Bio

Pianist and B3 Organist Peter Johnstone is a native of Glasgow whose prodigious talents have brought him prominence in UK jazz circles. An intelligent and virtuosic improviser, Peter is in demand in the UK scene and plays with The Scottish National Jazz Orchestra, Kurt Elling, Joe Locke, The Tommy Smith Quartet, Paul Towndrow Organ Trio, Helena Kay, Prime Organ Trio and The Peter Johnstone Trio. Peter also has an organ trio with American saxophonist Andy Middleton which is due to release their first album in spring 2026. Currently, Peter is due to release his debut album "Resistance Is Futile" with an all-star organ quartet featuring Joe Locke, Tommy Smith and Alyn Cosker in 2025. 

Peter is also an accomplished classical pianist, having completed a Masters Degree at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in 2016 and where he has just submitted his Doctorate Thesis. Peter works as Module coordinator of Jazz keyboard skills and lecturer in Jazz for the jazz course.

Peter's talents have been nationally recognised, having won the BBC Young Scottish Jazz Musician of the Year in 2012, The Peter Whittingham Award with "Square One", in 2013 was chosen to be a Yamaha scholar and was recently named the Gleneagles Scholar in support of his Doctorate studies.