Peter grew up first in Ohio, then in Oakland, California, studying classical piano, then turning to jazz while in high school. Following graduation from U.C. Berkeley, Peter played clubs, concerts and festivals in the San Francisco Bay Area with such artists as Frank Morgan and John Handy.Since relocating to New York, he has performed and/or recorded with Junior Cook, George Coleman, Jimmy Cobb, Billy Hart, Ryan Kisor, Etta Jones, Scott Hamilton, Al Foster, Eric Alexander, and Jon Hendricks, among many others. Peter also maintains a teaching schedule, both privately and as a faculty member in the jazz department of the New School, in New York City.In 2005, Peter received a prestigious $10,000 grant from the Doris Duke Foundation and Chamber Music Ameica to compose and perform a new work for his jazz trio. The first of two performances of this three-part suite took place at New York's Smoke Jazz Club in June of 2005, and the second in January of 2006, at the Jazz Gallery in New York City.Peter continues to perform with his own trio at clubs in New York, such as Smoke, Kitano, and Smalls, and as a sideman with various other artists, including Jim Snidero, Jim Rotondi, Ryan Kisor, and many others, both in the U.S. and internationally. His CD's on SteepleChase Records include, "Peter Zak Trio", (2005) featuring Paul Gill and Al Foster, "For Tomorrow", (2006) featuring Paul Gill and Willie Jones III, "My Conception", (2007) solo piano, and his latest, "Seed Of Sin," (2008) featuring Paul Gill and Quincy Davis.
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