist, and then later becoming the band's main bassist, a position he held until January 2006.
Peter has recently graduated and completed his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Jazz Piano Performance from The New School for Jazz & Contemporary Music in New York City.
Peter has had the opportunity to play with various gospel choirs in major venues including Carnegie Hall and Radio City Music Hall. He has performed for the Michael Bloomberg 2005 re-election campaign, and has had many opportunities to travel and perform all across the United States, and also internationally in countries such as The Philippines, Finland, Italy, Nigeria, Zambia, Jamaica, and Brazil. Peter is also featured on many recordings, not only as a bassist and keyboardist, but as an arranger and composer as well. Peter has performed on Broadway as a bass sub on "Hot Feet" and on television for TBN (Trinity Broadcasting Network) as bassist with the Christian Cultural Center Music Ministry on "Praise The Lord"; a broadcast that showcases various churches and ministries around the world. Most recently you will find Peter touring with Peter Cincotti promoting his new album "East of Angel Town" soon to be released on Warner Bros. Records. He is also proud to endorse MTD basses and strings exclusively. Peter credits all of his talents and success to his relationship with Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior.
Hi Peter!! :D Thanks so much for the add! That has just made my birthday even better ;) Thanks for that! I hope to see you on a concert in Poland soon!! ;)
Hey Pete: I'm just dropping a line. If you're in town on Oct 10th, I'm playing down at the Koinonia. Doors open @ 6pm and the music starts at 8pm. Bring your bass if you're around.
Dear Peter, I still remember your energy on the stage in LeCastella (Italy) with Peter Cincotti...all you guys were GREAT, come back soon, please! BACI !
Hi Peter, thanks for the add. Saw you with Peter Cincotti at The Jones Beach Theatre. You guys were great! I bought the album as soon as I got back to England!
Hello Peter! I hope you're doing fine! Just popped by to say hello and to thank you again for the great show in Luzern!!! I hope you'll be back to Switzerland soon! Hugs!
Pete, whats up my friend? just dropped in to say hello since we had not spoken in a while. I'm good and i see your still out killing that bass. cool, hit me when you can.
hey ciao peter! how are you doing? are you guys already in the us? i hope everything was fine here in italy! hope to see all of you guys next time! take care! simo
