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About Austin Peralta
Artist Biography
Jazz pianist and composer Austin Peralta was a technically adroit improviser with a bent toward post-bop and expansive modal jazz. A piano prodigy, Peralta began taking piano lessons at age six and later studied with such luminaries as Alan Pasqua and Buddy Collette. At age 13, Peralta won the Los Angeles Jazz Society's Shelley Manne New Talent Award. In 2006, at age 16, he released his debut album, Maiden Voyage, featuring bassist Ron Carter. In addition, he released the album Mantra with bassist Buster Williams and saxophonist Marcus Strickland. In 2011, he released Endless Planets on Brainfeeder. Tragically, Peralta died of undisclosed causes in 2012 at age 22. In 2024, Brainfeeder reissued Endless Planets in a deluxe vinyl package with four bonus tracks in an effort to commemorate what is essentially one of the first alternative jazz releases.
Hometown
Los Angeles, CA, United States
Genre
Jazz
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