Zimmer’s dry ride pulse, simple but effective rhythms and even-keeled time feel recall everyone from Kenny Washington and Joe Farnsworth to Jimmy Cobb.
— DownBeat magazine, Ken Micallef, december 2008
Pete Zimmer; an alert drummer and engaging composer
— The New Yorker, december 2011
Zimmer’s drumming boasts a crisp, swinging command with judicious musicality.
— Modern Drummer magazine

Pete Zimmer Quintet Pete Zimmer drums Stacy Dillard sax Peter Bernstein guitar Miki Yamanaka piano Yasushi Nakamura bass Live at Smalls Jazz Club, New York City, October 30th, 2019 "Judgment" Composed by Pete Zimmer

 

Pete Zimmer Quintet Pete Zimmer drums Stacy Dillard sax Peter Bernstein guitar Miki Yamanaka piano Yasushi Nakamura bass Live at Smalls Jazz Club, New York City, October 30th, 2019 "504 College Blues" composed by Pete Zimmer

Pete Zimmer Quintet; Pete Zimmer drums; Michael Rodriguez trumpet; Joel Frahm tenor saxophone; Toru Dodo piano; David Wong bass; Live at Small Jazz Club, NYC; August 26, 2018. "Search" composed by Pete Zimmer Video by Adam Smith

Performing Joel Frahm's "A Whole New You" Pete Zimmer drums; Michael Rodriguez trumpet; Joel Frahm tenor sax; Rick Germanson piano; David Wong bass; Live at Birdland Jazz Club, NYC Feb 18 2018 Video by Adam Smith.

Pete Zimmer Quartet featuring Jeremy Pelt "Common Man" composed by Pete Zimmer, Pete Zimmer drums; Jeremy Pelt trumpet; Avi Rothbard guitar; David Wong bass; Recorded live to two-track at Jazz Factory, Louisville, KY September 2007.

Smoke Jazz Club NYC, Pete Zimmer drums; George Garzone tenor sax; Peter Bernstein guitar; Peter Slavov bass; "Carefree" Composed by Pete Zimmer, May 9th, 2012.