include: Dave Carpenter, Bob Sheppard, Alan Pasqua; Palle Danielsson, Rita Marcotulli; Michel Benita, Nguyen Le; et al...
Influences
(Drums) Elvin Jones, Mel Lewis, Roy Haynes, Don Lamond, Bernard "Pretty" Purdie, Nick Ceroli, Shelly Manne, Grady Tate, Philly Joe Jones, Jack DeJohnette, Donald McDonald, Steve Gadd, Jim Keltner, et al ... (Composing) Bartok, Stravinsky, Korngold, Josef Zawinul, Jerry Goldsmith, Mark-Anthony Turnage, Vince Mendoza, Gary McFarland, Mike Mainieri, et al ... (Overall, musically) Bach, Mozart, Mahler, Varese, Kenton, George Gaber, Miles, Jobim, Jarrett & Joni Mitchell
Sounds Like
Weather Report, Joe Zawinul, Wayne Shorter, Jaco Pastorius, Herbie Hancock, Steps Ahead, Michael Brecker, Mike Mainieri, Bass Desires, John Abercrombie, Kenny Wheeler, Gary Burton & Pat Metheny, the Yellowjackets, Joni Mitchell, Vince Mendoza, Diana Krall, Elvis Costello, Kate Bush, Sadao Watanabe, Lennart Åberg, Relativity w/ Marty Ehrlich & Mike Formanek, Trio E-L-B w/ Nguyen Le & Michel Benita, The Bob Mintzer Big Band, Joe Lovano, Alan Pasqua, John Scofield, The Scottish Chamber Orchestra, The BBC Symphony Orchestra, The Berlin Philharmonic, The WDR Big Band, Randy Brecker, The Stan Kenton Orchestra, Maynard Ferguson, Mark-Anthony Turnage, Palle Danielsson, John Taylor, The Lounge Art Ensemble, and The Peter Erskine Trio.
"Peter Erskine has played the drums since the age of 4 and is known for working in many different musical contexts. He appears on over 500 albums and film scores, and has won a Grammy Award as well as an Honorary Doctorate. He has played with (among others) Stan Kenton, Maynard Ferguson, Weather Report, Steely Dan, Steps Ahead, Joni Mitchell, Diana Krall, Kenny Wheeler, The Yellowjackets, Pat Metheny, John Abercrombie, Bill Frisell, John Scofield, Jan Garbarerk, et al, and has appeared as soloist with the London, Los Angeles, Scottish Chamber, BBC Symphony and Berlin Philharmonic orchestras. As an educator, Peter has authored several method videos and books, the latest being The Erskine Method book + DVD, plus Time Awareness for All Musicians, both available from Alfred Publishing. Peter plays DW Drums, Zildjian Cymbals, Evans Drum Heads and Vic Firth Sticks & Brushes. Mr. Erskine and his wife Mutsy live in Santa Monica, California."
I'm the very proud father of 2 wonderful kids, and I love the life I live ...
Hi Peter, thanks for the add, love your music and musicality. I grew up with "Motion Poet", our flat share community really knew the whole album, we always sang along Randy's and John's solos on "Not a word"... Thank you!
Peter hope all is going great with you and family. Thank you for your friendship and the never ending inspiration to my music career. God bless you abundantly!
I'm Co Hosting The Dave Charles radio show this sunday (1st Nov) 102.3hfm from 19.00GMT, never co hosted a whole show before and a little nervous, so if you could listen in and show some support it would really appreciated x Wishing you a great weekend :)
