BIO
Pacific Audio Records recording artist Peter
Morgan composes and performs unique original contemporary jazz instrumentals delivered in
a
coastal smooth jazz style spiced a dash of blues that is Peter's signature
sound. Morgan has produced
all five of his albums showcasing his skills on acoustic, classical
and electric guitars, as well as chromatic and diatonic harmonicas, bass, keyboards,
lap steel, dobro, pedal steel, pan flute, ukulele,
percussion
and vocals.
Peter Morgan has performed alongside some of the biggest names in jazz including
Fattburger, Michael McDonald, trumpeter Chris Botti and keyboardist Phillipe Saisse
to name a few. Peter has performed numerous times at the Sacramento Jazz festival, the world's largest jazz
festival.

Peter performing with Michael McDonald
Peter collaborates with
world-class guest artist on his projects including
Vel Selvan (Cold
Blood, Joni Mitchell and the LA Express) and
Tom Saviano (Bill
Champlin, Brian Bromberg, Jeff Golub, Lee Ritenour, Brenda Russell, Maroon
Five and Earth, Wind & Fire). "Vel and Tom are gifted, seasoned
professional musicians with a world of experience and list of
credits most musicians could only dream of. I am very lucky to be able
to collaborate with so many wonderful players" says Peter.
And you'll always hear member's of The Peter Morgan Band featuring Bill
Sidney on saxophones, Eric Parsons on Bass, Miguel Castillo on percussion
and Mark Leftridge on drums.
Peter has received national exposure as the music director for a number of public
television specials including The Boston Computer Museum's Computer Bowl and The Software
Publishers Associations 10th annual Excellence in Software Codie Awards. Both broadcast on
PBS' Computer Chronicles. He also recently performed on a song that was used
on the WB Network's hit show Hart of Dixie.
 Morgan unites his passion for music with his marketing
career to create original jingles, corporate motivational music, trade show sound tracks
as well as film, multimedia and video scores. Peter Morgan Creative Services has
been honored with
awards for excellence in communications from both The Sacramento Ad Club and the
International Association of Business Communicators (IABC). Click here
to hear a fun example of Peter's world-class commercial work with an MP3
file of his original Sacramento Zoo jingle. Peter
also just completed music for a
TV commercial for
the Folsom Tourism Bureau.
Even with a busy performance
schedule Peter and the band find time to give back to the community
performing and donating CDs for The March of Dimes, St. John's Home for
homeless Women and Children, Muscular Dystrophy and a number of local
schools.
In The Community
Over the years Peter and his group
have been very active in the community often donating their time
and talents to assist non-profit charity organizations such as:
- St. John's Shelter for
Homeless Women and Children
(live concert)
- March of Dimes
(live concert)
- Muscular Dystrophy
(live concert)
- Numerous Sacramento area schools
(live concert and music
awareness classroom time)
- Numerous cancer
fund raising events
- International Special Olympics
(live concert)
- California Special Olympics
(live concert)
- The Sacramento Zoo
(Created and
produced an original award winning jingle)
Morgan has studied and performed many diverse music styles including ensemble, big band
and contemporary jazz, as well as rock, country and even bluegrass. His instrumental
influences include Larry Carlton, Lee Ritenour, Jimmy Messina, David Lindley, Albert Lee
and Norton Buffalo. Peter's compositions show influences of Mike Post, David Benoit, Spyro
Gyra and The Rippingtons.
Click here to see a complete
listing of Peter Morgan's instruments and gear
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