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Maya Erskine based much of her dramedy series PEN15 on dynamics in her real family with parents Mutsuko and Peter Erskine. The pair met in Japan, got married and moved to California, where their ...
June 19, 2020 by Peter Erskine at 9:44 am. Black Lives Matter. One of the first albums my father or teacher got for me when I was six years old was “Movin’ In,” by the New York studio drummer and percussionist Specs Powell. The next albums were Art Blakey’s “Drum Suite” and “Gretsch Night at Birdland.”. Soon after I attended my ...
The extraordinary saxophonist/composer Bob Mintzer and master drummer Peter Erskine go back nearly 50 years since their high school days in a big band at the renowned Interlochen Arts Academy. Afterwards, when Bob was in Buddy Rich’s big band and Peter worked with Stan Kenton and Maynard Ferguson, their paths crossed often.
Jul 20, 2010 · Peter Erskine, one of the most articulate, enduringly popular drummers of the past few decades, has played drums since he was four, graduated from the Interlochen Arts Academy in Michigan, and studied under famed percussion instructor George Gaber at Indiana University. He has appeared on over 500 albums and film scores, has won two Grammys...
Peter Erskine takes you inside his life starting with his very first lessons. You get to ride along with Peter as he makes the journey from child prodigy, to promising student at the Interlochen academy in Michigan, onto the University of Indiana and then years of Big Band drumming with the Stan Kenton and Maynard Ferguson Big Bands of the 1970s.
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Description. The Lounge Art Ensemble, which consists of Bob Sheppard (saxophones), Dave Carpenter (electric and acoustic bass) and Peter Erskine (playing a cocktail drumset for the entire recording), is dedicated to playing Modern American Music in the horn trio format. “Lava Jazz” celebrates the spirit of American song and swing in this ...
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 700 albums and film scores, and has won two Grammy Awards, plus an Honorary Doctorate from the Berklee School of Music (1992).
