Jazz Ensemble performs April 28
The MSUM Jazz Ensemble, featuring Peter Erskine, will perform at 7:30 p.m. Thursday April 28 in the Center for the Arts Hansen Auditorium. The performance is free for MSUM students with ID; $5 for non-MSUM students; $10 for adults.
Peter Erskine has played drums since the age of four and is known for his versatility and love of working in different musical contexts. He appears on more than 500 albums and film scores, and has won two Grammy Awards, plus an Honorary Doctorate.
He’s played with Stand Kenton, Maynard Ferguson, Weather Report, Steps Ahead, Jaco Pastorius, Joni Mitchel, Steely Dan, Diana Krall, Michael Brecker, The Yellowjackets, Pat Metheny & Gary Burton, et al, and has appeared as a soloist with the London Symphony, Los Angeles, BBC and Berlin Philharmonic orchestras.
Peter graduated from the Interlochen Art Academy and studied percussion with George Gaber at Indiana University.