Ralph Peterson Celebrates 50TH Birthday with Release of, THE DUALITY PERSPECTIVE, Featuring New Fo’Tet and Sextet, Available June 19TH on ONYX MUSIC

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Luques Curtis, New Fo'Tet and Sextet, Ralph Peterson, Sean Jones, Tia Fuller, Walter Smith III, Zaccai Curtis

RALPH PETERSON CELEBRATES 50TH BIRTHDAY WITH RELEASE OF, THE DUALITY PERSPECTIVE, FEATURING NEW FO’TET AND SEXTET, AVAILABLE JUNE 19TH ON ONYX MUSIC

SEXTET LINEUP: TRUMPETER SEAN JONES, SAXOPHONISTS TIA FULLER AND WALTER SMITH III, BASSIST LUQUES CURTIS
AND PIANIST ZACCAI CURTIS

PETERSON FEATURES MENTEEES FROM BERKLEE WITH NEW FO’TET: CLARINETIST FELIX PEIKLI, VIBRAPHONIST JOSPEPH DOUBLEDAY AND BASSIST ALEXANDER L.J. TOTH, ALONG WITH ORIGINAL MEMBER, MARIMBIST BRYAN CARROTT

LISTEN TO EXCLUSIVE STREAMING TRACKS FROM THE DUALITY PERSPECTIVE

Ralph Peterson Set to Release New Album, Outer Reaches, on April 5

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African American, Drums, Jazz, Ralph Peterson

Drummer Accompanied By “Unity Project”
On His First Release Since 2004

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Ralph Peterson's Unity Project - OUTER REACHES

Master drummer, respected composer-bandleader and talent scout extraordinaire Ralph Peterson has carried on in the tradition of his mentor and idol Art Blakey, who was renowned for his hard-driving approach to the kit and his uncanny knack for discovering new talent. The list of jazz greats who passed through the ranks of Blakey’s Jazz Messengers reads like a Who’s Who in Jazz. Similarly, Peterson helped launch the careers of several promising young players in his various bands over the years, including trumpeters Sean Jones and Jeremy Pelt, saxophonists Steve Wilson, Ralph Bowen and Tia Fuller, vibist Bryan Carrot and pianist Orrin Evans. With his Unity Project, Peterson adds three new names to the list – trumpeter Josh Evans, tenor saxophonist Jovan Alexandre and Hammond B-3 organist Pat Bianchi. Together with their fearless leader, they collectively push the envelope to extremes on Outer Reaches, an exhilarating homage to Larry Young’s classic 1965 Blue Note recording Unity. Peterson’s 15th album as a leader overall is also the inaugural release on his Onyx Music label and will be available on April 5.