Peter Mayer Group

Sat. Jul 30, 2016 at 8:00pm CDT
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Peter Mayer Group

Guitarist, vocalist and songwriter, Peter Mayer of the Peter Mayer Group, has


melded a unique and eclectic writing style, a distinctive voice and virtuoso


musicianship to create compelling and accessible music that is electrifying in live


performance. Culling influences from his childhood in India that ranged from


traditional Indian music to the Beatles, to his studying and teaching Jazz guitar; add


his many years working in Jimmy Buffett’s Coral Reefer Band, and having the


opportunity to share the stage with others that include James Taylor, Mac McAnally,


Sonny Landreth, Don Henley and others, and it tells part of the musical story of the


Peter Mayer Group.


Peter’s life began in Tamilnadu, the far southern region of India, where his parents


served as Lutheran missionaries for 17 years before returning to their Missouri


roots. Musical influences from that period of his life can be heard in his


playing. Peter recalls, “I can remember Indian musicians giving Christmas concerts


in my parents’ house. Wildly playing drums and flutes, shakers and bells, they


would go on for hours and hours.” He went on to study formal theory and


composition, and to teach jazz guitar as a faculty member of Webster University.


The Peter Mayer Group boasts between them an extensive performing and


songwriting portfolio with experience in any number of styles from jazz to country


rock to classical and spiritual. Recording under the name PM, Peter released his


debut album for Warner Brothers Records (WB No. 25751) in 1988. Working with


Elliott Scheiner (Steely Dan, Aretha Franklin, Bruce Hornsby) – this album produced


the single “Piece of Paradise,” charting to number eight on Billboard.


When Scheiner was hired to produce Jimmy Buffett’s Off To See The Lizard album,


he suggested that Jimmy use PM for the recording sessions. Buffett was as


impressed with their unique versatility as musicians and performers that he quickly


hired them as part of his own Coral Reefer Band, a successful relationship that


continues to date.


In 2010, the Peter Mayer Group celebrated tenth year anniversary of “Stars and


Promises,” an annual tour, which continues to date, of original and traditional


Christmas music. These performances are highly praised by audiences, who are


inspired by the passionate emotions evoked by attending these concerts.


www.petermayer.com

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The Mill 120 East Burlington Street
Iowa City, IA 52240