Recent News (scroll down for contact info, gig schedule, and youtube videos)
I am now the head of the piano program at the University of Colorado at Denver.
You can visit my UCD page and hear audio clips by clicking here. Prospective students, check out the video to the right, and email me with any questions: peter.stoltzman@ucdenver.edu More information about the piano program at UCD is available by clicking here. |
Piano Lab from CU Online Media Production on Vimeo. |
Listen while you browse. Enjoy! It's free to listen!
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Upcoming Events
Adam Bartzack Republic
CD Release Dazzle, 930 Lincoln St., Denver Thu., May 9th 7pm TEXAS TOUR Gabriel Santiago Project Brass House 115 San Jacinto Blvd, Austin, TX Tuesday, May 21, 9pm-Midnight Peter John Stoltzman Trio Live on John Aieli's Eklektikos, KUT 11am, 98.9FM Gabriel Santiago Project Elephant Room 315 Congress Ave, Austin, TX Thursday, May 23, 9:30pm-1:30am Peter John Stoltzman Trio CD Release Events Casa Karen 7402 Greenhaven Dr., Austin, TX Friday, May 24th, 8pm (7:30 doors) Phone: (512) 459-9900 for tickets Elephant Room 315 Congress Ave, Austin, TX Sunday, May 26th, 9:30pm-1:30am Cezanne 4100 Montrose Blvd., Houston, Texas Friday, May 31st, 9pm-Midnight Contact: peter @ peterjohnstoltzman.com
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Stanford Jazz Workshop 2012 - another great season!
Go to http://stanfordjazz.org/jazz-camp/ for more info.
I am the Faculty Director for the jazz camp, weeks 1 & 2 of SJW. |
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Check out this recent release!
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Recent release as a sideman on Armin Marmolejo's CD
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/arminmarmolejo |
Past Events
Fall 2012
The winds of change blew again this summer, and I landed in Denver as the head of the Piano Program at the University of Colorado at Denver (UCD). It's a huge job...one that I am diving into fully. UCD has some top notch facilities, including recording studios and a piano lab equipped with iMacs, LogicPro, etc. I had an overhead camera system installed, and now we have the coolest piano lab in academia! The faculty is excellent, and everyone has graciously embraced me. Most importantly, Denver turns out to be a fantastic city to raise kids in. Off the charts. We're already in love with our neighborhood -- Park Hill -- and City Park, which has the Zoo, the Botanical Gardens, The Planetarium, etc., is one mile away. I have had a creative explosion the past few weeks and written 4 new tunes, all of which will be dedicated to my special Kickstarter backers. I will finish the CD, with a little help from a friend, hopefully... Celebrate!
Nicholas Robert Stoltzman Gray was born Feb. 24th, 2011
New York, New York! Carnegie's Zankel Hall on January 7th
with Steve Gadd, Eddie Gomez, Richard Stoltzman, and Mika Yoshida playing music from Mika's 2010 release, Mikarimba, and tunes by Eddie, Steve, and Olivier Messiaen! click here to buy tickets I am replacing Warren Berhardt on piano, who had a medical emergency. Please join me in sending prayers for healing and an optimal recovery. Fall Semester 2010: Full steam ahead
Nose to the grindstone towards the dissertation...
The pilot study is almost done. Here's what I observed the great jazz piano teacher Jeff Hellmer doing whenever he is leading students to observably improve on their instrument: 1) Identify meaningful challenges 2) Model the skillful execution of those goals 3) Translate the challenges into manageable tasks 4) Guide the student towards increasingly abstract conceptions of the music Based on current research in expertise in music, an optimal state is achieved when abstract thinking initiates the skillful execution of meaningful musical expressions. When practices are meaningful, manageable, and modeled beautifully, music students are likely to experience optimal development. If practices are not manageable, students get frustrated. If practices are not meaningful, students get bored. With this in mind, my philosophy asks for teachers to be more than just masters of instruments and knowledge. Teachers must also be masterful in their perception and assessment of students, in their ability to assign and sequence relevant practices at appropriate levels of complexity, and to construct lessons that emphasize relevant topics and repertoire for their students. 1st prize at the 2010 Kathleen T. and Philip B. Phillips, M.D. Jazz Piano Competition
All 5 pianists were fantastic: Emmet Cohen (Miami), Chris Pattishal (William Patterson), Roberto Verastagui (UNT),
and Jeremy Siskind (Columbia) I am honored and grateful to win the competition this year. I receive it humbly, knowing any one of us could have been the winner. I am grateful to the audience for forgiving my imperfections and receiving/perceiving my intentions. Thank you for the Audience Favorite award!! And a huge thank you to Jeff Hellmer, my professor at UT, and all my former teachers, namely Joanne Brackeen and Charlie Banacos. I dedicate everything to you, Charlie. Rest in Peace and Love. |
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