A Charlie Brown Christmas (feat. Blue Ox Trio)

Jack Schabert’s Blue Ox Trio performs A Charlie Brown Christmas by Vince Guaraldi.

Band Members:
Jack Schabert – Drums
Tyler Lustek – Piano
Matt Peterson – Bass

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Jack Schabert is a Twin Cities– and Denver-based musician, composer, and educator. He holds a bachelor’s degree in music from St. Olaf College and is currently pursuing a master’s degree in jazz composition at the University of Denver. Schabert has performed with international jazz artists Melissa Aldana, Danilo Perez (Wayne Shorter Quartet), Kenni Holmen (Prince, Vulfpeck), Doreen Ketchens, and nine-time Grammy award winner trumpeter Wynton Marsalis.

Matt Peterson grew up in Hopkins and fell in love with jazz under the direction of his high school band director Don Bates. He followed this passion and studied music at the University of Minnesota, Duluth, then moved back to the Twin Cities in 2004, quickly becoming an in-demand bassist. His solid melodic and rhythmic approach to playing the bass have made him an important fixture on the Twin Cities jazz scene. He regularly plays with Zacc Harris’ American Reverie, the Explosion Big Band and the Twin Cities Hot Club. When not playing with these groups, Peterson stays busy freelancing around the Twin Cities with many of the area’s top players. Peterson is also a music educator, teaching elementary aged students in the Edina Public Schools.

Tyler Lustek is a jazz pianist, composer, and educator from Eau Claire, WI. As a bandleader, Lustek fronts the Tyler Lustek Confluence, which recently recorded its poetry-centric debut album Shmehara: Live at Jazz Central Studios (slated for release in 2025). In addition to leading a competitive lessons studio, Lustek serves on the UW-Eau Claire jazz faculty, directs educational programs for the Clearwater Jazz & Art Festival, and offers jazz improvisation workshops and masterclasses to schools across the Chippewa Valley.