Guitarist Peter Janson lives in Boston Massachusetts and has been forging his own path as an independent solo guitarist since 1999. Building what he considers a meaningful life, Peter’s music events are an important part of that - he performs concerts, tours regularly, founded his own Eastern Woods Music label, gives guitar workshops, and he directs jazz ensembles and private guitar lessons at the University of Massachusetts Boston. There aren’t many jazz guitarists today focusing exclusively on solo guitar, but for Janson playing solo jazz guitar is both his passion and love - he is inspired by the solo guitar works of players like Pat Metheny, Kurt Rosenwinkel, and Wolfgang Muthspiel, as well as jazz legends such as Joe Pass, Earl Klugh, and Jim Hall. Now growing in international recognition, Peter signed worldwide sub-publishing deals with STOMP Music Korea and with UK based SUPREME SONGS Limited in October 2022.

Growing up in Cambridge Massachusetts, Peter listened to his father, an accomplished amateur guitarist, play solo guitar every day. Given his first guitar at the age of seven, Peter starting doing pop gigs at age 15. For the last twenty-five years he has performed extensively throughout North America; most notably at Carnegie Hall and the Montreal Jazz Festival. His music has been placed in video games, commercials and news documentaries, charted on Billboard for 11 weeks in top 10 (as a session guitarist) and has a growing base of fans from 137 countries. His latest recording, Getting To Here, is in rotation on over 75 radio stations globally, as well as on streaming formats.

Discography

• Getting To Here, Peter Janson, Eastern Woods Music Records 2022
• Rooted In Song: an American Experience, Peter Janson guitarist and co-writer on one duo track, “Santa Cruz,” Axon Entertainment, 2020
• The Best of Friends, Steve Davison, Peter Janson guitarist and co-writer on two duo tracks, “The Water Is Wide” and “Santa Cruz”, Finger Food Productions, 2018
• Places In Time, Peter Janson composer, arranger, co-producer, solo guitarist, 9 songs for solo nylon-string guitar (with looping), Eastern Woods Music Records (EWM Records), 2017
• Dust Bowl: American Stories, Peter Janson guitarist on the Billboard charting recording of “Old Black Roller” (11 weeks in TOP 10, #2 on Heatseekers chart), Suburban Cowboy Records, 2017
• A Long Road: tunes from Celtic lands, Peter Janson composer, arranger, co-producer, solo guitarist, fourteen songs for solo acoustic guitar, Eastern Woods Music Records (EWM Records), 2013
• Dream Logic: The Echoes Living Room Concerts, vol. 16, Peter Janson composer and solo guitarist on one song, Echodisc, 2010
• Oasis Acoustic, vol. 9, various artists, Oasis, 2010
• Compass Rose, Peter Janson composer, co-producer, solo guitarist, eleven songs for solo acoustic guitar, Eastern Woods Music Records (EWM Records), 2009
• Winter Gifts, Peter Janson composer, co-producer, solo guitarist, eight songs for solo acoustic guitar, Eastern Woods Music Records (EWM Records), 2007
• New Age Music and New Sounds, various artists, Universal Quiet (Italy), 2007
• Beautiful Day, Peter Janson composer, producer, guitarist, seven songs for acoustic guitar, voice, bass, piano, and percussion, Eastern Woods Music Records (EWM Records), 2006
• Serenity at UMB: a Relaxation CD, Peter Janson music composer and arranger, UMass Boston, University Health Services, 2006
• Amningsro, compilation CD, Peter Janson composer and solo guitarist of one song, THETA Music Sweden, 2006
• En forsmak fran THETA: Musik, Guidad Avslappning, Naturljud, compilation CD, Peter Janson composer and solo guitarist of one song, THETA Music Sweden, 2006
• A Window on Salt Spring, Peter Janson composer and guitarist on one song, Creek House Realty, 2006
• A Clear Stillness, Peter Janson composer, co-producer, solo guitarist, ten songs for solo acoustic guitar, THETA Music Sweden, 2005
• My World, Jamie Bonk, Peter Janson composer and guitarist, one song, “Waiting For Winter”, Bonk Productions, 2004
• Firelight Moonlight, Peter Janson composer, co-producer, solo guitarist, ten songs for solo acoustic guitar, Eastern Woods Music Records (EWM Records), 2004
• Firelight Moonlight – Audiophile Recording, Peter Janson composer, co-producer, solo guitarist, twelve songs for solo acoustic guitar, Orange Music Pte Ltd. Singapore, 2004
• Sounds of New England, Vol. 1, compilation CD, Peter Janson composer and solo guitarist on one song, Mansfield Music and Arts Association, 2003
• Sometimes From Here, Peter Janson composer, co-producer, solo guitarist, ten songs for solo acoustic guitar, Eastern Woods Music Records (EWM Records), 2001
• NAV Sampler, various artists, New Age Voice, 2001
• Oasis Acoustic Instrumentals, vol. 3, various artists, Oasis, 2000
• Across the Bridge, Peter Janson composer, co-producer, solo guitarist, ten songs for solo acoustic guitar, Eastern Woods Music Records (EWM Records), 1999

Non-performance Credits

• John. Cage. Guitar. , Aaron Larget-Caplan, Aaron Larget-Caplan guitar - prepared guitar, Sharan Leventhal - violin, Adam Levin - prepared guitar, (Peter Janson: special thanks), Stone Records, 2018
• The Legend of Hagoromo, Aaron Larget-Caplan, Aaron Larget-Caplan solo guitarist, (Peter Janson: special thanks), Stone Records, 2015
• Gustav Holst: Composer as Arranger, Philharmonia Bulgarica, Jon Ceander Mitchell conductor, (Peter Janson: pre-editing), Centaur Records, 2007
• The Young Beethoven: Piano Concerto in E Flat, W.o.O.4, Romance cantabile, H. 13, Musik zu einem Ritterballet, W.o.O.1, Grigorios Zamparas piano, Bohuslav Martinu Philharmonic Orchestra, Jon Ceander Mitchell conductor, (Peter Janson: pre-editing), Centaur Records, 2004
• Preteritions, Bach * Mozart * Holst, Linnea Bardarson pianoforte, Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra, Jon Ceander Mitchell conductor, (Peter Janson: pre-editing), UMB Records, 2001
• UMass Boston: Live at the Millennium, various artists, (Peter Janson: editor), UMB Records, 2001

Articles

• “Teaching at a University.” Acoustic Guitar Magazine, Guitar Pro, July 2008, Vol. 19 no.1 issue #187, String Letter Publishing, San Rafael CA, pg. 8 (reference); pg. 72

"Solo jazz guitar celebrating my love of jazz, classical, and acoustic instrumental music while paying homage to my dearest influences." ~ Peter