Peter Leitch (musician)

Peter Leich (born August 19, 1944 in Montreal, Canada^[1]) is a Canadian jazz guitarist who has performed with Kirk Lightsey, Rufus Reid, Al Grey, Jeri Brown, Pepper Adams, Pete Yellin, and Dominique Eade.^[2][3]

Peter Leitch announced his retirement on July 21, 2015. "Due to a series of medical issues it is extremely unlikely that I will ever play the guitar again. I would like to send my heartfelt thanks to all those people who have enjoyed, bought, listened to, stolen (lol) or otherwise picked up on the music. The recordings (most of them) are still out there and available. I would also like to thank, of course, those great musicians who collaborated in the making of this music. The music on Sunday nights at Walkers is, for the time being, under the direction of bassist Sean Smith, with the exception of July 26 (bassist Harvie S)." - Face Book message from Peter Leitch.

Discography

As leader

• Portraits and Dedications (Criss Cross Jazz, 1989)
• Trio (Quartet '91 (Concord, 1991)
• Exhilaration (Reservoir, 1991)
• From Another Perspective (Concord, 1992)
• Colours and Dimensions (Reservoir, 1995)
• Duality (Reservoir, 1994) – with John Hicks
• Up Front (Reservoir, 1996)
• Blues on the Corner (Reservoir, 1999)
• The Montreal Concert (DSM, 1999) – with Gary Bartz
• Autobiography (Reservoir, 2004)

As sideman

With Dominique Eade

• When the Wind Was Cool

With Oscar Peterson

• The Personal Touch

With Woody Shaw

• Solid

References

1. Off The Books: A Jazz Life. Vehicule Press 2013
2. Allmusic
3. New York Times