Peter McCann

Background

About Peter McCann

Pay For It On The Other Side’ (MCCANNIC MUSIC) marks jazz guitarist Pete McCann’s sixth release as a band leader. His unique, multifaceted guitar style has been an integral part of the New York City music scene for over 25 years. Pete’s music encompasses a wide variety of musical styles and genres: straight-ahead, post-bop, avant garde, Latin, and jazz-rock fusion. He’s performed throughout the U.S, Canada and Europe from clubs to jazz festivals, musicals, award shows, and even an opera. McCann is one of the first-call sidemen in New York. He regularly works with Grace Kelly, Chris Tarry, Melissa Stylianou, Dan Willis, Ben Kono, Asuka Kakitani and Alison Wedding. Pete has performed with some of the greats in jazz: Kenny Wheeler, Dave Liebman, Lee Konitz, Patti Austin, Bobby Previte, Brian Blade, and the Maria Schneider Orchestra. He appears on over 100 CDs, including: – Almost Certainly Dreaming, Chris Tarry Group (Juno Award Winner) – The Other Side of Ellington, The Palmetto All-Stars (SESAC Award Winner) – I Think It’s Going To Rain Today, Curtis Stigers – Standard Wonder (The Music of Stevie Wonder), Dave Pietro As a commercial recording artist, he has worked on projects for CNN, BBC, Sesame Street and IBM. McCann received his Bachelors of Music degree from the University of North Texas and also studied at the Banff School of the Arts. Discography - Pay For It On The Other Side, McCannic Music 1001 – Range, Whirlwind Recordings 4675 – Extra Mile, Nineteen-Eight Records 1010 – Most Folks, Omnitone Records 15213 – Parable, Palmetto Records 2041 – You Remind Me of Someone, Palmetto Records 2066 Educator Pete is an adjunct faculty guitar teacher at both The New School and City College in New York City, and also teaches at the Maine Jazz Camp Specialties: Performing and recording musician. Teacher, writer and arranger of music.