Mr. Beltran has toured as a Columbia Artist with Mel Torme, Jerry Lewis, and The McGuire Sisters, and internationally with the West Coast franchise of the Glenn Miller Orchestra from 2010 to 2012. In Los Angeles, Pete was a member of the Bill Holman Orchestra for nine years (1983-91), recording numerous albums with the band which include Jazz Grammy-nominated The Bill Holman Band, and Strollin’, Satin Nights, and Collaboration albums with pianist, vibraphonist, and jazz instructor par excellence Charlie Shoemake. In addition, Pete was selected by Mr. Holman to record some of his master arrangements for Natalie Cole on Unforgettable, her loving tribute to her father, the great Nat King Cole, thereby distinguishing Peter as one of only two bass trombonists—along with some 150 other artists— as among the finest musicians in Los Angeles.
Pete has backed, or recorded with, such artists as Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Mel Torme, Nancy Wilson, Natalie Cole, Frank Sinatra, Jr., Jerry Lewis, Stan Getz, Gerry Mulligan, Lionel Hampton, Woody Herman, Dave Brubeck, Rance Allen, The Mills Brothers (all four), Anita O’Day, Barbara Eden, Sue Raney, and Peggy Lee, among others.
Mr. Beltran has recorded on film scores and appeared in film and television, including The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon, and The Merv Griffin Show in the U.S., and The Michael Parkinson Show and The Val Doonican Show in the U.K. His pit orchestra experience includes a national tour with the Joseph Papp Production of The Pirates of Penzance, and substitute-bass trombonist appearances with the Broadway smash-hit Cats at the Shubert Theater, as well as with numerous Guild Opera Company productions such as Donizetti’s The Elixir of Love, and Gilbert & Sullivan’s The Mikado for children from under-served communities in Los Angeles.
A more-than-capable classical artist as well, Peter has performed such demanding pieces as Igor Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring, and Gustov Holtz’ The Planets with the Hidden Valley Festival Orchestra, under conductor Dr. Michael Zearott, in Carmel, CA, among others, and has concertized with various orchestras and brass ensembles throughout L.A.
Mr. Beltran has performed at such venerable venues as: Carnegie Hall, Radio City Music Hall, Avery Fisher Hall (now David Geffen Hall), and Madison Square Garden, in New York; the Ambassador Auditorium, Royce Hall, The Greek Theater, and Universal Amphitheater in Los Angeles; The Sands Hotel and Resort in Las Vegas; the Fox Theater in Atlanta; Places des Arts in Montreal, Quebec, Canada; the Vienna Opera House in Austria; Royal Festival Hall in London, England; State Theatre in Sydney, Queensland Performing Arts, Arts Center in Melbourne, Crown Theatre in Perth, and Adelaide Festival Centre in Australia; Santiago de Campostela Cathedral in Spain; and The Campo Pequeno Bullring and Stadium in Lisbon, Portugal, among many others.
Mr. Beltran has performed in such major jazz festivals in the U.S. and Europe as: the Nice Jazz Festival in Nice, France; the Belgium Rhythm ‘N’ Blues Festival in Peer, Belgium; the Blackpool International Jazz Festival in Blackpool, England; the “Jazz in Paradise” Cancun Jazz Festival in Mexico; the Playboy Jazz Festival at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles; the Monterey Jazz Festival; the JVC Jazz Festival at Avery Fisher Hall in New York; the Chicago Jazz Festival at Navy Pier; Ravinia, and Meadowbrook Jazz Festivals in Illinois; and Wolf Trap in Vienna, VA, and many others. Pete has appeared in such iconic nightclubs as The Blue Note, and The Vanguard in New York; Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club in London, England; the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco, CA; J.B. Scott’s in Albany, NY, and many others, and performed at high schools, colleges, and universities from coast-to-coast.
International Ambassador of Music
Mr. Beltran has performed in every state of the United States (except Hawaii), as concertized in Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, The Dominican Republic, England, France, Germany (including then West Germany), Greece, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, The Netherlands, Norway, The Philippines, Portugal, Russia, Scotland, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, and Uruguay.
Over the years, I’ve had the honor of performing in some truly iconic spaces from Carnegie Hall and the Opera House in Vienna to Avery Fisher Hall (now David Geffen Hall) and Place des Arts in Montreal, to name but a few I’ve recorded at Capitol Studios in Hollywood and shared the stage with the Ray Charles Orchestra during a live performance in Moscow back in 1994.
Each venue holds a story, a rhythm, and a memory. You’ll find images from these moments including the Moscow Opera, Radio City Music Hall, and a close-up of me with the Ray Charles band—woven throughout this site as part of the journey.
