Peter Dominguez, Solo Bass
Bass Salute
Bass Salute to Richard Davis, Milt Hinton, Lucas Drew, Israel Lopez Cachao, Bob Gladstone, Ron Carter, Ray Brown, Charles Mingus, Roger Ruggeri, Eddie Gomez, Rufus Reid, Buster Williams, the International Society of Bassists, the Richard Davis Foundation, and the Milt Hinton Institute. All these important associations and influences have inspired and guided my journey. This collection of songs honors everyone holding up the bass salute, tuning those half steps spacings & formations, while sitting comfortably in an eternal pocket.
Bass Regards, Peter
Peter Dominguez, Solo Bass
Groove Dreams
Late bassist Milt Hinton is celebrated for a stage and studio career that intersected with countless legendary musicians – from Dizzy Gillespie and Cab Calloway to Barbra Streisand and Willie Nelson – for an incredible seven decades. Groove Dreams, a new recording by versatile bassist Peter Dominguez, honors Hinton’s legacy with solo bass tunes from artists as varied as Duke Ellington, Stevie Wonder, Bill Evans, and Chick Corea. Performed on the 18th-century Italian bass Hinton played throughout his career, each song explores the nuances and deep colors of the instrument – qualities not always discernible in ensemble playing.”
Peter Dominguez grew up in Milwaukee, and began perfoming with the Music for Youth Orchestras and his father; pianist and vocalist Frank DeMiles. Peter went on to study with Roger Ruggeri and Richard Davis at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and with Dr Lucas Drew at the University of Miami. He served as Professor of Double Bass and Jazz Studies at Michigan State University from 1984-96, and continued studies with Robert Gladstone while substituting with the Detroit Symphony. The former Principal Bass with the Lansing Symphony Orchestra and the American Sinfonietta, Peter was Professor of Jazz Studies and Double Bass 1990-2020 at Oberlin Conservatory of Music. He is currently Professor of Double Bass and Jazz Studies at the University of Wisconsin- Madison. He continues to perform with an impressive array of Classical, Jazz, and Latin artists throughout the Americas and Europe. His teaching includes national and international classes, adjudication of international competitions, artistic direction of the Richard Davis Foundation for Young Bassist Inc annual conference in Madison Wisconsin, and the director of the Milt Hinton Institute for Studio Bass. Peter’s recordings include How About This (2010) and Groove Dreams (2017) performed on Milt Hinton’s famous 1790 bass. Another solo recording entitiled Bass Salute ( 2023) featuring Richard Davis’s 1855 Lion Head double bass.