Gilles Peterson

Gilles Peterson is the sort of curator I deeply respect: a tastemaker whose ears, not his ego, do the work. Rooted in jazz but utterly genre-blind, he has spent decades digging up music from every corner of the world and stitching it together with real generosity. The MBE feels earned, yet what impresses me is not the honor but the relentless appetite for a good record. Broadcasters come and go chasing trends; Gilles chases quality. Because of listeners like him, countless overlooked songs found an audience. That kind of patient, devoted curation is, to my mind, an art form in itself.

Name (English)

Gilles Peterson

Name (Japanese)

ジャイルス・ピーターソン

Reading

じゃいるす・ぴーたーそん

Born

September 28, 1964 (age 61)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Libra / Dragon

Origin

Caen, Calvados, France

Occupation

disc jockey / radio personality

• Official sitehttp://www.gillespetersonworldwide.com
• Xhttps://x.com/gillespeterson
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilles%20Peterson
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A3%E3%82%A4%E3%83%AB%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%83%94%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BD%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q685223

Tags

• Calvados
• disc jockey
• radio personality

Last updated

2026-06-24

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