Drum great Peter Erskine’s credits range from Weather Report, Joni Mitchell and Stan Kenton to Steely Dan, Diana Krall and the soundtrack to the Oscar-winning film “La La Land.” With his band, Dr. Um, ...
The Drum Museum in Cegled, Hungary recently unveiled a lifetime achievement exhibition honoring the work of drummer Peter Erskine, titled “40 Years at the Top." Present at the gala opening on May 14 ...
The U.S. Air Force Band Airmen of Note and Peter Erskine, American jazz drummer, performed a Jazz Heritage Series concert in Alexandria, Va. March 23. Erskine is a renowned musician, having won two ...
Peter Erskine has always marched to the beat of his own drum. Erskine, the director of drumset studies and professor practice at the Thornton School of Music, has over two dozen albums to his name and ...
Last Sunday afternoon, I had the most fun I’ve had at a concert in some time: Peter Erskine’s Dr.Um record release party at the Ann and Jerry Moss Theater at the New Roads School in Santa Monica. I ...
KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Jazz legend Peter Erskine joins the Western Michigan University Jazz Orchestra, Advanced Jazz Ensemble, WMU Drum Choir and a special "Jazz Masters Quintet" for a performance of ...
New York drummer Michael Benedict recently commented on the galvanizing effect of the young Erskine: “I heard Peter playing the drums with Kenton, and that was it for me. When I saw him, he was 18 — ...
On the evening of July 3, Mumbai’s jazz fans waited patiently to see two renowned American musicians at Tata Theatre. Around 7.40 p.m., after compere Brian Tellis had welcomed the audience, the duo ...
Tribute to Jaco Pastorius by the WDR Big Band at the 33 Leverkusener Jazztage 2012 Germany WDR BIG BAND conducted by VINCE MENDOZA plays Jaco Pastorius compositions VICTOR BAILEY bass PETER ERSKINE ...