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			'''Peter Mintun''' (born 1950), is an American pianist and ].<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F5081EF83C550C7A8EDDAF0894DD404482\|title=Arts, Briefly:Arts, Briefly\|last=Van Gelder\|first=Laurence\|date=June 29, 2005\|work=]\|accessdate=28 December 2010}}</ref><ref>
			National Public Radio. July 1, 1999</ref>

			== Biography ==
	'''Peter Mintun''' is a well-known pianist who is an authority on American popular song and film produced between the two World Wars.
			He was born into a musical family<ref name="Rayno" />{{rp\|456–57}} in ]. He grew up playing at parties and local events, and was drawn to American music of the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s at an early age.<ref name="Feinstein">Michael Feinstein's American Songbook. . Page accessed March 14, 2015</ref>

			From 1973 to 1989, he played regularly at the San Francisco restaurant ''L’Etoile'', then at the ].<ref name="Rayno" />{{rp\|456–57}} He began playing in New York City, first at the New York Palace, and then spent seven years at ] at the ]. He moved to New York City in 2001.<ref name="Rayno" />{{rp\|456–57}}<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Friedwald \|first=Will \|date=2013-10-15 \|title=This Modern-Day Musician Keeps the Jazz Age Alive \|url=http://www.nysun.com/on-the-town/this-modern-day-musician-keeps-the-jazz-age-alive/8220/ \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131015071158/http://www.nysun.com/on-the-town/this-modern-day-musician-keeps-the-jazz-age-alive/8220/ \|archive-date=2013-10-15 \|access-date=2023-12-21 \|website=]}}</ref>
	He was born in ], ] into a musical family. He spent his early years performing in the ] area and now lives and performs in Manhattan.

			Mintun has released three of his own recordings of songs of the 1920s and 1930s: “Deep Purple,” “Grand Piano,” and “Piano at the Paramount,” which were called "exemplars of re-creations of music of that era."<ref name="Rayno" />{{rp\|337}} He has also produced ],<ref> Page accessed March 14, 2015</ref> and has appeared in movies, on television, and in concert halls. Early in his career, he accompanied disco icon ] on a series of recordings of vintage jazz tunes.
	Mr. Mintun continues to travel doing recitals and concerts across the country, performing at such places as ] at ], ] in San Francisco, the ] in West Virginia and many other venues. He has released 4 CDs.

			He is an authority on composer ], and has championed her music.<ref name="Rayno">{{Cite book \|last=Rayno \|first=Don \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=n-hYmPstZmIC \|title=Paul Whiteman: Pioneer in American Music, 1930–1967 \|date=2012-12-19 \|publisher=Scarecrow Press \|isbn=978-0-8108-8322-2 \|language=en}}</ref>{{rp\|xi}}<ref name="Feinstein" /> He has been a consultant for numerous books on Jazz Age music. On buying an 1897 ] in ], he became an informal neighborhood historian as well.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Gray \|first=Christopher \|date=2005-01-30 \|title=1897 Town House That Looks Like an 1897 Town House \|language=en-US \|work=] \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/30/realestate/1897-town-house-that-looks-like-an-1897-town-house.html \|access-date=2023-12-21 \|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
	In addition to performing music of the great American songwriters and lyricists of the period, Peter Mintun serves as a consultant for research into popular music of the 1920s, '30s and '40s. His extensive knowledge, and talent for writing, have made him a favorite among record labels re-issuing classic material.

			== References ==
	"One of the best melodic players on the scene today...He's got style, he knows how to please an audience, and he plays impeccably."
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	Bob Doerschuk, Keyboard Magazine

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	"Nobody knows better, or plays better...popular music of the 1920s, '30s and '40s."
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	Alistair Cooke
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	"Mintun is the living incarnation of the fabulous keyboard wizards of the jazz age."
	Will Friedwald, The New York Sun

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American pianist

Peter Mintun (born 1950), is an American pianist and historian of American music of the 1920s.

Biography

He was born into a musical family in Berkeley, California. He grew up playing at parties and local events, and was drawn to American music of the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s at an early age.

From 1973 to 1989, he played regularly at the San Francisco restaurant L’Etoile, then at the Fairmont San Francisco. He began playing in New York City, first at the New York Palace, and then spent seven years at Bemelmans Bar at the Carlyle Hotel. He moved to New York City in 2001.

Mintun has released three of his own recordings of songs of the 1920s and 1930s: “Deep Purple,” “Grand Piano,” and “Piano at the Paramount,” which were called "exemplars of re-creations of music of that era." He has also produced piano rolls, and has appeared in movies, on television, and in concert halls. Early in his career, he accompanied disco icon Sylvester on a series of recordings of vintage jazz tunes.

He is an authority on composer Dana Suesse, and has championed her music. He has been a consultant for numerous books on Jazz Age music. On buying an 1897 townhouse in Washington Heights, Manhattan, he became an informal neighborhood historian as well.

References

Van Gelder, Laurence (June 29, 2005). "Arts, Briefly:Arts, Briefly". New York Times. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
National Public Radio. Fresh Air: "Society" Pianist Peter Mintun performs many forgotten songs from the first half of this century July 1, 1999
^ Rayno, Don (2012-12-19). Paul Whiteman: Pioneer in American Music, 1930–1967. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-8322-2.
^ Michael Feinstein's American Songbook. The Peter Mintun Collection ("Collector(s)" tab). Page accessed March 14, 2015
Friedwald, Will (2013-10-15). "This Modern-Day Musician Keeps the Jazz Age Alive". The New York Sun. Archived from the original on 2013-10-15. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
San Francisco Museum Profile of Peter Mintun Page accessed March 14, 2015
Gray, Christopher (2005-01-30). "1897 Town House That Looks Like an 1897 Town House". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-12-21.

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