Nathan Peck-
acoustic bass / electric bass / eclectic bass
Nathan came from a family of musicians consisting of his mother a vocalist and drummer; father, a pianistand avid composer; as well as his brother a talented drummer and singer. He received his early musical influences from the womb as his parents gigged almost until he was born! He also attended many live gigs growing up outside of Pittsburgh, PAandstarted music on piano at age 9 and played clarinet and baritonesaxophone injr. highschool band before picking up the electric bassin 1991.A year later he began studying upright bassand at age 16 he won the Milt Hinton Award, a scholarship for students of the Double Bass. He also received honorable mentions from the N.E.A. and performed at the International Duke Ellington Conference while in high school.
Nathan began playing professionally with his parents Skip & Donna in late 1992 and quickly gained a vast knowledge of jazz and American classic song repertiore and most importantly, learned how to play bass in a band, a family band at that! After a few years of gigs, “The Skip Peck Trio” became a quartet with addition of the youngest Peck, Alexander on drums and from 1994-2002 Nathan performed regularly with his family which at times also included his father's brothers; John Peck on drums and Jamie Peck on Saxophones. John Peck passed away in 2008 from cancer. He was a super rocking, fat beat hitting, funky, and exciting drummer. He is sadly missed. The family recorded 5 compact discs together in different incarnations; Skip Peck Trio-Live & Cookin' 1993, Skip Peck Quartet- Family Tree 1996, Skip Peck Quartet/My Secret Weapon 1997, Donna Peck- Missing You 1998 Skip Peck Band-Mirage 2000
From 1994-2002 Nathan played with many Pittsburgh greats such as Roger Humphries, Joe Harris, Jimmy Ponder, David Budway, The Ashby Brothers, Nathan Davis, and Joe Negri. In 1999 Mr. Peck toured the US and Asia with the great Maynard Ferguson Big Bop Nouveau Band which included a command performance in Bankok for the king of Thailand, King Bhumibol Adulyadej. Interesting fact #278; Nathan Peck has performed in 20 Pennsylvania State Correctional Facilities. In 2002 Nathan relocated to New York City and has since had the privilege to perform with Mark Murphy, Maria Muldaur, Bonnie Tyler, Vernon Reed, Howard Fishman, James Wlliams, Ralf Lalama, Gino Sitson, Lafayette Harris, Eteinne Charles, Roy Campbell, Jonathan Kreisberg, Bruce Cox, Allison Miller, Ari Hoenig, and is currently touring and recording with guitarist Alex Skolnick. He has been a part of Skolnick's trio since 2003 and is on Skolnick's current release, 'Last Day In Paradise' (Magna-Carta Records). Skolnick's new release 'Veritas' (Palmetto Records) is due out March 29 2011
In summer 2004, he participated in the Kennedy Center's Jazz Ambassador Program along with the Kelley Johnson Quartet which included performances in Russia, Croatia, Slovenia, Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan. In 2005 Peck performed in Moscow, Istanbul, and Baku, with Shahin Novrasli, a virtuoso pianist from Azerbaijan and is on his current release Live in Moscow. He was also accepted to the Betty Carter Jazz Ahead Program in 2006.
In 2008 Nathan toured Central America and the Caribbean with the Kelley Johnson Quartet as part of Lincoln Center's American Music Abroad Program. In 2009 he toured Germany, Austria and the Czech Republic with the fusion trio, Phishbacher led by pianist and composer Walter Fischbacher. Currently based in Queens, New York, he is a fulltime musician and leads his own band, The Spankray Funk Band.
Mr. Peck has performed at Lincoln Center, Knitting Factory, Smoke, Iridium, 55 Bar, Lenox Lounge, Deer Head Inn, Joes Pub, Arthurs Tavern, Moscow International Music Hall, Baku Philharmonique, Pizza Express (London), Queen Elizabeth Hall, Ronnie Scott's, Austrian Cultural Forum (NYC), Tashkent Philharmonique, Bishkek Philharmonique, Ryles Jazz Club (Boston), Upsrairs Jazz Bar (Montreal)
Awards
1995-Honorable Mention for jazz performance fro The N.E.A.
1995-Winner of the Louis Armstrong fro Jazz Performance
Wheeling Park H.S..
1993-Winner of the Milt Hinton Scholarship for students of the
acoustic bass.
1993, 1994, 1995-Outstanding soloist awards, Honors Jazz
Band, Wheeling
Park H.S..
Gear
Endorsements:
Ampeg
Yamaha Electric basses
Azola Basses
TKL Bags & Cases
D'Addario Strings
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