Eric Watson (musician)

For other people named Eric Watson, see Eric Watson (disambiguation).

Eric Watson
Born (1955-07-05) July 5, 1955 (age 69)
Wellesley, Massachusetts, U.S.
GenresJazz
InstrumentPiano
LabelsACT Music

Eric Watson (born July 5, 1955) is an American jazz pianist.

Early life and education

Watson was born in Wellesley, Massachusetts. He began playing piano as a child and performed in rock bands in Massachusetts.[1] He studied classical music at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music in Oberlin, Ohio.[2][3]

Career

After graduating from college in 1978, Watson moved to Paris, where he performed jazz and classical music and worked as an accompanist for a dance group.[4] is signed to a long-term recording contract with ACT Music.[2] He has worked with double bass player John Lindberg, drummer Ed Thigpen,[5] and Steve Lacy.[6]

Discography

  • Bulls Blood (1980)
  • Conspiracy (1982)
  • Child in the Sky (1985)
  • Piano One (1985)
  • Your Tonight Is My Tomorrow (1987)
  • Charles Ives (1991)
  • Palimpseste (1991)
  • Listen to the Night (1994)
  • Punk Circus (1994)
  • Silent Hearts (1999)
  • Full Metal Quartet (2000)
  • Sketches of Solitude (2002)
  • Road Movies (2004)
  • Midnight Torsion (2009)
  • Memories of Paris (2010)

With Steve Lacy

References

  1. ^ Bessières, Vincent (October 2004). "Jazzmen de notre temps" (in French). Philharmonie de Paris. Archived from the original on July 7, 2015. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Eric Watson Biography". ACT Music. Archived from the original on April 8, 2019. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
  3. ^ Zwerin, Mike (February 1, 1996). "Eric Watson, a 'Recovering Classical Pianist'". The New York Times. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
  4. ^ Zwerin, Mike (February 1, 1996). "Eric Watson, a 'Recovering Classical Pianist'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
  5. ^ Drouot, Alain. "Live au Petit Faucheux: Review". Allmusic. Retrieved December 4, 2010.
  6. ^ Nastos, Michael. "Smetana: Les Deux Quatuors/Huit Polkas: Review". Allmusic. Retrieved December 4, 2010.
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