Portland, OR 97286
503-703-9516
noah@noahpeterson
Teaching:
1986-present: Private Tutoring: Sax, Clarinet, Flute.
1990-1991: Substitute Music Teacher, School District Number 2 in Billings, MT.
2004-2007: Member of the Young Audiences roster of performing artists.
Musical Ensembles:
1991-1994: USMC Field Band 29 Palms, CA - Saxophone, Clarinet, Section Leader (concert,
marching, jazz combo and big band performer, arranger, copyist, featured soloist)
1992-1994: Aftershock - Saxophone
1992-1994: Desert Heat - Saxophone
1994-present: Freelance recording and performance artist for Funk, Jazz, Blues, Rock, Folk,
African, Reggae, Gospel, Classical, Avant-Garde and Art ensembles
1994-1996: Marylhurst Big Band - Saxophone
1995-1996: Pacific Crest Wind Ensemble - Saxophone
1996: Mt. Hood Festival of Jazz union band backing The Temptations - Saxophone
1998: Featured performer with Thara Memory and the Marylhurst Symphony.
1994-2002: Miles Ahead - Bandleader, composer, arranger, saxophone
1994-present: The Noah Peterson Duo/Trio/Quartet/Quintet/Acid Jazz Experience -
Bandleader, Saxophone, composer, arranger
1999-2000: Chuck Adkins and the Easy Money Band: Saxophone
2000: Sax quartet arrangement used for concert and contest material (High School) in
Billings, MT. Big Band arrangements sent to Great Falls High School in Montana for their library.
2000-2001: Grunglefunk - Bandleader, Composer, Saxophone
2000-2001: Invisiblink - Saxophone, Congas
2000-2002: Dafunk - Saxophone, Arranger, Section Leader
2001-2001: [sic] - Saxophone
2001-2002: The Reverend Evan Hadley - Saxophone, Manager
2003-Present: Band leader for the Electric Blues Band
2003-2006: Brian Chevalier & the Electric (Acoustic) Blues Band: Saxophone
2003-2007: Fools in Paradise: Marimba, Kalimba, Hosho, Sax, Flute, Pennywhistle, Vocals,
Business Manager
2004-present: The Noah Peterson Soul-Tet - Band leader, Saxophone, composer, arranger
2004-2006: Alan Claassen - Saxophone, percussion
2004-2006: Obeyjah and the Pearls: saxophone, business advisor
2004-2005: Itawe: saxophone
2005-present: Voodoo Mountain Zydeco: Rubboard, saxophone, Vocals
2005: Forest Grove Community Theatre "Music Man" Saxophone, flute, clarinet
2006: Jesuit High School "42nd Street" Saxophone, flute, clarinet
2006-present: Will West: Saxophone, percussion, vocals
2006-2008: The Infinitia Art Ensemble, Saxophone, percussion, composer, arranger,
co-leader
2007: J. Malem Band: Saxophone
2007: Saxophonist for No Kidding Choir
2007-present: Saxophonist for NW Community Gospel Choir
2007-present: Saxophonist for Remember The Hope Christian Fellowship Praise Team
Discography:
2008 Dick Weismann: "Four Directions"
2007 Noah Peterson: "Duos & Trios"
2007 Noah Peterson: "Live at Marylhurst Drive"
2006 The Brothers Ipp: "Domesticated Primates"
2006 Noah Peterson: "Bump""
2006 Fools in Paradise: "The Other Side of the Sky"
2006 Will West: "Shine"
2006 Voodoo Mountain Zydeco "Sugar Skulls""
2005 Kevin Ferguson: "Subtle Hint"
2005 Sky in the Road: "Where Everything is Music"
2004 The Noah Peterson Quartet "Live at Biddy McGraw's"
"A Downbeat Featured CD" Sept - 04
2003 Faces of Valor (Benefit compilation for veterans) Grunglefunk "Funk'n'A"
2001 Miles Ahead, "Live at the Zebra" (online only)
2000 Invisiblink "Super Cargo"
2000 Miles Ahead, "Milepost 1"
2000 Grunglefunk "American Housewives: Cuz They're Fat "
1996 Lazarus Rose "Lazarus Rose"
*miscellaneous sessions/demos/non-commercial recordings not included
Education:
1991-1992 Armed Forces School of Music, Norfolk, VA,
1994-1998 Marylhurst University, B.A. Music
Media:
Billy Miller Short Film "Open Mic" (Grunglefunk) 2 songs included, appeared as an extra
Music Video for Grunglefunk - unreleased
Good Day Oregon - KPTV 12
KMHD - Homegrown Jazz - 89.1 KMHD
Galactic Groove - PCA, Channel 14
2007 - Featured Article in NW Jazz Profile
2007- present: host of "NW Jazz and More" on KPSU (Portland State Radio www.kpsu.org)
2008 - Musician of the Month for the Jazz Society of Oregon
2008 - MC for the Millesime 2008 Jazz and Wine Festival
Significant Highlights:
2008: interviewed for inclusion in the book "The New Face of Jazz"
2007: performed over 240 shows
2005: Opened for jazz legend Jimmy Smith at the Aladdin Theatre
2004: "Live at Biddy McGraw's" spent 6 weeks in the top 20 on KTUH (Hawaii) as well as
receiving major airplay in over 30 U.S. cities (San Diego, New Orleans, Denver, etc..) as well as confirmed airplay in Australia, Germany, Italy, Spain, Canada and France.
2004: The Noah Peterson Soul-Tet tour including Ste. Chapelle Winery (Caldwell, ID) and
the Mountain Artist Rendezvous (Jackson, WY)
2002: Miles Ahead tour of Washington, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Oregon
2001: Miles Ahead tour of Washington & Montana
1998: Worked with Thara Memory's Accelerated Music Program in SE Portland.
1996: Backed-up The Temptations at The Mt. Hood Festival of Jazz
1995: Soloist with Novum Chamber Singer's
1993: Bob Hope 90th Anniversary Special NBC
Organizations:
American Federation of Musicians, Local 99, Portland OR - Executive Board Member, AFM delegate to
the Oregon AFL-CIO, participating sub-committee/task force member since 1994
Artist/Management member of Arts NW
Composer/Arranger Craft Committee and voting member of the Pacific NW Chapter of the National Academy of the Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS www.grammy.com)
Jazz Director for KPSU and host of the weekly program "NW Jazz and more!", served on Editorial Committee
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