Peter Erskine

March 1, 1973 - the Stan Kenton Orchestra featuring Richard Torres (ts), Bob Winniker (flug), John Park (as), John Worster (b) and Peter Erskine (d), just back from a European tour, performs at the North Penn High School in Lansdale,…

Weather Report's '8:30' is a double album recorded live (except for 2 tracks) in January–February 1979, produced by Joe Zawinul & Jaco Pastorius and released the same year by Columbia.Track Listing : 1.Black Market (Joe Zawinul) -…

Jaco Pastorius 'Invitation' is his third album recorded with his Word of Mouth big band and released in December 1983 by Warner Bros.Track Listing : 1.Invitation (Bronislaw Kaper) - 06:57 . 2.Amerika (Traditional) - 01:09 . 3.Soul…

This day (December 6, 1947), in Prague, Czechoslovakia, is born Miroslav Vitousa Czech jazz bassist.Tracklist : My Romance (2019) . w/ Adam Pieronczyk (2018) . w/Jiří Stivín - Jazzinec (2016) . improvisation #1l (2015) . w/ Project Q -…

Mike Stern's 'Time in Place' is his third studio album recorded during December 1987 with among others Peter Erskine, Don Alias and Michael Brecker and released in 1988 by Atlantic Records.Track Listing : 1.Gossip (Mike Stern) - 05:59…

Jaco Pastorius' 'The Birthday Concert' is a live album recorded on December 1, 1981, at Mr. Pip'S In Ft. Lauderdale in Florida and released on September 26, 1995. by Warner Bros.Track Listing : 1.Soul Intro/The Chicken (Pee Wee Ellis,…

Weather Report's 'Live and Unreleased' is their third official live album recorded in November 1975, 1977 & 1978,Track Listing : 1.Freezing Fire (Wayne Shorter) - 08:14 . 2.Plaza Real (Wayne Shorter) - 07:04 . 3.Fast City (Josef…

Kate Bush's 'Aerial' is her eighth studio album (and her first in 12 years) released on November 7, 2005 by Emi.Track Listing : 1.King Of The Mountain (Kate Bush) - 04:53 . 2.P (Kate Bush) - 06:09 . 3.Bertie (Kate Bush) - 04:18 . 4.Mrs.…

Michael Bublé's 'Crazy Love' is his sixth studio album released on October 9, 2009 by 143 Records..Track Listing : 1.Cry Me A River (Arthur Hamilton) - 04:14 . 2.All Of Me (Gerald Marks, Seymour Simons) - 03:07 . 3.Georgia On My Mind (Hoagy…

September 28, 1978 - Weather Report - that is Joe Zawinul (kb), Wayne Shorter (ts, ss), Jaco Pastorius (eb), Peter Erskine (d) - performs in Offenbach, Germany

'Naima','Giant Steps', 'Mr.PC' etc. John Coltrane whose birthday is today, has left next to fifty compositions. Some of them have been extensively covered by famous and not so famous jazz artists.Dave Liebman, Wayne Shorter, Jack…

Diana Krall's 'The Look of Love' is her sixth (and best-selling) album released on September 18, 2001 by Verve.Track listing : 1.'S Wonderful (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 4:29 . 2.Love Letters (Edward Heyman, Victor Young) – 4:56 .…

Barbra Streisand's 'Partners' is her thirty-fourth studio album devoted to vocal duets and released on September 16, 2014.Track Listing : 1.It Had To Be You (Gus Kahn, Isham Jones) - 04:23 . 2.People (Bob Merrill, Jule Styne) - 04:14 .…

September 7, 1980 - Robben Ford (g), Freddie Hubbard (tp), Randy Brecker (tp), Michael Brecker (ts), Joe Farrell (ts), Joe Henderson (ts), George Duke (kb), Alphonso Johnson (b) and Peter Erskine (d) are gathered at "Aurex Jazz Festival"…

Herbie Hancock, Larry Coryell, Gary Burton, Sonny Rollins, Miles Davis, Ahmad Jamal, Joshua Redman, Brad Mehldau, George Duke, Marcus Miller, David Sanborn, Dave Liebman, Wayne Shorter, Weather Report, Archie Shepp, Freddie Hubbard, Joe…

September 2, 1980 - Robben Ford (g), Freddie Hubbard (tp), Randy Brecker (tp), Michael Brecker (ts), Joe Farrell (ts), Joe Henderson (ts), George Duke (kb), Alphonso Johnson (b) and Peter Erskine (d) are gathered at "Aurex Jazz Festival"…

During the first week of September 1982, Jaco Pastorius, the Word of Mouth Big Band and a couple of special guests such as Toots Thielemans took part in the "Aurex Jazz Festival" held in three different Japanese venues : Budokan, Tokyo…

Randy Weston, Buddy DeFranco, Art Blakey, Lionel Hampton, Tony Williams, Freddie Hubbard, Randy Brecker, Michael Brecker, Joe Farrell, Joe Henderson, George Duke, Alphonso Johnson, Robben Ford, Peter Erskine, Jean Luc Ponty, Jaco Pastorius,…

August 25, 2013 - Peter Erskine, Lee Ritenour and Larry Goldings will share the stage at Jazz Alley in Seattle<img src='//rvm.pm/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Lee-Ritenour-Captain-Lee-RVJ.jpg' alt='Lee Ritenour - Captain…

July 21, 2015 - the Trio Med - that is drummer Peter Erskine, pianist Rita Marcotulli and double bassist Palle Danielsson - performs the opening concert at "Tuscia in Jazz summer 2015” in Bagnoregio, Italy

July 13, 1958 - Steps Ahead - that is Michael Brecker, Mike Mainieri, Chuck Loeb, Victor Bailey and Peter Erskine - is at "Umbria Jazz Festival" in Perugia, Italy<img…

Weather Report's 'Night Passage' is their eleventh album recorded live before a crowd of 250 people on July 12 and 13, 1980 and released the same year by Columbia.Track Listing : 1.Night Passage (Joe Zawinul) - 06:30 . 2.Dream Clock (Joe…

July 2, 1982 - Jaco Pastorius plays with Randy Brecker (tp), Bob Mintzer (s), Peter Erskine (d), Don Alias (cong) and Othello Molineaux (steel d) at Montreal Jazz Festival, Canada<img…

Joni Mitchell's 'Mingus' is her tenth studio album recorded in collaboration with Charles Mingus and released on June 13, 1979 by Asylum.Track Listing : 1.Happy Birthday 1975 (Rap) (Joni Mitchell) - 0:57 . 2.God Must Be A Boogie Man (Joni…

Drummer extraordinaire, Peter Erskine, who turns 66 today - Happy Birthday - has been for almost 50 years a "top session drummer".Very much in demand, Peter has played on numerous albums and behind the greatest (you want to verify ? click…

Melody Gardot's 'The Absence' is her third studio album produced by Heitor Pereira and released on May 29, 2012 by Verve Records.Track Listing : 1.Mira (Melody Gardot) - 04:16 . 2.Amalia (Phil Roy, Melody Gardot, Heitor Pereira) - 03:03 .…

Diana Krall's 'The Girl in the Other Room' is her seventh (and the first to feature songs co-written with her husband Elvis Costello) studio album released on April 27, 2004 by Verve..Track Listing : 1.Stop This World (Mose Allison) -…

April 14, 2013 - iconic jazz drummer Peter Erskine and LA percussionist Wade Culbreath will sit in with Rick Kvistad's group, ADESSO during their program at Old First Concerts in San Francisco, CA

Joni Mitchell's 'Both Sides Now' is a concept album released March 20, 2000 by Reprise.Track Listing : 1.You'Re My Thrill (Sidney Clare, Jay Gorney) - 03:52 . 2.At Last (Mack Gordon, Harry Warren) - 04:28 . 3.Comes Love (Lew Brown, Sam…

Eliane Elias 'Fantasia' is her seventh studio album recorded in New-York City and released in March, 1992 by Blue Note.Track Listing : 1.The Girl From Ipanema (Norman Gimbel, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Vinícius De Moraes) - 06:30 . 2.Wave…

Al Di Meola's 'Pursuit of Radical Rhapsody' is an album recorded with World Sinfonia and released on March 15, 2011 by Concord. Track Listing : 1.Siberiana (Al Di Meola) - 08:30 . 2.Paramour'S Lullaby (Al Di Meola) - 07:47 . 3.Mawazine,…

'La La Land' is the album featuring the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack of the eponymous movie directed by Damien Chazelle and released on December 9, 2016 by Interscope RecordsTrack Listing : 1.Another Day Of Sun (Justin Hurwitz, Benj…