Peter Zummo

Peter Zummo is an American composer and trombonist. He has been described as "a major exponent of the American contemporary classical tradition". He himself has called his work "minimalism plus a whole lot of other things".

Since 1967, his compositions, which explore rock, jazz, new music, electronic music, disco, punk and world music, have been presented at venues including Brooklyn Academy of Music, New York City Center, Experimental Intermedia Foundation, Roulette, The Kitchen, Dance Theater Workshop and La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club, among many others in New York. He has also performed elsewhere in the United States and around the world, including Café Oto and King's Place in London, the KRAAK Festival in Brussels and the Rewire Festival in The Hague.

The website of the music magazine Pitchfork described Zummo's music as "the sound of sublimity… which sends a shiver through the nervous system". In an interview with The Quietus, the Scottish DJ JD Twitch (Keith McIvor) characterised his work as "pure bliss".