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Charlie Peacock

CHARLIE PEACOCK is a Nashville-based, 4x Grammy Award-winning, multi-format jazz and pop recording artist, composer and record producer. Peacock’s production credits range from Chris Cornell and Ladysmith Black Mambazo to AAA and Americana successes such as The Lone Bellow, Holly Williams, The Civil Wars, Ben Rector and Brett Dennen.

Peacock began his iconoclastic career in the 1980s as a singer-songwriter for Exit/A&M, then Island Records. In addition to his unique solo efforts, Peacock has played a lead role in creating major chart hits in three separate decades—most notably Amy Grant's "Every Heartbeat" (1991), Switchfoot's "Dare You to Move" (2002), The Civil Wars' Gold debut album Barton Hollow (2011) - earning Grammys for Best Folk Album and Country Duo - and the (2013) #1 Billboard Pop debut, The Civil Wars, featuring the co-written single, “The One That Got Away.” In recent years, Peacock's solo output has included his acclaimed singer-songwriter release, No Man's Land (2012), and three jazz/improvisational releases. A 4th jazz release, When Light Flashes, has a street date of February 16, 2018.

Considered one of Nashville's most prolific cultural influencers, Peacock has dedicated himself to championing the independent music scene. Toward that end he has worked with Brooke Waggoner, The Civil Wars, Ruby Amanfu, k.s. rhoads, Lenachka, and the Ten Out of Tenn project featuring Erin McCarley, Matthew Perryman Jones, Trent Dabbs, Katie Herzig and more. A long-time advocate for social justice, Peacock has worked directly with The ONE Campaign for over a decade, a fruitful relationship that began in 2002 when he hosted co-founder Bono and, later, ONE President David Lane at his home, putting them in front of Nashville's artist community.

Peacock's many endeavors include working in Film/TV as a music supervisor, producer and composer, and as writer/director/producer for the short film The Legend Hank Cochran (2010) starring Merle Haggard, Elvis Costello, Lee Ann Womack and Jamey Johnson. Peacock was also music producer/film producer/director for Brooke Waggoner’s short Go Easy Little Doves concert DVD, and producer for the award-winning Any Day Now documentary of the Ten Out of Tenn Fall Tour 2008 starring Erin McCarley, Trent Dabbs, Katie Herzig and Matthew Perryman Jones. His title theme score for the AMC drama TURN: Washington’s Spies is in its fourth season. In 2017 Peacock co-produced the feature film, And Then I Go starring Justin Long, Melanie Lynskey, Tony Hale and Carrie Preston.

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Take Five With Charlie Peacock

Read "Take Five With Charlie Peacock" reviewed by Charlie Peacock


Meet Charlie Peacock: Charlie Peacock is an American multi-genre Grammy Award-winning record producer, composer, and recording artist. He has award-winning and chart-topping credits in jazz, gospel, country, folk, Americana, rock, and pop. Lemonade (Twenty Ten Music, 2014) is Peacock's third recording in the jazz genre. His first release, Love Press Ex-Curio (Thirty Tigers, 2005) was followed by Arc of The Circle (Runway Network, 2008), a duet recording with saxophonist Jeff Coffin. Each recording reached the Top 5 ...

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Charlie Peacock: Exhibits Curiosity, Returns to Jazz Roots

Read "Charlie Peacock: Exhibits Curiosity, Returns to Jazz Roots" reviewed by Todd S. Jenkins


Nashville pianist, composer and author Charlie Peacock has raised a lot of eyebrows with 2005's Love Press Ex-Curio, the scintillating first release from his label, Runway Network. It marks his first full-on jazz effort in nearly three decades, a bold step away from the lucrative world of contemporary Christian music. The album is the latest in a long series of reinventions for the category-resistant musician.

The album's title is shorthand for “Loves Pressure, Exhibits Curiosity." Says Peacock, “I ...

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Charlie Peacock: Accepting the Gift of Freedom

Read "Charlie Peacock: Accepting the Gift of Freedom" reviewed by Paul Olson


Charlie Peacock's been in the music business for twenty-five years; his recordings as a solo artist and producer (Amy Grant, Al Green, CeCe Winans, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Switchfoot) in the pop, gospel and alternative rock genres have sold millions of records. I'll admit I looked askance at his new jazz CD Love Press Ex-Curio--prejudiced by his background, I couldn't believe he could make an album of convincing music that incorporated improvisation. Still, the roster of musicians on the CD was ...

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Charlie Peacock Band at the Jazz Standard

Read "Charlie Peacock Band at the Jazz Standard" reviewed by Ernest Barteldes


Charlie Peacock Jazz Standard New York City November 9, 2005

The Jazz Standard was packed to see Charlie Peacock leading a group with Marc Ribot (guitar), Jeff Coffin (tenor sax, flute), Felix Pastorius (electric bass), Maurice Brown (trumpet) and Matt Wilson (drums) in support of his most recent CD, Love Press Ex-Curio. The second set opened with a lively take on the rock-inflected “Bucket a Chicken , taken from the album. In ...

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Charlie Peacock: Love Press Ex-Curio

Read "Love Press Ex-Curio" reviewed by Mark F. Turner


Like a sound chemist, Charlie Peacock mixes acoustic jazz with electronica to create some interesting music on Love Press Ex-Curio (Love's Pressure Exhibits Curiosity). The pop and gospel Grammy-winning producer/artist now proves his passion for jazz, and the results are impressive. The recording features a list of jazz heavies including Ralph Alessi, Joey Baron, Jeff Coffin, Ravi Coltrane, James Genus, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Roger Smith, Kirk Whalum, Victor Wooten, and others. Add the techno wizardry of Tony Miracle ...

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Charlie Peacock: Love Press Ex-Curio

Read "Love Press Ex-Curio" reviewed by John Kelman


Lines between musical styles have become so blurred that it's not only impossible to pin down what's happening all the time—it's irrelevant. Bill Frisell, initially considered a jazz guitarist, now divides his time between Americana, world music, groove, bluegrass, jazz, and more—none of the genres meeting traditional definitions and all likely to be liberally cross-pollinated. Similarly, saxophonist Jan Garbarek, who emerged in the early 1970s as a post-Ayler free improviser, now blends Norwegian folk music with contemporary sampling and synthesizer ...

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Charlie Peacock: Love Press Ex-Curio

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Everything that came after Miles Davis is bound to have a Miles influence. It's just a matter of how the artists choose to express it. On Love's Pressure Exhibits Curiosity (Love Press Ex-Curio), Charlie Peacock manages to capture the spirit and compositional nature of Miles' early electric bands.Many similarities exist between this (Peacock's first foray into the jazz realm) and Bitches' Brew or In A Silent Way. Peacock's compositions are simpler, but they allow for the same spontaneous ...

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Grammy Award-Winning Record Producer Charlie Peacock Releases New Jazz Album, 'Trout Creek Ranch,' Available March 5th, 2021

Grammy Award-Winning Record Producer Charlie Peacock  Releases New Jazz Album, 'Trout Creek Ranch,' Available March 5th, 2021

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A unique collection of solo piano compositions and improvisations from the producer of Chris Cornell, The Civil Wars, Holly Williams, Ben Rector, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, and The Lone Bellow. Grammy award-winning record producer Charlie Peacock adds another solo piano chapter to his diverse musical story, Trout Creek Ranch, his 5th jazz recording (3/04/21). The album was recorded in Studio C at Sear Sound, NYC, September 29th, 2017. As the sonic architect behind the best-selling music duo, The Civil Wars, Peacock ...

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Jeff Coffin & Charlie Peacock: Arc of the Circle (Runway Records)

Jeff Coffin & Charlie Peacock: Arc of the Circle (Runway Records)

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The most impressive part about this album is that it was recorded all in one sitting at Charlie's house in Nashville (a church built in 1912.) Oh yeah, and it was the first time that Charlie Peacock and Jeff Coffin had ever played together. The entire recording was improvised and the orchestrations and other players were added after they recorded their session together. It pretty much goes without saying, but when music greats such as Jeff Coffin and Charlie Peacock ...

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Charlie Peacock Jazz Concert in Seattle on May 17th to Benefit the Artist Life Guild

Charlie Peacock Jazz Concert in Seattle on May 17th to Benefit the Artist Life Guild

Source: All About Jazz

Grammy Award-winning record producer and artist Charlie Peacock will perform in Seattle on May 17th to benefit the Artist Life Guild. Appearing with Peacock is 19 year-old mandolin virtuoso Eva Scow. Seattle uber- drummer Matt Jorgenson will also be featured. Peacock will perform music from his two jazz albums as well as vocal songs selected from his significant pop and singer-songwriter catalog. Peacock's newest jazz album ARC OF THE CIRCLE, a collaboration with Flecktone's saxophonist Jeff Coffin, is charting at ...

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Charlie Peacock at The Jazz Standard Wednesday, November 9th

Charlie Peacock at The Jazz Standard Wednesday, November 9th

Source: All About Jazz

Charlie Peacock One Night Only at the The Jazz Standard 6 East 27th Street New York, New York Wednesday, November 9th, 2005 Reservations: (212) 576-2322 Charlie Peacock - piano Jeff Coffin - tenor saxophone (Grammy award winning saxophonist with Bela Fleck and the Flecktones) Felix Pastorius - electric bass (Son of bass legend Jaco Pastorius Jeff Coffi) Matt Wilson - drums (Down Beat's #1 Talent Deserving Wider Recognition) Maurice Brown - trumpet (Down Beat Talent Deserving Wider Recognition) Music will ...

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Marc Ribot to Appear with Charlie Peacock @ Jazz Standard - November 9th

Marc Ribot to Appear with Charlie Peacock @ Jazz Standard - November 9th

Source: All About Jazz

Charlie Peacock - piano Marc Ribot - guitar (just added) Jeff Coffin - tenor saxophone Maurice Brown - trumpet Felix Pastorius - electric bass Matt Wilson - drums WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9 Shows at 7:30pm & 9:30pm At JAZZ STANDARD 116 E. 27th St., NEW YORK, NY Tickets: $20 212-576-2222 One of the top songwriters, producers and performers in pop and ...

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Charlie Peacock One Night Only at The Jazz Standard Wednesday, November 9th

Charlie Peacock One Night Only at The Jazz Standard Wednesday, November 9th

Source: All About Jazz

October 27, 2005 To: Listings/Critics/Features From: JAZZ PROMO SERVICES Charlie Peacock One Night Only at the The Jazz Standard 6 East 27th Street New York, New York Wednesday, November 9th, 2005 Reservations: (212) 576-2322 Charlie Peacock - piano Jeff Coffin - tenor saxophone (Grammy award winning saxophonist with Bela Fleck and the Flecktones) Felix Pastorius - electric bass (Son of bass legend Jaco Pastorius Jeff Coffi) Matt Wilson - drums (Down Beat's #1 Talent Deserving Wider Recognition) Maurice Brown - ...

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Charlie Peacock Live at The Jazz Standard

Charlie Peacock Live at The Jazz Standard

Source: All About Jazz

Charlie Peacock - One Night Only at The Jazz Standard Tuesday, November 9th, 2005 For more information: www.jazzstandard.net Grammy Award-winning composer, pianist and producer Charlie Peacock blends acoustic jazz with elements of pop and electronica. Love Press Ex-Curio (Love's Pressure Exhibits Curiosity) is Charlie's latest release in a recording career that began in 1983; his supporting cast includes Joey Baron, Ravi Coltrane, and Kurt Rosenwinkel. Felix Pastorius - son of the late bass giant Jaco Pastorius - will join Charlie ...

“A mainstay of the Nashville music scene Charlie Peacock is one of the most prolific cultural influencers to come out of Nashville.” – Brite Revolution

“Fans of cross-genre records will find plenty to like amidst Peacock’s universe of contemporary sound sculpture that still leaves room for inspired solos and a relaxed sense of interplay.” - All About Jazz

“Peacock blends a jazz sensibility with rock-soul fervor.” – Jazz times

“The folksy piano solo ‘Frank the Marxist Memorial Gong Blues’ sounds quite unlike its title – are we sure Peacock really lives in Nashville?” – One Final Note

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Primary Instrument

Piano

Location

Nashville

Willing to teach

Intermediate to advanced

Clinic/Workshop Information

Record Production, improvisation, songwriting and composition

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Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

Paisley Crusader

Self Produced
2021

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Trout Creek Ranch

Twenty Ten Music
2021

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Lemonade

Twenty Ten Music
2014

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No Man's Land

Self Produced
2012

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Love Press Ex-Curio

Runway Network
2005

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Strange Language

Magneoton
1996

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Grace Over Karma

From: Trout Creek Ranch
By Charlie Peacock

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