Eric Person

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American saxophone player (born 1963)

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nameEric Person
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birth_date
genreJazz
occupationMusician
instrumentSaxophone
years_active1982–present
labelVirgin Records
Island Records
ECM Records
De Werf Records
Sunjump Records
Distinction Records
current_member_ofMeta-Four
past_member_ofWorld Saxophone Quartet
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| name = Eric Person | background = non_vocal_instrumentalist | image = Musician Eric Person.jpg | image_size = | landscape = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = | alias = | birth_date = | birth_place = | origin = | genre = Jazz | occupation = Musician | instrument = Saxophone | years_active = 1982–present | label = Virgin Records Island Records ECM Records De Werf Records Sunjump Records Distinction Records | current_member_of = Meta-Four | past_member_of = World Saxophone Quartet | website = Eric Person (born May 2, 1963 in St. Louis, Missouri) is an American alto and soprano saxophone player and leader of Meta-Four. Since moving to New York City in 1982, Person has performed and recorded with jazz masters McCoy Tyner, Dave Holland, Houston Person, Donald Byrd, Chico Hamilton, John Hicks and the World Saxophone Quartet, and rock, funk and world music figures like Vernon Reid, Ben Harper, Ofra Haza and Bootsy Collins.

1982–92 New York City

Eric Person moved from St.Louis, Missouri, to New York City on May 17, 1982. Shortly after his arrival, he played his first New York City performances with the John Hicks Big Band at the Public Theater. In September 1983, Eric auditioned and landed the gig with drummer Chico Hamilton. Person performed with Hamilton off and on throughout the 80's and 90's. He toured the United States, Europe, Japan, and South America with Hamilton and recorded six CDs with him.

Recordings

With Chico Hamilton

  • (1988) Euphoria
  • (1991) Arroyo
  • (1993) Trio!
  • (1994) My Panamanian Friend (The music of Eric Dolphy)
  • (1999) Timely
  • (2001) Foreststorn (with Arthur Blythe and Steve Turre)

With Chris Joris

  • (2007) Rainbow Country (De Werf Records)
  • (2011) Marie's Momentum

With John Esposito

  • (2006) The Blue People
  • (2008) A Book of Five Rings (Sunjump Records)
  • (2022) Laura

With Ben Harper

References

References

  1. Cook, Richard. (2006). "The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings". [[Penguin Group]].
  2. Edelstein, Paula. "Eric Person: Biography". Allmusic.
  3. (26 June 1986). "Jazz Festival: Chico Hamilton Sextet". The New York Times.
  4. Stern, Chip. (1993-06-01). "Reviews: Jazz". Musician (Archive: 1982–1999).

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