Welcome to the website of Canadian jazz pianist Peter Hum.

Based in Ottawa, Peter has played with the leading jazz artists in Canada's capital, including John Geggie, Rob Frayne, Mike Essoudry, Roddy Ellias, Vince Rimbach and Mike Tremblay. He considers himself very fortunate to have performed with some of Canada's leading jazz artists, including Sonny Greenwich, Pat LaBarbera, Phil Nimmons, Reg Schwager, Kelly Jefferson, Johnny Scott, Mike Allen and Mike Rud.

Peter's debut CD, A Boy's Journey, has just been released. Recorded thanks to a grant from the City of Ottawa, the disc features top-notch Canadian players -- saxophonists Kenji Omae and Nathan Cepelinski, bassist Alec Walkington and drummer Ted Warren -- joining Peter to perform his compositions.

Katie Malloch, host of CBC's Tonic, has featured songs from A Boy's Journey on her jazz program heard across Canada. She says: "A Boy's Journey is a voyage for the listener, too. Hum's compositions are fresh and vital, sometimes contemplative, sometimes blessed with a joyous groove. The instrumental voices of his fine sidemen (Kenji Omae is a splendid surprise to me!) are each strongly individual, but blend with warmth and ease, too. Peter Hum's own playing is coolly lyrical in his frequent introductions, setting the stage for the unfolding of the pieces. This CD is solid and satisfying."

The Montreal Gazette's Irwin Block calls A Boy's Journey "a celebration -- a modern, forward-looking and mainly upbeat session that sparkles with positive energy." The full review is here.

Radio-Canada executive producer André Massicotte, who has presented Peter's quintet in concert, says "Peter Hum presents well-crafted, inspired music that has what it takes to please the most demanding fans of jazz."

The music from the disc is available on iTunes, CD Baby and at Peter's Bandcamp page, where the CD can also be fully previewed and ordered.

In late December 2011, thanks to a second recording grant from the City of Ottawa, Peter and his group recorded material for his second CD. A fall 2012 release date is envisioned.

Main page photo by Bruno Schlumberger