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Peter Dominguez grew up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin participating in the Music for Youth Orchestras, and performing with his father, pianist and singer Frank DeMiles. His teachers included Willard Feldman and Clyde Russell. Peter went on to study with Roger Ruggeri and Richard Davis at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, where he earned his baccalaureate and masters degrees with a teaching assistantship 1980-82.

In 1981 he was the first recipient of the Milton J. Hinton scholarship competition award. A teaching assistantship and doctoral studies with Dr. Lucas Drew at the University of Miami, Coral Gables followed in 1982-84. Eventually securing positions in both the Florida Philharmonic and Michigan State University, Peter chose MSU, served as Professor of Double Bass and Jazz Studies 1984-96, and was instrumental in developing their Jazz Studies program. During his Michigan years, he continued studies with Robert Gladstone and performed with the Detroit Symphony.

Album

Something Cool

By Gerri DiMaggio

Label: Sabu Music
Released: 2023
Track listing: Small Day Tomorrow/ Something Cool/ Triste/ The End of a Love Affair/ What's Going On/ Take Me to the Alley

Article: Album Review

Ben Geyer: The Acadian Orogeny

Read "The Acadian Orogeny" reviewed by Geannine Reid

by Geannine Reid
July 19, 2018

Pianist Ben Geyer is currently an Assistant Professor of Music Theory and Director of Jazz Studies at the University of West Georgia. Previously he taught music theory and aural skills at Oberlin College Conservatory and has a Ph.D. in Music Theory from the University of Kentucky. Geyer's research focuses on issues of temporality (time) in jazz, ...

Album

Groove Dreams

By Peter Dominguez

Label: Oberlin Music
Released: 2017
Track listing: Mourning Song For A Chief; Crystal Silence; Bossa Nova Nemo (The Jive Samba); Mood Indigo/Blue And Sentimental; Groove Dreams; You're A Joy; Spanglin'; Lately; Orbit (Unless It's You); With Malice Toward None.

Article: Album Review

Peter Dominguez: Groove Dreams

Read "Groove Dreams" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky
May 23, 2017

Groove Dreams resonates on a number of levels. In the most obvious sense, it's a testament to the skill, imagination, and resourcefulness of bassist Peter Dominguez, an artist who operates with a profound depth of understanding in both formal and creative realms. But it's also a link to the relationship that Dominguez formed with bass icon ...