Jim Trageser, a writer from the North County Times, wrote a wonderful review on our new “Wild Blue” CD. He writes,

“As ambitious a recording project as jazz guitarist Peter Sprague has tackled, the first CD from his Peter Sprague Jazz Consort seamlessly-and, it seems, effortlessly- takes in both jazz and classical, recalling the heyday of efforts to marry the structure of European classical music with the free-wheeling improvisation of American jazz. Not just straddling what are generally considered disparate styles and traditions, but blending them into a new whole, Sprague and his colleagues have crafted their own entry in the short list of projects that have succeeded at creating a common ground.”

Thanks Jim for the kind words and click here if you want to read the whole piece.

Fred Benedetti and I are teaming up to play a duo concert this week on Friday at Grossmont College. I love what we do together and for this show we're planning to blend in a steroidal jacked up Christmas song for good measure. Look out! Hope to see you there.

Tomorrow I’m blasting early for LA to play a record date with vocalist Marissa Dodge with Tamir Hendleman on piano. Tamir is ripping it up and it’ll be good to meet Marissa too. I haven't heard her yet!

I’ve updated my gig calendar and look below for the details including our favorite Del Mar Christmas Eve concert.

All the very best, Peter