Stoltzman has performed and recorded with jazz luminaries such as Steve Gadd, Eddie Gomez, Allison Miller, John Ellis, Ron Westray, Yosvanny Terry, Tia Fuller, and many more. He has worked at the highest levels of the industry in virtually every style, from recording contemporary classical music with the Boston Modern Orchestra Project, to headlining festivals with the American Music Award-winning funk-rock band, The Bomb Squad, recording with the innovative drum’n’bass legend, Deantoni Parks, making Hip Hop tracks with Che Pope at Warner Bros., to performing classical and jazz music at the Hollywood Bowl and Carnegie Hall with his father, and recording original songs with winner of The Voice, Javier Colon.
Peter came to Colorado as the head of the piano area at CU Denver, where he also founded the LYNX Music Industry Program. He has been the Co-Director of the Mentor Fellowship teacher training program at the Stanford Jazz Workshop, has led Young Audiences workshops and been the Music Director for Austin’s Leadership through the Arts Program, and given masterclasses around the world.

In 2020, Peter began forging new paths, founding Colorado Music Bridge—a nonprofit dedicated to modern music education and mentorship. He also took on an adjunct teaching position at University of Denver.
Peter graduated from Berklee College of Music in 1999, and earned his Master’s Degree in Jazz Composition along with a Concentration in Music in Education from New England Conservatory in 2004. And in 2014, Peter completed a Doctorate in Music and Human Learning from the University of Texas.