Born Leap Day of 1960 in Bludenz, Austria

Bassist Peter Herbert has been living in Paris since 2003 (in New York from 1989-2003) and leads a busy schedule with an average of 100 concerts annually performing throughout the world. 

Trained as a classical pianist/bassist, after years of successful 'main stream' jazz activities, he is now developing his own voice in the field of improvised music. Recent activities include solo concerts, in 2002 in New York (Glassfarm), London (The Vortex), Moscow (The Dome),
Vienna (Porgy&Bess), a.m.o. (CD: 'Naked Bass' ) and a focus on small ensembles like his duos with David Tronzo (CD: Segmente, AZM 1001), Carol Robinson
(bass-clarinette/electronics) or his Parisian Trio with Chris Culpo (p) and Jean-Charles Richard (sax), He is also involved in arabic music with artists like oud-master Marcel Khalife or Simon Shaheen.

Herbert is also a prolific and versatile composer, mostly commissioned by European orchestras and ensembles. He has written for orchestras, choirs and chamber groups, designed experimental movie soundtracks and incidental music for European avant-garde theatre groups
(Cd:Aktionstheater Ensemble 2000 music for theater, AZM 102).

As a Jazz musician, he has worked with many artists and groups such as the John Abercrombie/Marc Copland Quartet, Bobby Previte's "The Horse", John Clark Octet, Art Farmer and Woody Shaw. His work has been well documented on over 120 recordings (please see COMPLETE  DISCOGRAPHY).

Herbert was recently awarded the Hans Koller-prize as 'musician of the year' This prize is given to a jury chosen person, who had 'significant impact on the Austrian music scene for a long time'. He also established his own internet-based label Aziza Music in 1999.

Herbert is teaching a small bassclass at the Anton-Bruckner Privat University in Linz/Austria since 2007.

Featured soloist on recording of Henry Wolkin composition for Trio and The London Symphony Orchestra (June 1996);
Tom McKinley'sGolden Petals double concerto for bass and soprano saxophone featuring Richard Nunemaker and members of the Houston Symphony;
Janice Misurell Mitchell's Alone Together duet for bass and bass clarinet featuring Richard Nunemaker (both in Houston, Texas and at Carnegie Hall, New York -- CD Golden Petals, Richard Nunemaker, MMC Records).

Featured soloist with the Camerata Bregenz Tour in Austria (March 1994) with 4 contemporary bass concertos/pieces.

Featured soloist in original works such as 100 Y's (string quartet plus ADAT tape) and difficulties (piece for three choirs and bass solo) and Communications Error for Nonet (CD ensemble plus, ORF Austria) and Musique humaine with the Koehne string quartet.

• timepiece for piano, violin, cello, bass and drums, commissioned and performed by the New Art Ensmble (Fuat Kent)
• timeless cello-concerto for chamber orchestra and cello solo
• walking (while singing in my head) for chamber orchestra
• A,B,C,....for chamber group and one improvising soloist
  
• 'You're my thrill' 5 songs made famous by Billy Holiday, commissioned and performed by the ensemble plus, feat. Christine Tobin (voc)
  
• dialogs for strings, woodwinds, 3 sopranos, 3 recorders, 3 percussionist, piano, commissioned and performed by the Musikschule Bregenz
  
• Communications Error for Nonet and Tape, commissioned and performed by the 'Ensemble Plus' (CD ensemble plus, ORF Austria)
  
• fragments of a city II for large orchestra and tape, premiered at the 'Bregenzer Festspiele' 1999, commissioned and performed by the Symphonieorchester Vorarlberg
  
• Climbing bass concerto for bass solo and string orchestra, commissioned and performed by Francisco Obieta and the Kammermusikensemble 'Arpeggione'
  
• theatre sound track Sagrado y obscena, Theaterfestival LaVoz, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 1998, Autor: Ramon Chalbaud, Regie: Valli Rivera
  
• movie soundtrack Was das Zeug haelt a documentary on visual artist Tone Fink, by Robert Polak 70 min. 1998
  
• movie soundtrack for Michael Köhlmeier's Klassische Sagen des Altertums TV 6-part TV series 12 min each 1998
  
• fragments of a city for 2 basses and alto-sax and NY street noise tape, premiere performance: ISB World Congress Houston Texas 1997 11 min.
  
• muhler for soprano, 2 mezzi and bass, commissioned and performed by "Cascabel" premiere performance: Mai 1997 New York City, 8 min
  
• movie soundtrack for Gerhard Koenig's Dokumentation einer Unzweckmaessigket (numerous awards, among them the 'Silberne Enzian" Filmfestival Trento '98)
  
• short stories for woodwind quintet: premiere: 6.10.96 commissioned and performed by the 'quintett.wien'
  
• and many more: Please see Compositions for a complete listing.

"Peter Herbert-a portrait in music", a 20 min road movie by photographer Gerhard Klocker, continous soundtrack with music by Peter Herbert. Shot in New York City and New Mexico 1999, cars in use: Cadillac 1976 (NY), Toyota pickup truck (NM). Available formats: 16 mm, Beta, VHS.

"Peter Herbert - a portrait in motion', a 12min docu by photographer Gerhard Klocker, shot in a YAK 52, a russian fighterplane from WWII.