Smile
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Peter White's 14th
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Peter's Tour Diary
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Photo by Mikey Cohen
from Smooth Jazz Live
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Greetings!
Since my last newsletter I reunited with Al Stewart and played a show with him in Laughlin Nevada. When I started my professional career in the 70s, it was with his band, and It was fun to play the old songs and enjoy his sense of humor again! The following week I flew to Philadelphia to play at Penn's Landing, a free show put on by the city of Philadelphia. Euge Groove and Richard Elliot and I playing in the open air in a show we call Jazz Attack. A lovely warm evening- perfect for an outdoor show.
Soon after, I had my first visit to Muskegon, Michigan performing a show with Euge Groove at the 2nd annual Shoreline Jazz Festival. Thanks to musician, broadcaster and all-around good guy Alexander Zonjic for always coming up with new venues and putting on this great event! The next week, it was Copper Mountain, Colorado for the Genuine Wine and Jazz Festival. It was nice to see so many fellow musicians- Brian Simpson, Paul Taylor, Kim Waters, Nick Colionne and Marc Antoine and perform in this wonderful scenic spot in the mountains.
Apart from a very brief appearance in Cabo Wabo during the Smooth Jazz Cruise in 2006, I have not played south of the border, so it was great to finally do my first ever full-length show in Mexico at the 1st annual Cancun Smooth Jazz Festival. I met some wonderful people there including a family of smooth jazz fans from Mexico City who were thrilled to see a smooth jazz concert in their country. The festival was held at the Hard Rock Resort, just South of Cancun where even the drinks were on the house as part of the admission fee! So many friends there- Rick Braun, Dave Koz, Euge Groove, Keiko Matsui, Paul Taylor, Elan Trotman, Tim Bowman, Nick Colionne, Kenny Lattimore, Boney James, Brian Culbertson and many more. I'm scheduled again for next year- looking forward to it!
The Hyatt Regency Newport Beach- I've been playing at this venue now for 20 years and it's always a joy. A Jazz Attack show with Euge Groove and Richard Elliot under the twinkling stars - what could be better! We had the pleasure of playing there just last weekend and had a blast, and then the very next day I reunited with my buddies Michael Paulo, Gregg Karukas, Nate Phillips and Eric Valentine to play a 2-hour PW show at the Aliante Casino and Resort in North Las Vegas which included selections from my entire musical history- I even played a song I wrote with Al Stewart in 1978, "Time Passages". We also played new releases from both Gregg and Michael and the show included some solo guitar pieces so as to give the band a break. We ended with Michael Paulo's version of the hit song "Happy".
In my down time I've been working on putting together a live album of my Christmas show with Mindi Abair and Rick Braun- more about that soon! Also, in between all these activities I found time to see some of my favourite classic bands at the Los Angeles County Fair- Kool & The Gang, The Ohio Players, ZZ Top, Chicago and Boz Skaggs- I had a wonderful time watching these great shows as an audience member. Now I have a few days off but there are a lot of shows coming up soon including England in November and then my Christmas tour.
I'll see you all out there!
PW
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Upcoming and What's New
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WINE COUNTRY
Jazz Attack returns to
Temecula, CA to close out the Thornton Winery's jazz season on October 18. Richard Elliot, Euge Groove and Peter will play an extra long set!
THE GRAND CANYON STATE
Peter, along with Euge Groove and Rick Braun return to the Arizona Jazz Festival on October 24. The festival is at a new location this time at the Rawhide Event Center in
Chandler, AZ.
ENGLAND IN NOVEMBER
It's that time again! Every November you can expect Peter to return to his home c
ountry. Peter takes residency in London and the surrounding area for 2 weeks. Check out the tour dates!
A couple more shows have been added for A Peter White Christmas featuring Mindi Abair and Rick Braun (Sacramento, CA and Collingswood, New Jersey)! The entire 20-date, Christmas tour schedule is now posted, and most locations are already on sale. Get into the holiday season with Peter, Mindi and Rick- view the
tour schedule to see if they'll be performing near you!
NEW YEARS IN GERMANY
Ring in 2016 in Germany at the
Smooth Jazz Festival Augsburg with Peter, Nick Colionne, Jeff Lorber, Everette Harp, Nick Colionne and others!
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Row 1:
Left- Euge Groove and Peter performing at Penn's Landing in Philadelphia, PA. Photo by Kt Jones.
Right-
The first annual Cancun Jazz Festival was a great success and a fun gathering for all. L to R- Dave Koz, Kenny Lattimore, Keiko Matsui, Rick Braun, Norman Brown, Richard Elliot, Marion Meadows, Peter White, Elan Trotman and Hamilton Hardin (keyboard player for Dave Koz, standing right behind Peter)
Row 2:
Left- Peter makes a rare appearance with Al Stewart- at Harrah's in Laughlin, NV. Photo by Nathan Watt.
Middle- No celebration is complete without beer! Cheers to Peter on his 61st birthday, Sept. 20 celebrating at his favorite English pub in CA.
Right
- In the groove! Peter, Nate Phillips, Michael Paulo with Eric Valentine in the background at Aliante Casino in North Las Vegas, NV. Photo by photographer Cary Gillespie from Scenic Jazz.
Row 3:
Left- Umm, what was Peter thinking when this photo was captured on stage? Photo by Jack Cohen from Smooth Jazz Live.
Middle- Euge Groove, Peter White and Richard Elliot as Jazz Attack performing at the Hyatt Regency Newport Beach Summer Concert Series
. Photo by photographer Bill Furnish.
Right
- Flautist Alexander Zonjic and Peter hanging out with some fans at the Shoreline Jazz Festival in Muskegon, MI. Photo by Val Sharpe.
Row 4:
Left- Meeting
with fans after the show at Hyatt Newport Beach. Photo by Kari Coulter from Smooth Jazz Family.
Middle- Jazz Attack with Peter White, Rick Braun and Euge Groove at the Cancun Jazz Festival. Photo by Jack Cohen from Smooth Jazz Live.
Right- Peter received a beautiful gift from fan Dave LeCroix in Las Vegas- a handmade wooden box with an engraved image of Peter and his mom, who passed away earlier this year.
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October 18
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Temecula, CA
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October 24
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Phoenix, AZ
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November 2-3
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London, UK
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November 4-8
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London, UK
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November 10
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Milton Keynes, UK
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November 11
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Southampton, UK
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November 13-14
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Maidstone, UK
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November 15
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Manchester, UK
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November 21
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Rancho Cucamonga, CA
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November 27
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Austin, TX
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November 28
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Woodlands, TX
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November 29
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Akron, OH
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December 2
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Alexandria, VA
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December 3
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Collingswood, NJ
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December 4
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Annapolis, MD
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December 5
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New York, NY
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December 6
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Reading, PA
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December 8
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Melbourne, FL
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December 9
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Stuart, FL
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December 10
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Clearwater, FL
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December 11
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Fort Walton Beach, FL
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December 12
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Ft Lauderdale, FL
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December 13
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Los Angeles, CA
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December 15
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Spokane, WA
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December 16
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Oakland, CA
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December 17
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Sacramento, CA
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December 18
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Fresno, CA
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Tower Theatre*
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December 19
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San Diego, CA
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Balboa Theater*
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December 31
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Augsburg, Germany
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January 7-10, 2016
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Seattle, WA
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January 22-24, 2016
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Melbourne, FL
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February 21-28, 2016
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Caribbean Cruise
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September 2, 2016
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Puerto Aventuras, MX
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Dates in RED are for the Peter White Christmas show featuring Mindi Abair and Rick Braun
Note: Concert dates are being added all the time. Visit
www.peterwhite.com for the most up-to-date tour schedule.
* Tickets on sale soon
*** The correct dates for Seattle are January 7-10, 2016. The August newsletter stated incorrect dates.
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Promenade to Jakarta
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Peter White and Michael Paulo at Java Jazz Festival
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Established in 2005, the Java Jazz Festival in Jakarta, Indonesia is one of the largest and most prestigious festivals in the world. The first festival was attended by 47,500 visitors during its three-day stretch and has grown every year since.
Peter performed at Java Jazz Festival in 2006. Below is a video clip from that show playing "Promenade", one of Peter's most recognizable and popular songs.
Where did Peter get his inspiration for it? The idea came to him in 1992 while in a taxi cab in London traveling from the airport to his brother Danny's house.
With Michael Paulo (sax), Kimo Cornwell (keys), Smitty Smith (bass), Ray Fuller (gtr), Sergio Gonzalez (drums) and Lenny Castro (perc).
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Peter White performs "Promenade" at Java Jazz Festival
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