Peter Martin (jazz pianist)

Peter Martin
Martin playing at the 30th Detroit Jazz Festival Photo: Brian Callahan
Background information
Origin	St. Louis, Missouri United States
Genres	Jazz
Occupation(s)	Musician, composer, instructor
Instruments	Piano
Labels	Max Jazz, Peter Martin Music
Associated acts	Dianne Reeves, Chris Botti, Christian McBride
Website	Peter Martin music.com

Peter Martin (born 1970) is an American jazz pianist.

Martin was born in St. Louis, Missouri. He won Second Place at the 1993 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Piano Competition.

Martin is musical director and pianist for Dianne Reeves and arranged and played music for her Grammy Award-winning soundtrack to the motion picture Good Night, and Good Luck. He also appeared in the film.

In September 2008 he was appointed lecturer in jazz studies at the Bienen School of Music at Northwestern University. He has also been on the music faculty at Tulane University, the University of New Orleans and New Orleans Center for Creative Arts.

Martin has been a member of Chris Botti's touring band and in 2009 toured extensively with Christian McBride. He has recorded with Victor Goines, Johnny Griffin, Wynton Marsalis, Nicholas Payton, Joshua Redman, Dianne Reeves and Rodney Whitaker. Other artists with whom he has performed include Terence Blanchard, Betty Carter,Roy Hargrove,Ellis Marsalis,Christian McBride,David Sanborn and Stanley Turrentine.