Peter Erskine | |
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 Erskine in 2013 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Peter Clark Erskine |
| Born | June 5, 1954 Somers Point, New Jersey, U.S. |
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| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument | Drums |
| Years active | 1972–present |
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| Spouse | Mutsuko Nigatawa |
| Website | www |
Peter Clark Erskine (born June 5, 1954) [1] is an American jazz drummer who was a member of the jazz fusion groups Weather Report and Steps Ahead.
Erskine was born in Somers Point, New Jersey, U.S. [2] He began playing the drums at the age of four. [1] He graduated from the Interlochen Arts Academy [3] in Michigan, then studied percussion at Indiana University.
His professional music career started in 1972 when he joined the Stan Kenton Orchestra. [3] After four years with Kenton, he joined Maynard Ferguson for two years. [1] In 1978, he joined Weather Report, [3] [4] joining Jaco Pastorius in the rhythm section. After four years and five albums with Weather Report and the Jaco Pastorius big band's Word of Mouth , he joined Steps Ahead. [1]
In 1983, he performed on the Antilles Records release Swingrass '83 . [5] He toured the US in 1992 with Chick Corea. [4]
Erskine splits his time as a musician and a professor at the Thornton School of Music at the University of Southern California.
He was featured on Kate Bush's 2005 album Aerial , where Erskine teamed with bass player Eberhard Weber. Diana Krall, Eliane Elias, Queen Latifah and Linda Ronstadt, as well as Scottish and Finnish classical orchestras, have had Erskine perform as a featured musician.
In 2011, he appeared on stage at the Royal Opera House, London in the new opera Anna Nicole . [6]
In 1992, he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Music from Berklee College of Music. [7]
Erskine is married to Mutsuko Erskine. The two have two children, actress and writer Maya Erskine, [8] and film editor and producer Taichi Erskine. [9]
| Year recorded | Title | Label | Year released | Notes |
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| 1982? | Peter Erskine | Contemporary | 1982 | |
| 1986? | Transition | Passport Jazz | 1987 | |
| 1988 | Motion Poet | Denon | 1988 | |
| 1989? | Aurora | Denon | 1989 | |
| 1991 | Sweet Soul | Novus | 1991 | |
| 1992 | You Never Know | ECM | 1993 | |
| 1993 | Time Being | ECM | 1994 | |
| 1995? | History of the Drum | Interworld | 1995 | |
| 1995 | As It Is | ECM | 1996 | |
| 1997? | As The Lounge Art Ensemble, Lava Jazz | Fuzzy Music | 1997 | |
| 1997 | Juni | ECM | 1999 | |
| 1999 | Live at Rocco | Fuzzy Music | 2000 | [2CD] live |
| 2001 | Side Man Blue | Fuzzy Music | 2016 | |
| 2010 | Joy Luck | Fuzzy Music | 2011 | [10] |
| 2015 | Dr. Um | Fuzzy Music | 2016 | |
| 2016? | In Praise of Shadows | Fuzzy Music | 2016 | [11] |
| 2016 | Second Opinion | Fuzzy Music | 2017 | |
| 2017 | Live In Italy | Abeat | 2018 | live in Occhiobello |
| 2018? | On Call | Fuzzy Music | 2018 | [2CD] |
Source: [12]
With Rez Abbasi
With John Abercrombie
With David Benoit
With Wayne Bergeron
With Warren Bernhardt
With Randy Bernsen
With Chris Botti
With Michael Bublé
With Gary Burton
With Joey Calderazzo
With George Cables
With Alex Cline
With Pino Daniele
With Eddie Daniels
With Yelena Eckemoff
With Eliane Elias
With Maynard Ferguson
With Don Grolnick
With Bob James
With Marc Johnson
With Stan Kenton
With Diana Krall
With Chuck Loeb
With Mike Mainieri
With Vince Mendoza
With Al Di Meola
With Bob Mintzer
With Makoto Ozone
With Alan Pasqua
With Jaco Pastorius
With John Patitucci
With Lee Ritenour
With John Scofield
With Mike Stern
With Sadao Watanabe
With Weather Report
With Kenny Wheeler
Source: [13] | With others
Source: [13] |
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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.
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