Peter Erskine
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Peter Erskine & Michel Benita
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| Background information | |
| Born |
June 5, 1954 Somers Point, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz, jazz fusion |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Drums |
| Years active | 1972–present |
| Labels | Contemporary, Denon, Ah Um, RCA/Novus , Passport |
| Associated acts | Stan Kenton, Weather Report, Steps Ahead, John Abercrombie, Bass Desires, Eliane Elias |
| Website | www |
Peter Erskine (born June 5, 1954) 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. He began playing the drums at the age of four. He graduated from the Interlochen Arts Academy in Michigan, then studied percussion at Indiana University.
His professional career started in 1972 when he joined the Stan Kenton Orchestra. After three years with Kenton he joined Maynard Ferguson for two years. In 1978 he joined Weather Report, joining Jaco Pastorius in the rhythm section. After four years and five albums with Weather Report and the Jaco Pastorius big band Word of Mouth, he joined Steps Ahead. His big band recordings with the Bob Mintzer Big Band are modern big band jazz/funk performances studied by many students of drums and drumming.
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.
Erskine splits his time as a musician and that of a professor at the Thornton School of Music at the University of Southern California.
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