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.
“Smells Like Music” is available at https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/peterbuck3 and all other online retailers and streaming sites. Visit https://www.bucksvibe.com for performance listings.
Every composition represents a personal connection to Buck’s family and life experiences.
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.
“Smells Like Music” is available at https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/peterbuck3 and all other online retailers and streaming sites. Visit https://www.bucksvibe.com for performance listings.
Every composition represents a personal connection to Buck’s family and life experiences.
- Leave it Behind A sibling who suffered from a life-threatening disease, but looked forward to going to heaven.
- Smells Like Music- A family joke when my son and I came home from a recording stinky as hell!
- Wisco? - So many trips back to Wisconsin and I still have mixed feelings about this place where I was raised.
- Peter Buck! -Written by our pianist as a theme song for the band. His quote, “Every superhero needs a theme song.”
- The Money Stick-My mother-in-law, a native of Louisiana, told me a childhood story of she and her friends using a “money stick” to search for cash.
- Life Orbiting Her-Our bassist added this dedication to his wife.
- Reactions Speak Louder…-My wife handles every problem with a solution within seconds. Her “Reactions” always get the job done.
- Postlude-My father, a physics and chemistry professor, also was a church organist. This is based on Bach’s Adagio in A minor, the last piece my father played before his passing a few years ago.