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Los Angeles based jazz drummer/composer, Peter Buck, announces the release of his third album as a leader. “Smells Like Music” combines soulful jazz melodies and folk infused grooves with risk-taking improvisations featuring the incredible musicianship of Buck-drums, Jamieson Trotter-piano, Jamelle Adisa-trumpet, and Lyman Medeiros-bass. A working band for five years, all of the music was composed specifically for the talent of these musicians. Peter’s extensive career in the music business has taken him on tour throughout the United States, Europe, Canada, Mexico, and Japan. Touring with Keb’ Mo’, Thelma Houston, Michelle Shocked, and Barbara Morrison. Other highlights include performances with Bonnie Raitt, Ice-T, Stevie Wonder, Joe Sample, Judith Hill, Guitar Shorty, Anthony Wilson, Freda Payne, King Floyd, Donny McCaslin, Russ Johnson, Clay Jenkins, Bill Perkins, Bob Sheppard, and Gilbert Castellanos. He has also given performances and master classes at universities across the country. His endorsements include Sabian Cymbals and Aquarian Drumheads.

Peter Buck earned his Bachelor of Music Performance degree from Berklee College of Music and his Master of Music degree from the Thornton School of Music at University of Southern California. He has served as Head of Percussion at Cypress College since 2005.

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Sabian Cymbals, Aquarian Drumheads, Vic Firth Sticks, Craviotto Drums


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Album Review

Ada Bird Wolfe: Odd Bird

Read "Odd Bird" reviewed by Richard J Salvucci


There is a style of singing--midway between conversation and conventional vocal technique—which can only be called talk-singing, or something to that effect. It puts considerable weight on the meaning of the song, the words themselves, rather than the melody per se. Chances are, one could not hum such a tune if one wanted to. To some ears, Abbey Lincoln was an expert in the technique, or even more so, Nina Simone. Much of the success of the genre depends on ...

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Sat Eye Candy: Peter Buck

Sat Eye Candy: Peter Buck

Source: JamBase

R.E.M. AXE MAN TURNS 52 TODAY

Outside of a perhaps a few flight attendants, there's not many who have an unkind word to say about R.E.M. guitarist, composer and all around good guy Peter Buck. Despite a high profile career that stretches back to the early '80s, Buck retains a certain degree of gratitude and surprise about how things have turned out, including playing sideman to other artists (notably Robyn Hitchcock) and working with new bands on a regular basis. ...

...great band and your writing is perfect for the group. Your sound and flow are happening! Joe La Barbera

Music

Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

Odd Bird

Self Produced
2023

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Smells Like Music

Buck's Vibe Music
2018

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Buck's Vibe

cdbaby
2008

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