Stu and Jay Peterson perform a diverse set of music, combining classic songs from the Jazz Songbook with favorites from Motown, the Beatles, and the Eagles.
Stu and Jay Peterson will be playing: Manhattans, Guelph: November 20, 2025 Manhattans, Guelph: December 4, 2025 Private Event: December 5, 2025
About Stu Peterson
Stu Peterson sings and plays piano, bass, and guitar. He has worked as a single performer and has played with many bands over the years.
In 1980, Stu wrote and sang āIāll Cry For Youā which reached #26 on the Billboard Dance charts. In 1982, he co-wrote seven songs for singer Mary-Lu Zahalanās debut album āThink of Meā which garnered her the 1983 Juno nomination for āBest Female Vocalistā of the year. In 1983 the Canadian rock band Toronto recorded his co-write āAll I Needā for their album āGirls Night Outā which is also on their āGreatest Hitsā album and still receives extensive radio play.
Stu continues to write and perform. Presently, he is also a member of the Eclectic Vinyl Orchestra (eclecticvo.com).
About Jay Peterson
Jay grew up in Guelph, where he learned drums, bass, trumpet, guitar, and piano through lessons and school. During high school, he played in various groups and ran a small jazz band, all while bussing into Toronto on weekends for piano lessons. He went on to graduate from the University of Toronto’s jazz piano performance program, where he studied theory, ear training, arranging, piano technique, silent film accompaniment, and film scoring, which included collaborative projects with animation students at Sheridan. For the past six years, Jay has been teaching piano while completing a Master of Library and Information Science.
More recently, he has been refurbishing a 1976 Fender Rhodes electric piano.
