THIS SITE'S MUSIC IS GEORGE PETIT'S MUSIC...HOWEVER, EXAMPLES OF MY PRODUCTION AND ENGINEERING WORK FOR OTHERS CAN BE FOUND ON MY WEBSITE...www.petitjazz.com...TO DOWNLOAD PETIT'S MUSIC, GO TO MY WEBSITE....THANKS FOR CHECKING IN !
CHEERS !
I am now proudly endorsing GODIN GUITARS for their lovely Multiac Nylon Duet (tremendous sound onstage), and HEADSTRONG amplifiers (tremendous sound ANYWHERE !!)
GP has been a working musician for over 30 years. He has produced and/or engineered myriad CD releases on many labels. GP has recorded Jeff Ballard, Ugonna Okegwo, Allison Miller, Donny McCaslin, Lonnie Plaxico, Pete McCann, Phil Palombi, Victor Lewis, David Ambrosio, Mike Rodriguez, Chembo Corneil, Mike Petit, Bill McHenry, Anton Venner, Paul Carlon, Ryan Keberle, Terrence Blanchard, Donald Harrison, Hans Glawischnig, Don Alias, Quincy Davis, Jon Davis, Richard Malavet, Brad Wentworth, Bob Bowen, Matt Chloesy, Cedar Walton, Josvany Terry, Justin Flynn, Jeremy Bacon, Gary Morgan's PANAMERICANA big band, Sera Buras, Tedd Firth, Tim Albright, Mark Small, Matt Brewer, Dafnis Prieto, Jeff Pierce, Dave Smith, Johannes Weidenmuller, Dave Allen, Bill Block, Scott Neumann, David Ratacjzak, Onaje Allen Gumbs, Chris Comer, Steve Hass, Amy Lennard, John Caban, Jon Gordon, Oz Noy, Shawn Pelton, Marshall Gilkes, Gene Bertoncini, Shane Endsley, Mark Ferber, Rob Garcia, Pete Smith, Adam Klipple, Greg Joseph, Jimmy Ponder, Fred Haas, Sarah Lynch, Brian Drye, Khabu Young, Mike Fahie, Carl Allen, Jason Wildman, Kyoko Kitamura, Anthony Cox, Cyrus Chestnut, Cady McClain, David Ratajczak, Robin Skye, Tom Guarna, Mark Dodge, Jay Leonhart, Bob and Alana Miller, Matt Shulman, Carlo Vutera, Carlo Derosa, David Grippo, Eric McPherson, Drew Zingg, Mark Shulman, Scott Lee, Dave Binney...etc.
Petit has appeared at Jazz Festivals leading his own groups and sharing stages with McCoy Tyner, Joshua Redman, Joe Lovano, Brian Blade, John Scofield, George Mraz, Betty Carter, James Carter, Al Foster...etc.
As of late, Petit has begun a new turn to his producing and engineering career, working on projects at a new recording facility in Sao Paolo, Brazil. Recent local projects in Sao Paolo have included musicians: Cuca Teixeira, Pepe Rodriguez, Marcelo Lima, Paola Lima, Bocao, Robinho, Walmir Borges, Celio Barros, Dudinha, Yaniel Matos, Tuto Ferraz, Guilherme Marques, Teco Cardoso, Emilio Mendonca, Thiago Espirito Santo and others.
GP has had his advertising compositions used for Alitalia, LandsEnd, General Motors, WQXR, Giorgio Moroder Films, Lange/Dynastar Skis, Merrell Footwear, Cadillac, Western Union, NYU, Time Warner...etc.
Recently, Petit had the honor of serving on a discussion panel at the Tribeca Film Festival here in New York. The panel moderator was the great jazz pianist, Eric Scott Reed. Other panelists were Mike Figgis (Director of Leaving Las Vegas as well as several installments of The Sopranos) and Bill Block, Director and writer of THE DRUMMER, an award-winning short that just won Best of Show (1st place) at the 41st International Houston Film Festival. petit composed music for the film.
Petit is now freelancing in NYC, Brazil and Europe as a Producer/Engineer on a project basis. A discography as well as examples of work can be found at www.petitjazz.com.
THESE CD'S CAN ALL BE DOWNLOADED IN FULL THROUGH MY WEBSITE (www.petitjazz.com) WHERE THERE IS A LINK TO FACILITATE DOWNLOADS...ALL PRINTED MATERIALS AS WELL. Thanks for visiting and checking out my tunes...
Cheers!
George Petit endorses Headstrong Amplifiers, Godin Guitars, La Bella Strings, Pedaltrain pedalboards and ProStageGear flight cases...
...in addition to playing Collings Guitars (the I-35 deluxe is DANGEROUS), Suhr Guitars (1981, pre-Pensa!!), Santa Cruz Guitars and a particularly lovely Gibson L5 Signature...oh, AND the Contreras...
George uses and recommends...
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