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Peter Erskine has been at the forefront
of world-class jazz ensembles for over thirty years.
His first major professional work was with the Stan
Kenton Orchestra, which he joined in 1972. After a
three-year stint with Kenton and a two year stay with
Maynard Ferguson, he joined Weather Report in 1978.
Following his 4 years in Weather Report
(having recorded five albums with them including the
Grammy Award winning "8:30"),
he went on to play with Mike Brecker, Mike Mainieri
and Eddie Gomez in the group Steps Ahead.
Peter has played and recorded with most
of music's legendary performers, including Diana
Krall, Steely Dan, Chick Corea, Joe Henderson, Freddie
Hubbard, Gary Burton & Pat
Metheny, Boz Scaggs, Joni Mitchell, Ralph Towner, Sadao
Watanabe, Hubert Laws, Queen Latifah and Al Di Meola,
to name a few. His trio recordings on his own label Fuzzy
Music include “Live
at Rocco” and “Badlands” with
Alana Pasqua and Dave Carpenter, plus 2 albums with the
Lounge Art Ensemble, featuring Dave Carpenter on bass
and Bob Sheppard on saxophone. |
