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For those unaware, Peter Brendler is a bassist and composer originally from Baltimore, Maryland. After beginning on electric bass, he soon gravitated toward the upright bass and went on to earn a Bachelor of Music degree from Berklee College of Music, graduating magna cum laude in 2001.

Based in New York City since 2001, Brendler has performed extensively throughout the United States, Europe, and Russia and has appeared at many of New York’s premier jazz venues, including The Blue Note, Birdland, The Jazz Standard, The Kennedy Center, and Smalls Jazz Club.

He has performed and recorded with a wide range of artists including John Abercrombie, Barry Altschul, Bruce Barth, John Cowherd, Jon Irabagon, Frank Kimbrough, Ben Monder, Victor Lewis, Rich Perry, Steve Slagle, and Chris Speed.

Brendler has released four recordings as a leader or co-leader, including The Angle Below, a duo recording with the late guitarist John Abercrombie, and two albums for Posi-Tone Records: Outside the Line and Message in Motion.

His most recent recording, Two-Part Inventions, is a duo album with longtime collaborator Jon Irabagon and his much awaited upcoming quartet album, And Then, Nothing, is scheduled for release on November 6, 2026.

1. More So Than Ever [06:10]
2. You’ll Be Sorry [05:00]
3. The Least of It [04:16]
4. Country [06:15]
5. Lucky in Astoria [05:49]
6. And Then, Nothing [06:49]
7. High Water Mark [07:45]
8. Since Forever [09:03]

The bassist, composer and lifelong New York Giants fan opens his new recording on the ______________ of More So Than Ever and then we get gifted the ____________ of You’ll Be Sorry, the ___________ of The Least of It and the ______________ of Country.

Along next is the _______________ of Lucky in Astoria which is in turn backed seamlessly by the ___________ of the title cut And Then, Nothing, the new set rounding out on the __________ of High Water Mark, coming to an all-too-soon close on the ___________ of Since Forever.

The band features saxophonist (and former housemate) Jon Irabagon, with whom Brendler has worked in a number of contexts, including the 2025 duo album Two-Part Inventions; pianist and keyboardist Zach Lapidus; and drummer Mark Ferber. As strong as all of these guys are as musicians, Brendler says, they’re equally unpretentious and very willing to be open and go in any direction personally or musically. I’ve been fortunate to play with a lot of people who I really look up to, but I realized that it’s really important when you’re creating a musical space to work with people who you resonate with on multiple levels.

www.peterbrendler.com