Ryan Peterson is an award-winning jazz guitarist and active performer in Central New York. Having been called a "wunderkind" by CNY Jazz Arts Foundation, Ryan's music consists of decidedly modern, virtuosic, energetic interpretations of Great American Songbook standards. In July 2023, Ryan led his band on the main stage of the Northeast Jazz & Wine Festival in Syracuse, NY - a festival with a history of attracting over 66,000 festival-goers to downtown Syracuse every summer.  Before moving to New York, Ryan performed in the Dallas / Fort Worth metroplex at venues such as Revelers Hall, Parker Jazz Club, and at the annual Denton Arts & Jazz Festival for two consecutive years.