Peter Daniel is a busy guy. He's the leader of the 45th St Brass, plays with the New Orleans-influenced funk group Super Krewe, appears on recent records from Lucky Brown & the SGs and Marina & the Dreamboats, and has toured with electro duo Odesza and alt-popper Father John Misty. "When you say it like that, it sounds like a problem," Daniel says.

Peter Daniel knows how to hustle. Noting that the business side of showbiz isn't where he wants to spend his time, Daniel says he's embraced the role he's learned from other musicians in the community. "I could either wait for one of them to call me, or get up and do it myself." He also points to his past job working with the Seattle jazz record label Origin as teaching him important lessons of the trade.

Getting that work done makes the artistic side of Daniel's world a lot more fun. It surely comes though in his playing. As Daniel says, "the most important thing is authenticity. No matter what style you're playing, how you're expressing yourself, as long as you believe in it and are passionate about it, that's going to translate."

Building connections to this jazz community has been this saxman's key to success. Occaisional work as an educator keeps Daniel close to the next generation of jazz musicians, as he fondly recalls Seattle musicians like Marc Seales and the late Don Lanphere as inspirations who nurtured his early efforts in jazz.

With the Peter Daniel Trio, you will be treated to a lot of fun, and a lot of personality. A must see performance!