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Jeremy Pelt

Jeremy Pelt is a trumpeter, composer, bandleader, producer, and educator whose recordings move between acoustic groups and electronic textures.

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Photo source · Photo: Dirk Neven, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Career Overview

About Jeremy Pelt

Pelt's official biography connects his early work with the Mingus Big Band to performances and recordings with large ensembles, legacy projects, and many established jazz leaders. His artist site identifies trumpet, production, and education as parallel parts of his practice.[2][1]

The official music archive shows a leader catalog that changes instrumentation rather than repeating one fixed band: straight-ahead quintets, electric keyboards and effects, intimate trio settings, spoken-word documentary material, and recent acoustic-electronic ensembles all appear under Pelt's name.[3][4]

Ensembles and Career Threads

Bands & Projects

Leader, trumpeter, composer, and producer

Jeremy Pelt leader ensembles

Pelt's recording pages document changing personnel and sound palettes across acoustic quintets, WiRED, vibraphone-centered groups, and ensembles using synthesizers and electronic processing.[3]

Creator, trumpeter, and composer

Griot

The Griot album alternates Pelt's music with the voices of artists including Paul West, Larry Willis, Bertha Hope, Harold Mabern, René Marie, and Ambrose Akinmusire.[1][3]

Trumpeter

Large ensembles and legacy bands

Pelt's biography documents work with the Roy Hargrove Big Band, Village Vanguard Orchestra, Duke Ellington Big Band, Lewis Nash Septet, and Cannonball Adderley Legacy Band.[2]

Selected, Not Exhaustive

Recordings to Know

HighNote Records

Men of Honor

Leader, trumpeter, flugelhornist, composer, and producer

Pelt leads a compact acoustic quintet with J.D. Allen, Danny Grissett, Dwayne Burno, and Gerald Cleaver.[3]

Release details

HighNote Records

Griot: This Is Important!

Leader, trumpeter, and composer

The recording interleaves Pelt's ensemble pieces with spoken reflections from several generations of jazz artists.[3]

Release details

HighNote Records

Woven

Leader, trumpeter, and composer

Woven combines Pelt's trumpet and mostly original compositions with acoustic playing and synthesized sound.[1][3]

Release details

Artist-Authorized Destinations

Start Listening

Official live MP3 archive

Hear artist-hosted quartet and WiRED performances with personnel and recording context.

Official Spotify artist page

Explore Pelt's leader catalog through the Spotify profile linked from his artist site.

Official SoundCloud

Hear additional recordings through the SoundCloud account linked by Pelt's artist site.

Live Calendar

Upcoming Jazz DateBook Shows

Fri, Sep 11, 6:30 PM

Steve Davis “We See” Sextet

Smoke Jazz Club · New York

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Fri, Sep 11, 8:30 PM

Steve Davis “We See” Sextet

Smoke Jazz Club · New York

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Fri, Sep 11, 10:00 PM

Steve Davis “We See” Sextet

Smoke Jazz Club · New York

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Sat, Sep 12, 6:30 PM

Steve Davis “We See” Sextet

Smoke Jazz Club · New York

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Sat, Sep 12, 8:30 PM

Steve Davis “We See” Sextet

Smoke Jazz Club · New York

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Sat, Sep 12, 10:00 PM

Steve Davis “We See” Sextet

Smoke Jazz Club · New York

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Sun, Sep 13, 6:30 PM

Steve Davis “We See” Sextet

Smoke Jazz Club · New York

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Sun, Sep 13, 8:30 PM

Steve Davis “We See” Sextet

Smoke Jazz Club · New York

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Sources

Career copy is original synthesis from the artist, label, and project sources below. Current dates come from Jazz DateBook event inventory.

  1. [1] Official project and release guide

    Jeremy Pelt

  2. [2] Official biography

    Jeremy Pelt

  3. [3] Official discography, personnel, and recording notes

    Jeremy Pelt

  4. [4] Official live performance archive

    Jeremy Pelt