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9.15.2008 Chillin' Live breaks into Jazz Radio Charts currently listing #45 on JazzWeek and #30 College Radio!

9.2.2008 Chillin' Live CD released on Tippin' Records and hits radio nationwide.

New Release

Pete Zimmer Quartet

Featuring Jeremy Pelt

Chillin' Live @ Jazz Factory

TIP1104

Jeremy Pelt - trumpet/flugelhorn

Avi Rothbard - guitar

David Wong - bass

Pete Zimmer - drums

Download from iTunes CLICK HERE

Recorded live to two-track at the Jazz Factory in Louisville, Kentucky.

"Smokin' as usual"

"Very excited to share your new release with our listeners here in Syracuse.  Hope the record is well received nationally!"

Eric Cohen - Music Director

WAER 88.3 FM Syracuse, New York

8.5.2008 Pete Zimmer signs an exclusive endorsement with YAMAHA Drums!

Pete Zimmer lead his group on a very well received UK Tour during March of 2008 which featured a collaboration of New York based saxophonist Joel Frahm, US born, London based bassist Michael Janisch, and some of London's finest jazz musicians...

4.30.2007 Listen to Pete Zimmer's interview on The Jazz Sessions by Jason Crane. CLICK HERE

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10.4.2008 "Zimmer's swinging chops and musical prowess make him a "must hear" in the jazz genre.  Chillin' Live @ Jazz Factory is a substantial rung on the musical career ladder of Pete Zimmer."

DRUMMERCAFE.COM MORE

"Pete Zimmer's fourth recording as a bandleader and composer might stake his claim as a modern day version of Art Blakey."

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New Chillin' Live article!

"The hookup between Zimmer and Wong makes Chillin' something special."

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New Chillin' Live review!

"Zimmer's time is nuclear perfect"

EJAZZNEWS.COM MORE

"Zimmer's drumming boasts a crisp, swinging command with judicious musicality."

MODERN DRUMMER

"The hard bop of the 1960s provides thematic sustenance for the drummer Pete Zimmer, who leads an athletic combo"
NEW YORK TIMES

"Judgment is packed with memorable pieces"
DOWN BEAT

"The smart, swinging Pete Zimmer"  

PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER

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• KEN FOWSER QUINTET @ Smalls Jazz Club October 28, 2008 1am Manhattan, NY.

• MATT RAY TRIO @ Sofias October 29, 2008 7pm.

• PETE ZIMMER QUARTET @ Cornelia Street Cafe (NYC Chillin' Live CD Release Party!) November 1, 2008 Manhattan, NY 9pm & 10:30pm.

• PETE ZIMMER QUARTET @ SABIAN Cymbals Reception at PASIC November 6, 2008 6pm Austin, TX.

• PETE ZIMMER QUARTET @ PASIC 2008 November 6, 2008 10PM Austin, TX.

• PETE ZIMMER TRIO @ Covo Trattoria November 20, 2008 8pm Manhattan, NY.

• AVI ROTHBARD BAND @ Fat Cat November 22, 2008 10pm Manhattan, NY.

• PETE ZIMMER QUINTET @ Wilson Center for the Arts February 27, 2009 Brookfield, WI.

• PETE ZIMMER/MICHAEL JANISCH QUINTET feat. JOEL FRAHM @ Ronnie Scott's March 24 - 26, 2009 in London, England.

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