Peter Erskine

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Peter Erskine is an American jazz drummer renowned for his work with Weather Report, Steps Ahead, and numerous leading jazz and fusion artists.

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Peter Erskine canonical 4
Peter Erskine (1982) 1
Peter Erskine (drums) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American jazz musician
human
jazz drummer
musician
awardReceived Grammy Award
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1954-06-05
familyName Erskine
fieldOfWork jazz performance
music education
founded Fuzzy Music
genre fusion
jazz
jazz fusion
givenName Peter
hasTaughtAt University of Southern California Thornton School of Music
hasWorkedWith Diana Krall
Gary Burton
Jaco Pastorius
Joe Zawinul
John Abercrombie
Michael Brecker
Pat Metheny
Steps Ahead
Wayne Shorter
Weather Report
instrument drum set
percussion
memberOf Maynard Ferguson band
linked to: Maynard Ferguson

Stan Kenton Orchestra
linked to: Stan Kenton

Steps Ahead
Weather Report
Yellowjackets
name Peter Erskine
notableAlbum As It Is
Motion Poet
Peter Erskine (1982)
linked to: Peter Erskine

Time Being
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notableFor contributions to jazz fusion drumming
work with Steps Ahead
work with Weather Report
notableWorkWith Steps Ahead
Weather Report
occupation bandleader
composer
drummer
placeOfBirth Somers Point, New Jersey, United States
recordLabel ECM Records
Fuzzy Music

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Mingus featuresMusician Peter Erskine
The Dry Cleaner from Des Moines hasKeyPerformerOnRecording Peter Erskine (drums)
linked to: Peter Erskine
Peter Erskine name Peter Erskine
Peter Erskine notableAlbum Peter Erskine (1982)
linked to: Peter Erskine
Weather Report member Peter Erskine