Wayne Peet

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Wayne Edward Peet (b. June 12, 1954, Dallas) is an American jazz pianist active chiefly on the West Coast jazz scene.

Peet began on piano at age six; he played in churches in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and California while young. He also played trombone but quit the instrument in his early 20s. He attended Westmont College from 1973 to 1978, and formed a piano trio there in 1977.

Peet moved to Los Angeles in 1978 to play with John Rapson. He played with Alex Cline, Nels Cline, Vinny Golia, and Steuart Liebig in the 1980s, and recorded for Golia's Nine Winds label. Peet has composed extensively for film and television, and also does production and engineering for Nine Winds and other labels. He wrote arrangements for Brian Setzer from 1992-94, and played with Bobby Bradford in 2000.