Eric McPherson
Eric McPherson (born December 11, 1970 in New York City ) is an American jazz musician ( drums ).
Live and act
McPherson is a grandson of bassist Richard Davis and named after Eric Dolphy . He grew up with jazz music and wanted to be a drummer at the age of three (as he told Elvin Jones at the time ). He first learned as an autodidact on a drum set that belonged to Charles Moffett , before he received drum lessons from Michael Carvin for seven years from the age of twelve ; at that time he was already jamming with Abraham Burton . He attended LaGuardia High School of the Arts and was inducted into the New York All City High School Big Band and the McDonald's High School Tri-State Big Band because of his achievements . He then studied at the Hartt School of Music at the University of Hartford in Connecticut with Jackie McLean , in whose band he played drums for fifteen years.
He also recorded numerous albums with Abraham Burton. He also worked with Pharoah Sanders , Richard Davis, Claudia Acuña , Jason Moran , Greg Osby , Kurt Rosenwinkel and Avishai Cohen . He can also be heard on albums by Andrew Hill ( Time Lines ), Steve Lehman and Steve Davis . He is a faculty member at the University of Hartford .
Discographic notes
- Continuum (Smalls Records 2008, with Abraham Burton , David Bryant , Dezron Douglas and John Hébert and Shimrit Shoshan, Carla Cherry, Trevor Todd)
- Lucian Ban , Abraham Burton, John Hébert, Eric McPherson Elevation (Songs from Afar) (Sunnyside 2016, with Mat Maneri , Gavril Tarmure)
- Borderlands Trio: Asteroidea (Intakt, 2018), with Stephan Crump , Kris Davis
Web links
- Web presence
- Entry (University of Hartford)
- Eric McPherson at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | McPherson, Eric |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz musician (drums) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 11, 1970 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City |