upcoming gigs
Saturday September 30th, 2023: Eyebrow, Hotwells Festival, Bristol (9pm, Nova Scotia Place)
Thursday October 5th, 2023: Uphill Game, El Rincon, Bristol (7:30-9:30pm)
Saturday October 7th, 2023: ‘Sounding The Waters’, JOW + Bob Walton + Maggie Harris, The Glass Studio, St George’s Bristol https://www.stgeorgesbristol.co.uk/whats-on/sounding-the-waters-bob-walton-maggie-harris-jow/
Thursday October 12th, 2023: 6161, The Forge, Bristol
Saturday October 14th, 2023: Get The Blessing, The Winchester Gate, Salisbury (SOLD OUT)
Saturday October 15th, 2023: Get The Blessing, Widcombe Social Club, Bath
Thursday October 19th, 2023: Get The Blessing, Dareshack, Bristol
Friday October 20th, 2023: Get The Blessing, Gosforth Civic Centre, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Saturday October 21st, 2023: Get The Blessing, The Substation, Invisible Wind Factory, Liverpool
Wednesday October 25th, 2023: Get The Blessing, Moth Club, London
Saturday November 25th, 2023: This Is The Kit, The Barbican, London
Thursday December 14th, 2023: ‘Earthworks’, JOW + Bob Walton, Clifton Library, Bristol
Saturday February 3rd, 2024: This Is The Kit, Bristol Beacon
piano 3
“piano 3”, the third volume of solo piano pieces recorded on the magnificent Steinway grand in St George’s Bristol, released in cd, download, and sheet music formats in november 2022
may 2022
pete plays trumpet in Benji Bower’s extraordinary “symphonic love-letter to the earth” TERRA CODA, premiering with three sold-out performances at the new The Mount Without in Bristol
april 2022
debut album by the invisible apples (“the golden threads and mystic lights of duka”) is released on cd https://theinvisibleapples.bandcamp.com/album/the-golden-threads-and-mystic-lights-of-duka
march 2022
JOW records new ep in st ambrose church, with special guest alex garden
february 2022
“piano + film” at st george’s bristol, in a double-bill with harriet riley & alex garden’s “sonder ii” album launch. https://www.stgeorgesbristol.co.uk/whats-on/alex-garden-harriet-riley-stevie-toddler/
december 2021
the dings, new electro-acoustic duo with multi-instrumentalist and filmmaker tony orrell, releases its debut album “booster” on bandcamp https://thedings.bandcamp.com/releases
december 2021
aardman animation’s film “robin robin” is released on netflix, with music composed by the bookshop band and featuring pete on trumpet and tenor horn. the soundtrack is oscar and ivor novello award nominated https://www.aardman.com/robin-robin-streaming-now-on-netflix/
november 2021
JOW, new acoustic duo with cellist james gow, releases its eponymous debut album on cd and bandcamp https://jowduo.bandcamp.com/releases
october 2021
“river echoes” (a live sound, music and film event on and under the waters of Bristol, created by kathy hinde) takes place in bristol’s bathhurst basin, with pete playing cornet in a canoe http://kathyhinde.co.uk/river-echoes-2021/
september 2021
“comfort in chaos”, a new suite for jazz septet & poets, composed in collaboration with harriet riley, is recorded at j&j studios, released on CD and bandcamp, and premiered live at the 1532 Performing Arts theatre in bristol. The suite celebrates the work of the charity 1625 Independent People, which works with young people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. https://www.1532bristol.co.uk/comfort-in-chaos-a-jazz-suite
summer 2021
the track “frond three” (from ‘piano 2’) is used as the theme music for the bbc radio 4 extra series “new creatives dramas”
july 2021
the band of waites (duo with dejan ilijic) releases “planet”, first single from forthcoming album release
march 2021
silver stairs of ketchikan single ‘old god’s tongue’ (on which pete plays trumpet and flugelhorn), released march 2021
https://www.silverstairsofketchikan.bandcamp.com
february 2021
a new painting of pete appears in debut exhibition by bristol legend big jeff johns
https://bigjeffjohnsart.com/
winter 2020
“piano 2” sheet music: eleven transcriptions released
november 2020
“piano + film”: new collaboration with audio-visual artist kathy hinde, premiered live at st george’s bristol, 28th november 2020
https://kathyhinde.co.uk/
autumn 2020
“a short film about ice”, dir. adam laity, featuring music from “piano”, released autumn 2020 (‘best climate emergency film’ at the ahrc research in film awards 2020, ‘best short film’ at belgrade greenfest 2020)
https://www.adamlaity.com/a-short-film-about-ice/4595083877
october 2020
this is the kit “off off on” (featuring pete on flugelhorn) released on rough trade reaching the top 10 of the uk album charts
serbian band eyot’s album “557799” (pete plays trumpet on the opening track) released on ropeadope
spring 2020
“piano” sheet music: eleven transcriptions released