Peter Brendler

Bass
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10/18/2023
Smalls
Peter Brendler Quintet
09/12/2023
Mezzrow
Steve Einerson, Peter Brendler & Pete Van Nostrand
06/08/2023
Mezzrow
Mike Camacho, Steve Einerson & Peter Brendler
12/01/2022
Smalls
Peter Brendler Quartet
06/12/2019
Mezzrow
Zach Lapidus, Peter Brendler & Vinnie Sperrazza
01/30/2019
Smalls
Peter Brendler Quintet
07/17/2017
Mezzrow
Noah Haidu & Peter Brendler Duo
09/30/2015
Smalls
Positone Records Celebration Night - Tom Tallitsch Quintet
05/13/2015
Smalls
The Mitch Marcus Quintet
06/09/2014
Smalls
Dazzlehawk
02/09/2014
Smalls
The Tom Tallitsch Sextet
09/15/2012
Smalls
The Tom Tallitsch Quintet
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Bassist Peter Brendler grew up in Baltimore, Maryland. He began his musical studies on electric bass, but soon gravitated towards the upright bass. In addition to playing upright and electric bass, Peter also plays guitar and piano. He received his Bachelor of Music degree in 2001 from Berklee College of Music where he graduated Magna Cum Laude. While at Berklee, Peter was selected by the bass faculty to receive the John Neves Scholarship: a merit based scholarship awarded to an upright bassist who shows outstanding promise and commitment. During his time at Berklee, Peter performed extensively throughout the Boston area, and studied with such greats as Hal Crook, John Lockwood, and Bruno Raberg. After completing his studies in Boston, Peter relocated to New York.     Peter returned to school from 2002-2004 and earned his Masters in Music from the prestigious Manhattan School of Music. While at the Manhattan School of Music, Peter studied with famed bassist, Jay Anderson, as well as other musical luminaries such as Dave Liebman, Garry Dial, and Phil Markowitz. Peter balanced his academic work with an increasingly demanding performing and recording schedule. In the fifteen years that Peter has been in New York, he has made numerous sideman appearances on various recordings of all styles. He has also performed at several world famous venues in New York, and throughout the country including The Blue Note, Birdland, Smalls Jazz Club, The Jazz Standard, Sweet Rhythm, The Kennedy Center and the 55 Bar. Peter has also performed throughout Europe and in Russia. He has performed and/or recorded with artists such as John Abercrombie, Rich Perry, Victor Lewis, Barry Altschul, Darren Barrett, Jeff Hirshfield, Frank Kimbrough and Jon Irabagon. Peter also maintains an active career performing and recording on electric bass. In addition to his sideman credits, Peter has also recorded three albums as a leader/co-leader: "The Angle Below" (Steeplechase), "Outside the Line" (Posi-Tone), and this most recent release "Message in Motion" (Posi-Tone).