[vc_row row_height_percent=”100″ back_color=”accent” back_image=”42″ back_position=”center center” parallax=”yes” overlay_alpha=”100″ equal_height=”yes” gutter_size=”0″ column_width_use_pixel=”yes” shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ row_name=”Welcome” uncode_shortcode_id=”164386″ back_color_type=”uncode-palette” overlay_color_type=”uncode-gradient” overlay_color_gradient=”{“css“:“background: linear-gradient(to bottom , rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.24) 9% , rgba(255, 255, 255, 0) 56%);“,“sliders“:`{`{“color“:“rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.24)“,“position“:9},{“color“:“rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)“,“position“:56}`}`,“type“:“linear“,“direction“:“top“}” row_height_pixel=”500″ shape_dividers=””][vc_column column_width_use_pixel=”yes” position_vertical=”bottom” gutter_size=”3″ style=”dark” overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”1/1″ uncode_shortcode_id=”896320″][vc_custom_heading text_size=”h1″ uncode_shortcode_id=”708291″]Bassist, Educator[/vc_custom_heading][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=”0″ override_padding=”yes” h_padding=”2″ top_padding=”5″ bottom_padding=”3″ overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”4″ column_width_percent=”100″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ uncode_shortcode_id=”678876″][vc_column column_width_percent=”100″ gutter_size=”3″ overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”4″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”1/2″ el_class=”inverted-device-order”][vc_single_image media=”58″ media_width_percent=”100″ media_ratio=”one-one” alignment=”right” uncode_shortcode_id=”567190″][/vc_column][vc_column column_width_percent=”100″ position_horizontal=”left” position_vertical=”middle” gutter_size=”3″ overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”4″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”1/2″][vc_custom_heading text_color=”accent” heading_semantic=”h6″ text_size=”h6″ text_transform=”uppercase” uncode_shortcode_id=”123961″ text_color_type=”uncode-palette”]Peter Dominguez, Solo Bass[/vc_custom_heading][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=”h3″ text_size=”h1″ subheading=”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, Stevi 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.” uncode_shortcode_id=”235261″]Groove Dreams[/vc_custom_heading][vc_separator sep_color=”,Default”][vc_button outline=”yes” border_width=”0″ link=”url:%23||target:%20_blank|” uncode_shortcode_id=”116205″]Listen / Buy[/vc_button][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=”0″ override_padding=”yes” h_padding=”2″ top_padding=”3″ bottom_padding=”5″ overlay_alpha=”100″ gutter_size=”3″ column_width_percent=”100″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ row_height_use_pixel=”” uncode_shortcode_id=”210568″][vc_column column_width_use_pixel=”yes” gutter_size=”3″ overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ zoom_width=”0″ zoom_height=”0″ column_width_pixel=”800″ uncode_shortcode_id=”399948″][vc_row_inner row_inner_height_percent=”0″ overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”3″ shift_y=”0″ row_height_use_pixel=”” limit_content=””][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=”100″ position_horizontal=”left” align_horizontal=”align_center” gutter_size=”3″ overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ medium_width=”0″ zoom_width=”0″ zoom_height=”0″ width=”1/1″][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=”h3″ text_size=”h1″ text_uppercase=”” uncode_shortcode_id=”132235″]About Peter[/vc_custom_heading][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”878880″]
Peter Dominguez grew up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin participating in the Music for Youth Orchestras, and performing with his father, pianist and singer Frank DeMiles. His teachers included Willard Feldman and Clyde Russell, Peter went on to study with Roger Ruggeri and Richard Davis at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, where he earned his baccalaureate and masters degrees with a teaching assistantship 1980-82. In 1981 he was the first recipient of the Milton J. Hinton scholarship competition award. A teaching assistantship and doctoral studies with Dr Lucas Drew at the University of Miami, Coral Gables followed in 1982-4. Eventually securing positions in both the Florida Philharmonic and Michigan State University, Peter chose MSU, served as Professor of Double Bass and Jazz Studies 1984-96, and was instrumental in developing their Jazz Studies program. During his Michigan years, he continued studies with Robert Gladstone and performed with the Detroit Symphony. The former Principal Bass with the Lansing Symphony Orchestra and the American Sinfonietta, Peter served as Professor of Jazz Studies and Double Bass at Oberlin Conservatory of Music from 1996-2020 and directed the Oberlin Jazz Septet. He recently received Emeritus Professor status. Currently he is Professor of Double Bass and Jazz Studies at the University of Wisconsin- Madison. Having pursued over 48 years of double bass performance practice in a variety of musical styles while appearing in venues through out the Americas and Europe, Peter continues to play with an impressive array of Classical, Jazz, and Latin artists. His teaching activities include national and international classes, International Society of Bassists conferences, 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 bieannial Milt Hinton Institute for Studio Bass at Oberlin Conservatory. His trio recording How About This with Billy Hart and Rick Germanson is available through CD Baby and his solo recording Groove Dreams performed on Milt Hinton’s famous double bass is available through Oberlin/Naxos music.
[/vc_column_text][vc_button outline=”yes” border_width=”0″ link=”url:%23||target:%20_blank|” uncode_shortcode_id=”206398″]Full Bio[/vc_button][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=”80″ back_color=”accent” back_image=”41″ parallax=”yes” overlay_color=”color-nhtu” overlay_alpha=”30″ equal_height=”yes” gutter_size=”4″ column_width_use_pixel=”yes” shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ row_name=”Welcome” uncode_shortcode_id=”206283″ back_color_type=”uncode-palette” overlay_color_type=”uncode-palette” row_height_pixel=”400″][vc_column column_width_use_pixel=”yes” position_vertical=”middle” align_horizontal=”align_center” gutter_size=”3″ style=”dark” overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”1/2″][/vc_column][vc_column column_width_percent=”100″ position_vertical=”middle” gutter_size=”3″ overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”1/2″ uncode_shortcode_id=”581052″][vc_custom_heading uncode_shortcode_id=”872702″]”For the listener to have a ‘SOUND’ experience, we as players need to create feeling in the music to cause sensation. The Feeling comes from Belief in what you Know, and that Knowledge has Attachment to something greater than oneself.”
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