Jazz Vespers: John Di Martino, Yoshi Waki, Peter Traunmueller

NYC's unique jazz prayer service, Sundays at 5 since 1965. All are welcome. Free to attend! This week, we welcome John Di Martino (piano), Yoshi Waki (bass), and Peter Traunmueller (drums).

About John Di Martino

John Di Martino is a composer, arranger, jazz pianist, producer, and educator, based in New York City. He is described as a "shape-shifter", for his creativity across musical genres.

"John's soul and being come straight through to his music, the jazz world needs him!"

- Sheila Jordan ( NEA Jazz Master )

"John Di Martino is one of my absolute favorite pianists today. His music is an honest outpouring of light! "

- Benny Green ( Jazz Pianist )

"John di Martino's middle name should be 'taste', for he conveys that quality in both solo and supportive roles, in jazz and Latin music."

- Ray Barretto ( NEA Jazz Master )

About Yoshi Waki

Yoshi Waki is a native of Fukuoka, Japan, Yoshi has been an in-demand bassist in New York for over 20 years and have perfomred with Fosse National Tour, Artie Shaw Orchestra, Dan Zanes and Friends, Bjorkestra, Chihiro Yamanaka among others.

About Peter Traunmueller

Peter Traunmueller is an Austrian drummer, pianist, composer, arranger and educator based in New York City, performing & having performed with artists such as Jon Davis, Will Galison, Renato Diz, John DiMartino, Jim Cammack, Joel Frahm, Phil Robson, Greg Errico, Days Of Wild, Milo Z, Michel Reis, Hyuna Park, John Stetch, Assaf Kehati, among many others. Memorable performances as a drummer include music festival appearances in the US, China, Spain, Greece, Peru, Canada and Austria, as well as playing at prestigious music venues such as Blue Note NYC, Birdland NYC, Jazz at Lincoln Center, and Smalls Jazz Club. A highlight in Peter’s keyboard playing career was a performance with Greg Errico and Days Of Wild, headlining the WE2019 Festival in Virginia (US) among legendary bands Vanilla Fudge and Jefferson Starship.

As a composer, Peter has composed numerous recorded works for various Jazz band formations, he contributed as a composer and performer to “NYC - This Is Us”, a two- part documentary film commissioned by the Austrian Cultural Forum NYC, and his latest work, “Piece For String Quartet”, was presented in February 2024 as part of the New York Composer’s Circle monthly concert series.

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