Bio

22 (1 of 1)Pete Woods is a minister in the United Church of Canada and a musician with recording credits in jazz, blues and rock’n’roll. He has been playing saxophone for many years in both sacred and secular settings with a wide variety of musical collaborators: blues bands, Dixieland groups, choirs and organists, and numerous jazz guitarists and pianists. Woods has toured shows of jazz hymn and gospel variations during the Ottawa and Montreal International Jazz Festivals, and has been a sought-after musician at both church- and jazz- based events across Canada. With a love of melody and phrasing at the heart of his musical offerings, Pete’s shows both inspire and delight his audiences.