Peter Mintun

He grew up playing at parties and local events, and was drawn to American music of the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s at an early age.

"[3]: 337  He has also produced piano rolls,[6] and has appeared in movies, on television, and in concert halls.

Early in his career, he accompanied disco icon Sylvester on a series of recordings of vintage jazz tunes.

[3]: xi [4] He has been a consultant for numerous books on Jazz Age music.

On buying an 1897 townhouse in Washington Heights, Manhattan, he became an informal neighborhood historian as well.

Mintun portrait by Mark Alan Vieira, Stooky's Club Moderne , San Francisco, 2016