After completing music studies in Montreal, Reedman Pete Gemmell travelled the globe, blowing his horns wherever he went. His first stop was Europe, and he spent time busking in France and Switzerland. The next 20 years Peter was working the cruise ships including the major names like Carnival Cruise Lines.Since arriving in Ottawa he has been making music with such diverse groups as Big Band Ottawa, National Capital Concert Band, Funktion, Ottawa Wind Ensemble, Rideau Lakes Orchestra, Afro-Colombian Jazz Orchestra, Tom Allen's "From Weimar to Vaudeville", Original Trillium Jazz Band, Alternate Takes and now the Apex Jazz Band