ISB 2025 Convention Presenter — Peter Dominguez

Peter Dominguez grew up in Milwaukee perfoming with the Music for Youth Orchestras and his father; pianist and vocalist Frank DeMiles. Peter studied with Roger Ruggeri and Richard Davis at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and Dr Lucas Drew at the University of Miami.  He was Professor of Double Bass and Jazz Studies at Michigan State University from 1984-96, and continued studies with Robert Gladstone while substituting with the Detroit Symphony.  The former Principal Bass with the Lansing Symphony Orchestra and the American Sinfonietta, Peter was Professor of Jazz Studies and Double Bass 1990-2020 at Oberlin Conservatory of Music.   He is currently Professor of Double Bass and Jazz Studies at the University of Wisconsin- Madison.  He continues to perform with Classical, Jazz, and Latin artists throughout the Americas and Europe.  His teaching  includes national and international classes, and artistic direction of the Richard Davis Foundation for Young Bassist Inc annual conference in Madison Wisconsin, and the director of the Milt Hinton Institute for Studio Bass.  Peter’s recordings include How About This (2010) and Groove Dreams (2017) solo performances on Milt Hinton’s 1790 bass, and Bass Salute (2024) featuring Richard Davis’s 1855 Lion Head bass.