Jeffrey Pevar is an American producer, band leader, composer, touring and session musician. Pevar was the co-founder of CPR, (with

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and James Raymond), The Gilmour Project (with Scott Guberman,

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), JP3 (with Matt Spencer and Christo Pillani), and ZepDrix (with Inger Nova). Pevar recorded his debut record ''From the Core'' on his label Pet Peev Music, released in December 2012. In 2015 Pevar released the CD, '' Grateful Jazz'' which he produced for the ensemble Jazz Is Dead. Pevar has worked with Crosby, Stills and Nash, Donald Fagen's Rock & Soul Revue,

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, Dr. John,

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, Jazz Is Dead,

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Willy Deville Willy DeVille (born William Paul Borsey Jr.; August 25, 1950 – August 6, 2009) was an American singer and songwriter. During his thirty-five-year career, first with his band Mink DeVille (1974–1986) and later on his own, DeVille created song ...

, Scott Murowski, Joe Linus, Peter Gallway and Pat McGee. He is a founding member of

CPR Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is an emergency procedure used during cardiac or respiratory arrest that involves chest compressions, often combined with artificial ventilation, to preserve brain function and maintain circulation until sp ...

: Crosby, Pevar & Raymond. In 2022 and 2023 Pevar toured with the Gilmour Project performing Pink Floyd songs.

Associated acts

* Jazz Is Dead *

Crosby, Stills & Nash Crosby, Stills & Nash (CSN) was a folk rock supergroup comprising the American singer-songwriters David Crosby and Stephen Stills and the English-American singer-songwriter Graham Nash. When joined by the Canadian singer-songwriter Neil Youn ...

Phil Lesh & Friends Phil Lesh and Friends was an American rock band formed and led by Phil Lesh, former bassist of the Grateful Dead. Phil & Friends is not a traditional group in that several different lineups of musicians have played under the name, including gro ...

Jefferson Starship Jefferson Starship is an American rock band from San Francisco, California, formed in 1974 by a group of musicians including former members of Jefferson Airplane. Between 1974 and 1984, they released eight RIAA certification, gold or Music rec ...

Bette Midler Bette Midler ( ;''Inside the Actors Studio'', 2004 born December 1, 1945) is an American actress, comedian, singer, and author. Throughout her five-decade career Midler has received List of awards and nominations received by Bette Midler, numero ...

* Cast of Clowns * The Gilmour Project * ZepDrix

References

External links

*
Jeff Pevar collection
at the

Internet Archive The Internet Archive is an American 501(c)(3) organization, non-profit organization founded in 1996 by Brewster Kahle that runs a digital library website, archive.org. It provides free access to collections of digitized media including web ...

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