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Jeremy Pelt
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photo by Jimmy Katz
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Jeremy Pelt was born in California on November 4,1976.
While in elementary school, he started playing the trumpet. His primary
interest was strictly classical music until he started high school when
he began playing in the Jazz band. Upon completion of high scool, he headed
back east to Berklee College of Music. While at Berklee, Jeremy worked
diligently on Film Scoring during the day and cut his teeth playing at
night.
After graduating from Berklee in 1998 with a B.A. in Professional
Music, he moved to New York. Since his arrival, Jeremy has played with
many distinguished artists such as Jimmy Heath, Ravi Coltrane, Roy Hargrove
Big Band, Bobby " Blue" Bland, Bobby Short, Keter Betts, Vincent
Herring, The Skatalites, The Village Vanguard Orchestra, David O'Rourke,
Benny Russell/Jorge Sylvester Next Legacy Orchestra, Cliff Barbaro, Winard
Harper, Duke Ellington Big Band, Dion Parson, Ron Blake, Charli Persip,
Mickey Roker, Cassandra Wilson, Gary Bartz, Harold Ousley, Greg Osby,
Frank Lacy, and many more.
Jeremy is currently a featured performer in the Mingus
Big Band, Ralph Peterson Quintet, Lewis Nash Ensemble, Cannonball Adderley
Legacy Quintet featuring Louis Hayes, Vincent Herring, and the Frank Foster
Loud Minority Big Band. Jeremy has toured the U.S., France, Spain, Amsterdam,
Switzerland, Japan, Virgin Islands, Brazil, and Great Britain.
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