John Coltrane, Wayne Shorter, Eddie Harris, Branford Marsalis, Walt Weiskopf, Pete McCann, Dave Douglas, Kenny Wheeler, Matt Wilson, Billy Strayhorn, Ellington, Sonny Rollins, Jerry Bergonzi, Rich Perry, Miles, Cannonball, Johnny Hodges.
A native of Toronto Canada, saxophonist Pete Mills has received Jazz Performance Grants from the Canada Council and was a recipient of the North Carolina Arts Council Jazz Composer’s Fellowship. Mills' discography includes 2007’s release Fresh Spin (Summit Records) which features B3 organist Tony Monaco. The disc received enthusiastic reviews in both DownBeat and JazzTimes, was on the JazzWeek top 50 radio chart for 8 weeks. His 2004’s release on Summit, Art and Architecture, which received 4 stars from All Music Guide, was also successful on radio (Jazzweek Top 50 radio chart for 6 weeks) and received airplay on the MTV networks. His first solo release was the critically acclaimed, Momentum (COJAZZ Records ’98). As a sideman he appears on CDs by guitarist Stan Smith (Pathways), saxophonist Chad Eby (Tryptich), the eclectic ensemble Madrugada (Madrugada), the Cleveland Jazz Orchestra Traditions, the Paul Ferguson Jazz Orchestra and the 2006 Columbus Jazz Orchestra CD, The Colors of Jazz. As a solo artist, Mills works throughout the midwest U.S and Canada and in Columbus Ohio he performs as a member of The Columbus Jazz Orchestra under the direction of Byron Stripling.
Pete - Thanks for coming to Erie, and for bringing such a kick-ass band. You and yours sounded fantastic. Hope to see you in Erie again real soon. peace - f
