Peter Yarin Trio

The Peter Yarin Trio celebrates the lively rhythms and poignant lyricism of 100 years jazz in improvised music. Through a mixture of originals, reinventions and classic repertoire, this ensemble highlights the connections of jazz from its origins through to today.

PETER YARIN

PIANO

NYC Pianist and composer Peter Yarin has been a force on the music scene for the past two decades, playing solo and in a variety of ensembles, as well as maintaining a busy career as session musician, composer and bandleader. Peter’s style combines a classical background with elements of both 1920s and modern jazz influences.
Recently seen and heard on-camera in HBO’s “Succession”, “Killers of the Flower Moon” and “Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”; Peter’s recording work has been featured in a host of tv shows and films. Some recent highlights include “Queen’s Gambit”  “Don’t Worry Darling,” “The Pale Blue Eye” and  “Joker”. He can be heard with 1920’s  jazz orchestra, Vince Giordano and the Nighthawks on TV’s “Boardwalk Empire” for 5 seasons, and on the Grammy-winning soundtrack album for the show; Peter performs weekly at Birdland Jazz Club with the Nighthawks on Monday nights. 

DMITRI KOLESNIK

BASS

Dmitri Kolesnik, born in St. Petersburg, Russia, was introduced to jazz by his father, a pianist, who nurtured his love for music through concerts and classic records. Initially pursuing engineering, Kolesnik switched to music, earning a Bachelor’s from Mussorgsky College, where he later became a professor and gained recognition as ‘Discovery of the Year’ in the Jazz Poll. He collaborated with top Russian musicians David Goloshchekin and Igor Butman.

In 1991, Kolesnik moved to New York, receiving a City College scholarship to study with his idol, Ron Carter, and earning a Master’s in 1996. Carter enlisted him to compile the Ron Carter Collection, later published by Hal Leonard. Kolesnik’s own songbook was released by Heights Music International.

Over three decades, Kolesnik has built a strong reputation in the NYC jazz scene, performing with legends like Benny Golson, Stanley Jordan, and Randy Brecker. He was a longtime member of the Anthony Wonsey Trio and had a residency at Carlyle’s Bemelmans Bar with the Chris Gillespie Trio. As a leader, Kolesnik has released five CDs and performed at renowned venues such as Dizzy’s Club, Smoke, and Smalls, collaborating with talents like Lenny White, Eric Alexander, and Gene Jackson.

URI ZELIG

DRUMS

Born in Tel-Aviv, Israel, Uri started playing drums at the age of 10. After moving to New York City in 2012, he graduated from The New School For Jazz and Contemporary Music with honors and has been busy working as a musician since. Over the last decade, Zelig held the lead drum chair for numerous Theater and Cabaret productions around the country and shared the bandstand with Jazz greats Terry Waldo, Art Baron, Vince Giordano, Saul Rubin, Bill Crow, Bruce Barth, George Cables, Ed Polcer and frequently performs at some of NYC's legendary venues such as Birdland, Zinc Bar, Arthur's Tavern and The Cutting Room to name a few.

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