The Jazzschool Advanced High School Workshop *Winner of the 2026 Downbeat Student Music Award for Small Jazz Ensemble/Combo Sai Ray | Trumpet Victor Taraboukhine | Tenor Max Roston-Saul | Piano Levi Friedman | Bass Benjamin Gleason | Drums
Contemporary jazz pianist, keyboardist, composer and longtime Jazzschool faculty member Peter Horvath has been perfecting his craft since the age of six when he began taking classical piano lessons. Born in Budapest, Hungary, he attended the Bela Bartok Conservatory of Music before relocating to the US in 1983 and studied at the Berklee College of Music. He has since performed, recorded and toured nationally and worldwide with a long line of world-class artist, including jazz greats Bobby Hutcherson, Joe Henderson, Richie Cole, Ernie Watts, Eddie Henderson, Charles McPherson, Benny Maupin, Lenny White, Arturo Sandoval, Randy Brecker, Marcus Miller, Bob Mintzer, Bob Sheppard, Craig Handy, Ledisi, Keith Washington, and the Oakland Symphony. Peter composed for and performed with David Garibaldi for his critically acclaimed Warner Brothers video/CD series and recorded the tracks for Aretha Franklin’s performance of the National Anthem at the 1993 World Series. Carl Schultz | Tenor Essiet Okon Essiet | Bass Jason Lewis | Drums Peter Horvath, piano
