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Peter Erskine
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Peter Erskine has played the drums since the age of four and is known for his versatility and love of working in different musical contexts. He appears on over 600 albums and film scores, and has won two Grammy Awards, plus an Honorary Doctorate from the Berklee School of Music (1992).
Fifty albums have been released under his own name or as co-leader. He has played with the Stan Kenton and Maynard Ferguson Big Bands, Weather Report, Steps Ahead, Joni Mitchell, Steely Dan, Diana Krall, Kenny Wheeler, Mary Chapin Carpenter, The Brecker Brothers, The Yellowjackets, Pat Metheny and Gary Burton, John Scofield, et al, and has appeared as a soloist with the London, Los Angeles, Chicago, Frankfurt Radio, Scottish Chamber, Ensemble Intercontemporain, Royal Opera House, BBC Symphony, Oslo and Berlin Philharmonic Orchestras
Vienna to Hollywood: Impressions of E.W. Korngold & Max Steiner
Label: Origin Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: March of the Merry Men; Sterbelied (from Lieder des Abschieds, Op. 14); Old Spanish Song; The Boys Go to Play;
Concerto Miniature (theme from Violin Concerto, 2nd mvt.); Romance (Violin Concerto, 2nd mvt.); Tara’s Theme;
Belle Watling; Johnny Belinda; String Quartet No. 2 in E-flat major, Op. 26 (Larghetto); A Summer Place; Ghost
Coda (theme from Violin Concerto, 2nd mvt.).
Hungarian band Djabe, Brazillian Mello Jr., Andy Timmons, Brett Garsed and Yo Miles
by Len Davis
New music from Hungarian band Djabe, Polish band Fusion Generation Project, Brazilian guitarist Mello Jr., and mix of new and old with guitar players Andy Timmons and Brett Garsed. More from Anthony Papamichael from Project Oracle and The Haas Company featuring guitarist Samuel Halkvist. Revisiting the '70s with Jean-Luc Ponty and Lenny White. Yo Miles! Henry ...
Peter Erskine: Revisiting Weather Report
by C. Andrew Hovan
A standout drum prodigy of his generation, Peter Erskine began playing at the age of four. After honing his skills at Interlochen, he launched his professional career in 1972 with Stan Kenton. Four years later, he joined Maynard Ferguson before making a pivotal move, replacing Alex Acuña in Weather Report. In the spring ...
Artemis, Posi-Tone Swingtet, Caili O'Doherty, Max Leake and more
by Benjamin Boddie
Today's Music--Right Now! Fantastic music by Artemis, Posi-Tone Swingtet, The Reddish Fetish, Caili O'Doherty, Max Leake, Harry Allen Trio, Bibber Badder Bones, Judy Wexler, Liz Cole, Greg Abate, Bill Moio, Fernando Ferrarone, Yellowjackets, Nanami Haruta, Elaine Dame, Nick Hempton & Cory Weeds, Rodney Whitaker, Jim Snidero, Jenna McLean, Joe Syria, Kasan Belgrave, WDR Big Band, MTB, ...
Nick Hempton & Cory Weeds, Nanami Haruta, Jim Snidero, Rodney Whitaker and more
by Benjamin Boddie
Today's Music--Right Now! Fantastic music by Nick Hempton & Cory Weeds, Nanami Haruta, Jim Snidero, Coleman Mellett, Yellowjackets, Mark Scott lll, La Banda Ramirez, Rodney Whitaker, Brent Javis, Yuval Cohen, Chacho Ramirez, Josiah Boornazian, Billy Hart, Elaine Dame, Dimitri Nassar, Ben Markley, Ben Paterson, Richard Baratta, Dave Stryker, Darryl Yokley, MTB, Jeremy Pelt, Carl Allen, Fred ...
MTB, Renee Rosnes, Darryl Yokley, Willie Morris and more
by Benjamin Boddie
Today's Music--Right Now! Fantastic music by Jacob Wutzke, Harry Drabkin, Jeremy Pelt, Steven Feifke, Michel Petrucciani, Jackson Potter, Darryl Yokley, Mike Boone, Judy Wexler, Liz Cole, Mason Razavi, Eric Lilley, Bruce Harris, Renee Rosnes, Fred Hersch, Jenna Mclean, Jenny Hill, Scott Hamilton, Willie Morris, Kasan Belgrave, Eugenie Jones, Allegra Levy, Jessica Jones, Mafalda Minnozzi and more. ...
Mike Boone, Eric Lilley, Jenna McLean, Kasan Belgrave and more.
by Benjamin Boddie
Today's Music--Right Now! Fantastic music by Steven Feifke, Mike Boone, Eric Lilley, Jenna McLean, Kasan Belgrave, Pasquale Grasso, Alan Chaubert, Mafalda Minnozzi, Mark Grandfield, Ariane Racicot, Joe Alterman, Jackson Potter, Theoretical Planets, MTB, Liz Cole, Jeremy Pelt, Stephen Bryant, Mason Razavi, Fred Hersch, Claire Martin, Marina Albero, Ryan Middagh, Dave Stryker, Carl Allen and more.
Jeremy Pelt, Darryl Yokley, Mason Razavi, Fred Hersch and more
by Benjamin Boddie
Today's Music--Right Now! Fantastic music by Jeremy Pelt, Darryl Yokley, Mason Razavi, Fred Hersch, Willie Morris, Tom Wakeling, Rick Roe, Theoretical Planets, Jessica Jones, David Ballis, Larry Vuckovich, Jacob Wutzke, Dan Moretti, Mark Grandfield, Jackson Potter, Joe Syrian, Michel Petrucciani, Allegra Levy, Arturo Sandoval, Harry Drabkin, Carl Allen, Judy Wexler and more. Playlist Jeremy ...
Peter Erskine: Vienna to Hollywood: Impressions of E.W. Korngold & Max Steiner
by Jack Bowers
From Vienna to Hollywood is versatile drummer Peter Erskine's ardent homage to the (mostly) film music of the renowned Academy Award-winning Viennese composers Erich Wolfgang Korngold and Max Steiner, who wrote some of filmdom's most memorable themes during Hollywood's Golden Age in the decades from 1930 to 1960. To transpose their film scores to the jazz ...
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