About Me
Welcome to my website. I have performed a wide variety of musical styles in my nearly 50 years here in New York State's Capital District, from classical and easy listening to rock and jazz.
I am a composer and arranger. My most recent recording, Lights In The Distance, features both instrumental and vocal music and revisits original material I wrote between the seventies and nineties. My first CD, Closer To Home, an 11-song offering including both vocals and instrumentals in solo, duo and four-piece ensemble settings, continues to be popular. Both recordings can be purchased on CDBaby, at various music stores in the Capital District, or by contacting me or attending one of my appearances. You can hear samples of some of the tracks on each recording under the 'Listen Here!" tab.
I am currently working on my third recording, tentatively entitled A Place In The Woods, and will be released in 2025.
I play keyboards and sing as part of the Diamond Cut Horns, a ‘horn’ band consisting of ten musician friends. You can also find me playing in a trio/quartet I call The Once Over; we pop up every now and then. Keep your eyes open for my upcoming gigs at the ‘Upcoming Dates’ tab. I can also be seen as the piano player and singer in the Dave Kitchen Quartet, sometimes performing with a singer.
I continue to perform, working in settings ranging from solo to multi-instrumental groups. My upcoming appearances can be found on this website. I encourage you to search me out! Feel free to send me a note. You can send me one through this site at the "Wanna talk?" tab.
In addition, I'm one of the music directors at the Burnt Hills United Methodist Church located in Burnt Hills, NY, leading the Chancel Choir and coordinating and playing music for Sunday worship. I feel that church is where I do my best work and something that I've been called to do. I invite you to come worship with us.
I wish you good living with the treasures of family and friends and hope you always keep music in your heart!
Pete