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"...tough, powerful, hard-swinging music, with superb performances... showing how much vigour can still be found in the post-bop tradition. Seek it out."
- Eddie Myer, Jazz Views (review of Facts + Figures)
"Saxophonist Peter Fraize's quartet makes it clear throughout Organic Matter that this is the 21st rather than the 20th century." "Easily recommended."
- Scott Yanow (review of Organic Matter)
"Fraize's unpretentious, strong-toned, fluid sound exudes traces of prime Sonny Rollins, taken to a slightly freer zone." "Peter Fraize is a tenor saxophonist to watch."
- Steven Loewy, Cadence (review of Third Attention)
"...the music is consistently fresh and inspired by Fraize's colorful writing and the improvisatory bent he shares with his bandmates..."
- Mike Joyce, Jazz Times (review of You St.)
"As a soloist... displaying the fire of John Coltrane."
"You St. is filled with honest music and solid playing. The band pushes at its material, not content with cliches or pat readings of the themes."
- Richard Kamins, Cadence (review of You St.)
"Fraize's commanding tenor tears it up... and what a sense of time!"
- Dr.Herb Wong, IAJE
"Fraize plays supremely lyrical lines... [his] burry sound calls up the history of the tenor while welcoming the present."
- Christopher Porter, Washington City Paper
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PRESS QUOTES:
"...tough, powerful, hard-swinging music, with superb performances... showing how much vigour can still be found in the post-bop tradition. Seek it out."
- Eddie Myer, Jazz Views (review of Facts + Figures)
"Saxophonist Peter Fraize's quartet makes it clear throughout Organic Matter that this is the 21st rather than the 20th century." "Easily recommended."
- Scott Yanow (review of Organic Matter)
"Fraize's unpretentious, strong-toned, fluid sound exudes traces of prime Sonny Rollins, taken to a slightly freer zone." "Peter Fraize is a tenor saxophonist to watch."
- Steven Loewy, Cadence (review of Third Attention)
"...the music is consistently fresh and inspired by Fraize's colorful writing and the improvisatory bent he shares with his bandmates..."
- Mike Joyce, Jazz Times (review of You St.)
"As a soloist... displaying the fire of John Coltrane."
"You St. is filled with honest music and solid playing. The band pushes at its material, not content with cliches or pat readings of the themes."
- Richard Kamins, Cadence (review of You St.)
"Fraize's commanding tenor tears it up... and what a sense of time!"
- Dr.Herb Wong, IAJE
"Fraize plays supremely lyrical lines... [his] burry sound calls up the history of the tenor while welcoming the present."
- Christopher Porter, Washington City Paper
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BIOGRAPHY
As a soloist... displaying the fire of John Coltrane. -Cadence Magazine
A distinct voice as both a saxophonist and composer, Peter Fraize is known for his impassioned high-energy playing, intricate and melodic writing, and his "no-boundaries" sensibility. His music draws from deep within the jazz tradition, exploratory free improvisation, modern rock and pop, and music from around the world. Based in Washington, DC, he is also familiar to international audiences through concert appearances in Peru, Japan and Europe. Most recently he toured in the UK, where he appeared at the 2016 Love Supreme Festival.
Raised in a musical family near Washington, DC, Peter formed his first jazz group at age sixteen. He attended the New England Conservatory in Boston before transferring to the Royal Conservatory in The Hague, Netherlands, where he graduated in 1989. He returned to DC and soon established himself as a bandleader with his jazz/rock band Stickman, "chord-less" Peter Fraize Quintet and Trio, Hammond organ groups, and his current acoustic quintet. All of his bands largely feature his own compositions and arrangements, drawn from his book of over 200 stylistically diverse original works.
Throughout his career, Peter has worked with a wide variety of artists. He recorded and toured for a decade with rock band The Emptys, is a long-time member of the Greg Hatza ORGANization and the Larry Brown Quintet, has recorded with jazz vocalist Sharón Clark, and performed with DC punk rock legends the Holy Rollers, among many others. He has also been a frequent collaborator with choreographers, incorporating spoken word, film, and electronics, with improvised music and dance. He served as music curator for the DC International Improv Festival, out of which grew his free improvising trio Pierce, Putter and Rumble.
Peter is also a highly regarded music educator. He joined the faculty at the George Washington University in 1994, where he has served as Director of Jazz Studies since 1998.
Fraize's commanding tenor tears it up… and what a sense of time! -Dr. Herb Wong, IAJE
SELECTED DISCOGRAPHY
AS A LEADER Facts + Figures (Union Records, 2016) listen Organic Matter (Union Records, 2009) Live In Lima (Union Records, 2009) Third Attention (Union Records, 1998) You St. (Union Records, 1996) Stickman (1995)
CO-LEADER WITH GIANCARLO SCHIAFFINI Post-Deconstruction Redux (Union, 2015) Post-Deconstruction (Cadence, 2002) Deconstruction! (Pentaflowers, 2000)
WITH OTHER ARTISTSGreg Hatza Organization Diggin’ Up My Roots (Flip, 2016) To A New Place (Rhombus, 2013)Larry Brown Quintet Live at the Mid Atlantic Jazz Festival (2011) Hard Bob Café (Lush Life, 2006) The Long Goodbye (Lush Life, 2002)Mark Stanley Dark Brain (Sir Eel, 2014) Live at Blues Alley (Sir Eel, 2006) Humans (Sir Eel, 2003)The Emptys Loveversesnothing (Safari, 2002) Pick Your Ears Up (Safari, 1995) Bridge Across the Ocean (Safari, 1994)Vaughn Nark Panorama (Summit, 2004) Somethin’ Special (Summit, 2000)Joshua Bayer Six By Five (JBM, 2016)Bonnie Harris Listen Here (Lush Life, 2010)King James and the Serfs of Swing Introducing... (Josephson, 2004)Origem Ijexa (Union, 1999)Sharón Clark Finally (Union, 1997) For more information please visitwww.peterfraize.com For bookings please contactemail: [email protected]: (202) 297-9070
