Peter Erskine

Peter Erskine began playing the drums at the age of four and has been at the forefront of world-class jazz ensembles for 40 years. His first major professional work was with the Stan Kenton Orchestra, which he joined in 1972. After a three year stint with Kenton and a two year stay with Maynard Ferguson, Erskine joined Weather Report in 1978. Since then, Mr. Erskine has played with the royalty of jazz musicians. Mr. Erskine has won the Modern Drummer magazine Reader’s Poll in the “Jazz Drummer” category 10 times, and was awarded an honorary Doctorate degree from the Berklee College of Music. He currently leads his own jazz trio, living in southern California and touring the world.