Pete is often booked at Le Quecumbar the UKs specialist gypsy swing venue where he was
nicknamed "Tiger" and can be seen regularly playing with other great talents such as Dave Kelbie rhythm guitarist, Christian Garrick on violin and
Billy Thompson on violin.
What They Say:
"His name should be in lights!!" - Bucky Pizzarelli
"Pete has not been nicknamed "Tiger" for nothing – when you witness the energy and fire
of his playing, the "Tiger" is out!. He oozes with passion for the music and it shows, not only a great player to listen to but oh so watchable you
can’t help but fall in love with this eclectic players style, humour and skill, all of which are in abundance, watch this man he will go far."– Sylvia Rushbrooke Le QuecumBar
“Pete Sheppard is a young man who has totally embraced the ‘French Café’ style of jazz guitar playing as conceived by Django Reinhardt (1910 - 1953). Pete’s
playing is vibrant and exceptionally melodic – He adds a living dimension to the great jazz guitar tradition” – Chris Walker BBC (Radio Solent jazz
presenter)
"Peter possesses a startling and fluid single string technique that is full of inventive phrases and can halt a conversation
in the first four bars. His rhythm playing is as robust as you would expect
from a player dedicated to the school of Reinhardt ,and he is one of the top
jazz guitarists this country has produced. And he is getting better all
the time!" – Keith Cooper Jazz Guitarist, Singer and Jazz Critic
".....we learned all about this genre long ago from Ian Cruikshank, and the mercurial
George at the Furze Bush, Ball Hill, who in turn brought us Patrick Saussois,
and the incredible skills of a modern generation of guitarists like Gary Potter.
From this illustrious basis Peter Sheppard takes things one step further into
the realms of skill and creativity, ......." – Patrick Cogswell, Hungerford Arts Festival Organiser and Critic
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