Peter Erskine

Peter Erskine

Peter Erskine (born June 5, 1954) is anAmerican jazz drummerandcomposerliving in Los Angeleswho has been a session drummer, recording and touring with many famous jazz and rock artists, includingSteely Dan,

Weather Report, Steps Ahead and Kate Bush. Erskine also produces teaching materials, such as books, videos, and online content.

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Biography

Erskine was born inSomers Point,New Jersey, U.S.[1]_He began playing the drums at the age of four. He graduated from theInterlochen Arts Academy[2]_{in Michigan, then} studied percussion atIndiana University.

His professional career started in 1972 when he joined theStan Kenton Orchestra.[2]_{After three years with} Ken-ton he joinedMaynard Fergusonfor two years. In 1978 he joinedWeather Report,[2][3]_{joiningJaco Pastoriusin} the rhythm section. After four years and five albums with Weather Report and the Jaco Pastorius big band

Word of Mouth, he joinedSteps Ahead. Hisbig band

recordings with theBob Mintzer Big Bandare modern big band jazz/funk performances studied by many stu-dents of drums and drumming.

He was featured on Kate Bush's 2005 album Aerial, where Erskine teamed with bass playerEberhard Weber.

Diana Krall,Eliane Elias,Queen LatifahandLinda Ron-stadt, as well as Scottish and Finnish Classical Orchestras, have had Erskine perform as a featured musician. Erskine splits his time as a musician and that of a profes-sor at theThornton School of Musicat theUniversity of Southern California.

In 1983, he performed on theAntilles Records release Swingrass '83.[4]

In 2011 he appeared on stage at the Royal Opera House, London in the new operaAnna Nicole.[5]

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Discography

2.1 As leader

• 1982 Peter Erskine (Contemporary)

Wayne Shorter, (left) and Peter Erskine (right) performing with Weather Report(1981)

• 1987 Transition (Denon)

• 1988 Motion Poet (Denon) • 1989 Aurora (Denon) • 1990 Big Theatre (Ah Um)

• 1991 Sweet Soul (Novus, reissued on Fuzzy Music)

• 1992You Never Know(ECM)

• 1993Time Being(ECM)

• 1994 History of the Drum (Interworld) • 1995As It Is(ECM)

• 1995 From Kenton to Now (w/ Richard Torres)

(Fuzzy Music)

• 1998 Lava Jazz (Fuzzy Music)

2 2 DISCOGRAPHY

• 1998 Behind Closed Doors, Vol. 1 (Fuzzy Music) • 1998Juni(ECM)

• 2000 Live at Rocco (Fuzzy Music) • 2002 Badlands (Fuzzy Music)

• 2003 Cologne (w/ Bill Dobbins and John Goldsby)

(Fuzzy Music)

• 2005 The Lounge Art Ensemble: Music for Moderns

(Fuzzy Music)

2.2

As sideman

• Current Events(ECM, 1985)

• Getting There(ECM, 1987)

• John Abercrombie / Marc Johnson / Peter Erskine (ECM, 1988)

• November(ECM, 1992)

• The Hudson Project (2000)

WithWarren Bernhardt

• Warren Bernhardt Trio (1983)

WithRandy Brecker/Michael Brecker

• Some Skunk Funk (2005)

WithGary Burton

• Times Like These(GRP, 1988)

• Reunion(GRP, 1989)

• Cool Nights (GRP, 1991)

WithKate Bush

• Aerial(2004) WithGeorge Cables

• Cables’ Vision(Contemporary, 1980) WithPino Daniele

• Passi d'autore (2004)

WithEddie Daniels

• Benny Rides Again (1992)

WithAl Di Meola

• Orange and Blue (1994) • The Infinite Desire (1998)

WithYelena Eckemoff

• Cold Sun (L & H Production, 2010) • Flying Steps (L & H Production, 2010) • Glass Song (L & H Production, 2013)

WithMarty Ehrlich

• Relativity (1999)

WithEliane Elias

• A Long Story (1991) • Fantasia (1992)

WithJoe Farrell

• Sonic Text(Contemporary, 1979) WithMaynard Ferguson

• Conquistador (1977) • New Vintage (1977) • Carnival (1978)

With Alessandro Galati

• Jason Salad! (1997)

WithJan Garbarek

• StAR(ECM, 1992) With Giorgio

• Party of the Century (2010)

WithGordon Goodwin

• Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band XXL (2003)

2.2 As sideman 3

• Hearts and Numbers (1985) • Weaver of Dreams (1990)

WithJoe Henderson

• Relaxin' at Camarillo(Contemporary, 1979) WithBobby Hutcherson

• Un Poco Loco(1979) WithMarc Johnson

• Bass Desires(ECM, 1985)

• Second Sight(ECM, 1987) WithRickie Lee Jones

• Flying Cowboys(1989) WithStan Kenton

• National Anthems of the World (1972) • Birthday in Britain (1973)

• 7.5 on the Richter Scale (1973) • Stan Kenton plays Chicago(1974)

• Fire, Fury, and Fun (1974)

WithDiana Krall

• The Look of Love(2002)

• The Girl in the Other Room(2004) WithRolf Kühn

• Internal Eyes (2003)

WithChristof Lauer

• Christof Lauer (1989)

WithNguyên Lê

• Miracles (1996) • E_L_B (2004)

• E_L_B - Dream Flight (2008)

WithManhattan Jazz Quintet

• Funky Strut (1991)

WithMike Mainieri

• American Diary (1994)

WithVince Mendoza

• Start Here (1990) • Jazzpaña (1992) • Sketches (1993)

WithBob Mintzer

• Incredible Journey (1985) • Camouflage (1986) • Departure (1991) • I Remember Jaco (1991) • Quality Time (1998)

WithJoni Mitchell

• Mingus(1979)

• Both Sides Now(2000) WithJaco Pastorius

• Word of Mouth(1981)

• Twins I & II (1982) • Invitation(1983)

• The Birthday Concert(1995) WithGary Peacock

• Guamba(ECM, 1987) WithThomas Quasthoff

• Watch What Happens (2007)

WithLinda Ronstadt

• Hummin' to Myself(2004) WithSteely Dan

4 5 REFERENCES

WithMike Stern

• Time in Place(1988) WithRod Stewart

• Merry Christmas, Baby(2012)[6] WithSteps Ahead

• Steps Ahead(1983)

• Modern Times (1984) • Magnetic (1986)

With Christoph Stiefel

• Ancient Longing (1994)

With Richard Torres

• From Kenton to Now (1995)

WithRalph Towner

• Open Letter(ECM, 1992)

WithMark-Anthony Turnage/John Scofield

• Scorched (2004)

With Various Artists

• Who Loves You: Tribute to Jaco Pastorius (2000)

WithWeather Report

• Mr. Gone(1978)

• 8:30(1979)

• Night Passage(1980)

• Weather Report(1982)

• This is This!(1986)

• Live and Unreleased(2002)

• Forecast: Tomorrow(2006) WithKenny Wheeler

• Music for Large & Small Ensembles(ECM, 1990)

• The Widow in the Window(ECM, 1990) WithJoe Zawinul

• Weather Update (2005)

3 Books

• The Erskine Method for Drumset • My Book

• The Drum Perspective

• Drum Concepts and Techniques

4 DVD

• The Erskine Method for Drumset (Alfred Publishing

Company)

Peter Erskine

Photo Hreinn Gudlaugsson

5 References

[1] Stewart, Zan. “Drummer Discovers Small Is Beautiful”, Los Angeles Times, April 25, 1993. Accessed November 19, 2013. “Last year, [Peter Erskine], along with bassist John Patitucci, traveled through the United States for a month with a threesome led by pianist Chick Corea. The Somers Point, N. J., native also worked in Italy and Spain as part of pianist Joey Calderazzo’s trio, then recorded on the latter’s upcoming Blue Note release.”

[2] Wynn, Ron.“Peter Erskine: Biography”. Allmusic. Re-trieved 2010-06-04.

[3] Wynn, Ron (2008-06-25).“Weather Report: Biography”. All About Jazz. Retrieved 2010-06-04.

[4] Allmusic review

[5] “Anna Nicole Review”. The Guardian. 2008-06-25. Re-trieved 2011-02-18.

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External links

• Official website: Peter Erskine.com

6 7 TEXT AND IMAGE SOURCES, CONTRIBUTORS, AND LICENSES

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