"Saxophonist Peter Van Huffel may be one of the most intense performers on this instrument," says Raul d'Gama Rose of All About Jazz. He is an active performer in many of the world’s top jazz scenes, with frequent performances in such cities as New York and Berlin; and he leads numerous tours each year around Europe, the US and his native Canada. Steve Smith of Time Out New York has referred to Peter as “a compelling melodist with
a fiery outward-bound streak and a penchant for layering opposed rhythms in quirky, compelling ways..." and in a review of 2008’s HufffLiGNoN, Wilbur MacKenzie (All About Jazz NY) said that “Van Huffel’s playing… is richly nuanced, with melody and texture seamlessly integrated to create colorful and evocative statements.”

The former PVH Quintet (with Jesse Stacken, Scott DuBois, Michael Bates and Jeff Davis) held regular performances at such New York staples as the 55 Bar and the Cornelia Street Café during Peter’s NYC residency from 2002 to 2008, and can be heard on Peter’s 2007 Fresh Sound Records release, “Silvester Battlefield”. Also in 2007, Peter co-founded the group HuffLiGNoN with Belgian vocalist Sophie Tassignon, and released a CD by the same name on the renowned avant-garde label, Clean Feed Records. HuffLiGNoN - also featuring bassist Michael Bates and Swiss trombonist Samuel Blaser - held performances in New York, Canada and completed three extensive tours in Europe. In 2009, Peter developed a new international quartet featuring musicians from all over the globe who came together in Berlin and Cologne to record Peter's second disc for the Fresh Sound Label, "Like the Rusted Key". In 2010, this international quartet, (featuring pianist Jesse Stacken, Canadian bassist Miles
Perkin, and Swiss drummer Samuel Rohrer), followed the release of their critically acclaimed CD with a series of four tours spanning continental Europe and the entire length of Canada.