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About Jeff Peterson
Hawaii's Guitar Virtuoso
A fan site and introduction to Hawaiian music artist Jeff Peterson.
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Kathleen Walling Fry
Facts About Jeff Peterson
Born in Makawao on the island of Maui
His part-Hawaiian father was a
cowboy on the Halekeala Ranch
Was influnced by the classic recordings
of the Gabby Pahinui Band, Leonard Kwan, and
Sonny Chillingworth
Studied jazz and classical guitar at he
Univesity of Southern California and
the University of Hawaii at Manoa.
His interest and training is in playing Hawaiian
music, jazz, and classical music and also
in writing new music.
The compilation album on which he was included
with other artist "Slack Key Guitar, Volume 2"
won the first Hawaiian music grammy ever awarded.
2005.
He performs regularly at many venues in Hawaii
and in other parts of the world and
He has been performing several times a week
since (I think) 1999 at the "Michel's at the
Colony Surf" Restaurant on the far Diamond Head
end of Waikiki.
The Recordings of Jeff Peterson
Jeff Peterson's Official Web Site
JeffPetersonGuitar.com
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