Peter Erskine has played drums since the age of 4 and is known for his versatility and love of working in different musical contexts. He appears on 600 albums and film scores, and has won 2 Grammy Awards plus an Honorary Doctorate from the Berklee School of Music. Fifty albums have been released under his own name or as co-leader. He has played with the Stan Kenton and Maynard Ferguson big bands, Weather Report, Steps Ahead, Joni Mitchell, Steely Dan, Diana Krall, Kenny Wheeler, Mary Chapin Carpenter, The Brecker Brothers, The Yellowjackets, Pat Metheny & Gary Burton, John Scofield, et al, and has appeared as a soloist with the Beethoven Orchester Bonn, plus the London, Los Angeles, Chicago, BBC Symphony, Oslo and Berlin Philharmonic orchestras. Peter has been voted "Best Jazz Drummer of the Year" ten times by the readers of the Modern Drummer magazine. Peter produces jazz recordings for his record label Fuzzy Music, and is an active author with several books and DVDs to his credit: the latest titles include "Time Awareness for All Musicians," "Essential Drum Fills" and "Everything I Know, a Work in Progress." Peter graduated from the Interlochen Arts Academy in Michigan and studied at Indiana University under George Gaber. Peter is Professor of Practice, Jazz Studies and the Director of Drumset Studies at the University of Southern California. His latest endeavors include several innovative play-along apps for iOS, and his autobiography "No Beethoven" was released in 2013.
