As a jazz guitar player, he is self-taught
Plays and/or played with Janice LAKERS, Phil ABRAHAM, Jean-Louis RASSINFOSSE, Bert JORIS, John RUOCCO, Dave PIKE, Slide HAMPTON, Philip CATHERINE, Bruno CASTELLUCCI, Toots THIELEMANS, Hein VAN DE GEYN, Billy HART, Frank VAGANÉE and Erwin VANN.
Leads his own groups, a.o. with John RUOCCO (CD "Waiting" with also Billy HART) or "" with Jeroen VAN HERZEELE (CD).
He also recorded in quartet with guitarist Marco LOCURCIO (CD "BUDDIES"), plays in a trio with Bas COOYMANS and Bruno CASTELLUCCI, and with saxophonist Jeroen VAN HERZEELE and his band GREETINGS FROM MERCURY.
In 1999, he records the CD "RESTLESS" (Quetzal) with violin player Jean-Pierre CATOUL, with also Michel HERR (p, kb), Michel HATZIGEORGIOU (el. bass) and Bruno CASTELLUCCI (drs), released in 2000 by Quetzal records. The CATOUL/HERTMANS band made several successful live appearances until the tragic death of the violinist.
In 2000, he tours with TRUE STORY, an all stars band created by Ivan PADUART (CD True Stories, IGLOO Igl 146, a.o. with Charlie MARIANO on sax).
He appears in trio for RTBF radio with the trio Michel HERR/Fabrice ALLEMAN/Peter HERTMANS.
He also participates in the "Maria SCHNEIDER Project" with the Brussels Jazz Orchestra.
He also co-leads a quartet with saxophonist Erwin VANN and plays with the quintet of bassist Sal LA ROCCA.
Peter HERTMANS teaches guitar, ensemble and musical theory at the Royal Brussels Conservatory and at the Lemmens Instituut in Leuven.
Festivals:
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Jazz Middelheim (1985, 1987)
Festival des Lundis d'Hortense (1990, 95, 96)
Gaume Jazz Festival (1990)
Oupeye "Jazz au Château" (1991)
Liège Jazz Festival (1993)
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- Soloist prize at the Jazz Festival in Wroclaw (Poland 1987),
- "Prix du Public" at the Gaume Jazz Festival (1990)
Tours:
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Singapore, Austria, Poland,...
(See top of page for main discography)
| "A Picture of Her" | Jan De Haas Quintet (1987) |
| "Swing that Jazz" | Patricia Beysens (1991) |
| "School is Out" | Ton van de Geyn kwintet - Art In Jazz 991 003-2 (1991) |
| "The Miles Davis Project" | Jan Verwey - Willibrord Jazz WJ 2076-1 (1996) |
| "Towards The Light" | Castellucci Stringtet; Quetzal QZ 105 (1997) (compositions/arrangements) |
| "Op de klank af" | 20 jaar Cmb, uitgegeven door het Cmb, Puurs, (1998) |
| "Chienne de vie" | Farida Zouj - interstices FZ001 (2007) (guest) |
