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As a performer Pete has been featured at many festivals internationally working as a singer, pianist and conductor. He has been a member of both Kenny Wheeler’s and Abdullah Ibrahim’s vocal projects, travelled extensively as Mark Murphy’s accompanist and has collaborated with, amongst others, Norma Winstone, Stan Sulzmann, John Taylor, Cleveland Watkiss, Julian Arguelles, Bobby Wellins and Tina May. He has also released several critically acclaimed jazz albums under his own name.

The performing and recording Pete has done over the last twenty five years reflects the eclectic career he has pursued thus far… sometimes as a singer, sometimes as a pianist either in a purely instrumental setting or as an accompanist, and sometimes multi-tasking and doing both at the same time! He also works as a conductor… choirs, orchestras, Big Bands etc. The list below reflects the breadth of his scope and his inability to concentrate on just one pathway!

Regular Ensembles

Pete Churchill Trio (piano, vocal, bass and drums) with Bobby Wellins (tenor sax).

The London Vocal Project - Twenty-Five Voices (founder/director).

Avalon TrioEnglish Music’ Improvising Ensemble (piano, saxophone, flute, clarinet and percussion).

Select Freelance Performing Work

Mark Murphy Musical Director/Accompanist 1993 - 2008 – performances at festivals and in clubs throughout UK and Europe.

Kenny Wheeler Conductor/Arranger, Kenny Wheeler and Jyvaskyla Studio Choir – Jyvaskyla Summer Jazz Festival.

Kenny Wheeler Vocal Project Bass singer with Kenny Wheeler, Norma Winstone and John Taylor – Berlin Jazz Festival.

Kenny Wheeler Big Band Conductor, Appleby Jazz  Festival, 80th birthday concert and UK tour and recording.

Abdullah Ibrahim Bass singer/Musical Director for ‘Abdullah Ibrahim Vocal Project’ with Abdullah Ibrahim Trio, Cleveland Watkiss and Ian Shaw – Essen, Germany and BBC Concert Orchestra – Barbican Centre, London Jazz Festival.

Johnny Dankworth and Cleo Laine Director, London Vocal Project – Royal Festival Hall, London Jazz Festival.

Bobby McFerrin Director, London Vocal Project – Barbican Centre, London Jazz Festival.

Norma Winstone Director, London Vocal Project – Vortex Jazz Club.

Stan Tracey Choir Director, Ellington’s Sacred Music At RAM.

 

 

Assorted International Festivals and Venues

Vicenza Jazz Festival Italy (Solo)

Otranto Jazz Festival Italy (With Julian Arguelles & The Frank Harrison Trio)

Certaldo Arts Festival Italy (With Edward Simon Trio)

Azores Jazz Festival Portugal (With Mark Murphy)

Jyvaskyla Jazz Festival Finland (With Kenny Wheeler & Stan Sulzmann)

Cork Jazz Festival Ireland (With The Frank Harrison Trio)

Edinburgh Jazz Festival Scotland (Pete Churchill Trio)

Brecon Jazz Festival Wales (With Mark Murphy)

Jazz Philharmonic Hall St. Petersburg, Russia (With Anita Wardell)

Jazz Bistro Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (Solo)

Grappas Jazz Club Hong Kong (Pete Churchill Quintet)

New Morning Jazz Club Paris, France (With Mark Murphy)

Ronnie Scotts London (Pete Churchill Quartet)

Pizza Express Dean St. London (With Bobby Wellins)

Pizza On The Park London (With Mark Murphy)

Discography

As Performer…

THE LONG WAITING

The Kenny

Wheeler Big Band

(CamJazz

CAMJ 7848-5)

www.camjazz.com

 

FORLANA

Avalon Trio

featuring Tony

Woods & Rob Millet

(Marquetry

Records Mr936)

www.marquetryrecords.co.uk

 

THE BAD AND

THE BEAUTIFUL 

The Pete Churchill

Trio featuring

Bobby Wellins

(33 Records

33jazz107)

www.33jazz.com

 

TWICE ON A SUNDAY

Iain Mackenzie

(Jazzizit Records Jitcd0540)

www.jazzizit.uo.uk

 

WINTER WONDERLAND

Geoff Gascoyne, Andy Panayi

& Adam Glasser 

(Jazzizit Records Jitcd 9710) www.jazzizit.co.uk

 

SONGS OF THE SPIRIT 

Scott Stroman, Bobby Wellins

& Eclectic Voices

(33 Records 33wm114)

www.33jazz.com

 

CAPTURED BY A SMILE

Fransessca Peter (EMI Malaysia)

 

BLACK TO BROADWAY

Munroe Kent (Carleton Records)

 

UNFORGETTABLE – THE NAT

KING COLE STORY

Clarke Peters

 

As Composer/Songwriter/Arranger…

 

‘WITH ONE VOICE’ LIVE

The Royal Albert Hall – DVD

 

LONDON VOCAL PROJECT

Massed Choir, Orchestra & Big Band (Black Swan Film & Video)

 

‘THE JOURNEY’ LIVE

The Royal Albert Hall – DVD

Gary Bryden, Nia Lynn, Guillermo Rozenthuler, Massed Choir, String Orchestra & World Music Ensemble (Black Swan Film & Video)

 

‘DAVID & GOLIATH’ LIVE

The Royal Albert Hall – DVD

Stan Sulzmann, Paul Medford, Gary Bryden, Massed Choir, String Orchestra & Big Band

(Black Swan Film & Video)

 

‘BABEL!’ LIVE

The Royal Albert Hall – DVD

Stan Sulzmann, Brian Abrahams, Massed Choir, Orchestra & Big Band

(Black Swan Film & Video)

 

THE IMPOSSIBLE DREAM – ‘KEEP A FIRE BURNING IN MY HEART’

Stig Rossen & Southern Jutland Symphony Orchestra (Pineapple Records). Platinum Disk.

 

STARRY, STARRY NIGHT –

‘DAVID’S SONG’

Stig Rossen & Southern Jutland Symphony Orchestra (Pineapple Records). Gold Disk.