Tag: videos

  • Geoff Peters performs An Afternoon in Paris (jazz) on solo piano

    A couple weeks ago I made a video of myself performing the jazz standard An Afternoon in Paris by John Lewis. I performed solo piano on my upright acoustic Petrof piano. It’s available below or on Youtube. Hope you enjoy it! other links: Listen to different versions of this song at Grooveshark. I especially like…

  • Ear Training Video on Identifying Chords

    My friend Marcus and I created an ear training video on identifying chords. It’s available at EarPractice, on Youtube, or by using the player below. In the video I play a series of chords on the piano and after each one, pause for the viewer to identify the kind of chord (such as Major, minor,…

  • Introducing the iRack from Apple – MADtv (Video)

    Mad TV is one of my favorite comedy TV shows. They are not afraid to explore touchy subjects such as racism, politics, class divisions, and commercialism, and they do it in an hilarious and smart way. Here is a sketch where Apple’s Steve Jobs introduces their latest product, the iRack. It is a funny and…

  • Concert video: pegEsus Quintet live at Hermann’s Jazz Club

    Back in August I performed a show with the pegEsus Quintet at Hermann’s Jazz Club in Victoria. pegEsus is led by vocalist Peggy Hogan, who is currently studying music and literature at Concordia University. The pegEsus Quintet is: Peggy Hogan voice, Geoff Peters piano, Ben Fast bass, Nick Houghton drums, and Amanda Paterson saxophone. I…

  • Amazing short film: The Big Snit (Richard Condie)

    If you’ve got 10 minutes, check out this amazing animated film called The Big Snit (by Canadian animator and film maker Richard Condie). Wikipedia says: Condie’s best known animated work is 1985’s The Big Snit, an offbeat parable about marriage, Scrabble, sawing, and nuclear war. The Big Snit was nominated for an Oscar and won…

  • Videos from PDAMCA Jazz Band concert 2009

    Last week I attended the Phil Dwyer Academy of Music and Culinary Arts (PDAMCA) in Qualicum Beach, BC, Canada. Check out Phil Dwyer’s web site for more info about the camp. It was an amazing experience, with world class faculty and very talented students. Here are some videos from our final concert. I was playing…

  • Video: Lonely Days (original song by Gio Escueta with Geoff Peters on piano)

    My friend Gio Escueta wrote an emotional pop song called Lonely Days and we recorded a performance of it in a Youtube video last night. (I’m playing piano in the video and Gio is singing). Please click here to view on Youtube or feel free to use the player below.

  • Musical Tidbits on the web

    A bunch of updates relating to music and the web… hope you enjoy! SearchMe.com – legal loophole opens door to amazing music search engine I came across SearchMe, a really neat free/legal music search engine that lets you listen to full versions of the songs. I don’t know how it’s possible for this site to…

  • Creative videos – Douggpound Sports Drinks

    With all the cheap camcorders and video editing software out there, there’s bound to be a few creative people who actually make interesting videos, and put them on the web. It’s easier said than done, but one website I found that has some really funny and original stuff is “Douggpound“. My current favorite is his…