Performance, Music Instruction and other stuff
Pete Tanton is a multi instrumentalist and vocalist from Alabama. He studied jazz under Jerry Coker. He can be seen fronting The Chetset, a tribute to Chet Baker, and Cuban Heels, a celebration of Latin Lounge music. As the leader of Riviera Quartet, he has been featured on BBC radio. He tours internationally with various bands and has performed with a wide range of US and British artists, including: Wynton Marsalis, Bobby Shew, Donald Brown, Digby Fairweather, Paul Booth, Alan Barnes, Claire Martin, Denis Rollins, Bobby Wellins, Liane Carroll, John Faddis, Keeter Betts, Samurai Celeste, Joe Stilgoe, Bruce Adams, Mike Lovatt.
2026 Dates
16 January -
Giles Strong Quartet
Lit & Phil, Newcastle
22 February -
The Revolutionaires
Cottage Tavern, Cleadon
1 March -
The Chet Set
The Central Bar, Gateshead
6 March -
Giles Strong Quartet
Old Cinema Launderette, Durham
13 March -
Giles Strong Quartet
Zeffirellis, Cumbria
14 March -
The Revolutionaires
The Lord Nelson, Jarrow
28 March -
The Revolutionaires
Rock Around the Clock,
Wickstead Park, Kettering
29 March -
House of the Black Gardenia
Album Launch
Pilgrim, Newcastle
14 April
Cuban Heels
Rothbury
19 April -
The Chet Set
Queen's Hall, Hexham
25 April -
Giles Strong Quartet
Hindmarsh Hall,
Alnmouth, Northumberland
10 May
The Chet Set
The Globe, Newcastle
15-16 May
House of the Black Gardenia
Berlin Swing Festival
5 June -
House of the Black Gardenia
Newcastle Swing Festival
12 June -
Jesmond Library
14 June -
The Revolutionaires,
Humdinger Festival
Weston-Super-Mare
9 July -
The Cuban Heels
Carlisle Jazz Club
22 August -
House of the Black Gardenia
Alnwick
The Rivieras offer something different, serious chops, yes, but, more than that, a distinctive sound, all the more distinctive with the addition of Tanton’s sweet vocals.’ - Bebop Spoken Here