Peter has had
a lifetime interest in creative energy, studying and writing about it.
He first wrote a study about Cosmic Metabolism and Vortical Accretion
in 1964 in California.
He has concentrated on writing in the Millennium.
JAZZ
VISIONS - THE LEGACY OF LENNIE TRISTANO (1999)
EQUINOX PUBLISHING - available in paperback £13:99
158mm x 234mm, 214 pages
ISBN 978 1 84553 281 9
Lennie Tristano was one of jazz’s most extraordinary
innovators, possessing a superb piano technique and an awesome musical
imagination. Unheralded by the general public, the blind pianist’s
work was revered by many jazz greats including the legendary Charlie Parker.
Tristano’s persuasive personality made him an ideal teacher, and
he proved that (against the accepted theory of the time) jazz improvisation
could be taught. His guidance played a big part in the development of
many instrumentalists including saxophonists Lee Konitz and Warne Marsh
and double-bassist Peter Ind. It is Ind’s long, direct involvement
with his subject that makes this such a revealing book: the story of an
English musician going to New York to study with a neglected Jazz giant.
In the process, Tristano's genius is examined and his reputation revalued,
with Ind making a persuasive case for the pianist to be placed at the
centre of jazz developments in the mid-20th century.
For more information and to order please visit the Equinox Publishing Website or directly from Peter.
THE ENVIRONMENT
AND COSMIC METABOLISM : Looking at the stars and thinking about the Earth
BARGEPOLE PUBLISHING
- available in paperback £10:00 including
p&p (UK and Europe)
155mm x 233mm, 85 pages
ISBN 978 0 9558062 0 9
Twenty or even ten years ago if anyone had seriously
warned about climate change the general reaction would have been dismissive.
Our dependency upon fossil fuels for energy (particularly portable forms
of energy) cannot be resolved as long as we view energy as needing to
be sourced from the breakdown of matter – whether coal, oil or natural
gas – or even nuclear fission.
Fire energy was the energy of the caveman. It is time to move forward.
You can buy either or both of these books by contacting Peter.
PAINTING THE ENERGY OF NATURE
The 2008 Collection
BARGEPOLE PUBLISHING
221mm x 221mm, 36 pages
Paperback £8:00 including p&p (UK and Europe)
Peter
Ind is an internationally renowned jazz musician and sound engineer as
well as an acknowledged writer and painter. The core of his work is about
creative energy. He is also a passionate environmentalist. As a jazz musician
he has travelled extensively and lived in New York and Big Sur, California,
as well as the UK, and most recently some of the year in France and Spain.
He has an unrelenting passion to paint the landscapes wherever he is.
In his eightieth year Peter has compiled this collection of more than
fifty years of painting to reflect a lifetime capturing the energy of
nature, and its resilience in the face of increasing pollution.
Click here or on the book to look inside. Available directly from Peter.