外文名：Peter Erskine 别名：彼得·厄斯金 国籍：美国 出生地：美国新泽西州萨默斯波因特 生日：1954 年 6 月 5 日 职业：鼓手 教育背景：英特洛肯藝術營 简介：A highly skilled, versatile drummer, Peter Erskine has anchored big bands and jazz-rock/fusion groups. Hes known for sophisticated rhythms, distinctive accompaniment, and powerful, rippling solos. Erskine began drumming at three, and participated in Stan Kentons National Stage Band Camps from the age of six. He studied with Alan Dawson and Ed Soph, attending the Interlochen Arts Academy in Michigan and Indiana University. He played with Kenton from 1972 to 1975, then from 1976 to 1978 with Maynard Ferguson. Erskine joined Weather Report in 1978, and was their drummer and percussionist until 1982. He also did several West Coast sessions in the late 70s, and was a member of Steps and Steps Ahead. During the 80s he worked with John Abercrombies groups and the quartet Bass Desires. Erskine has recorded as a leader for Contemporary, Denon, Ah Um, RCA/Novus, and Passport Jazz. Hes worked with Joe Farrell, Marc Johnson, Mike Brec 从艺历程：鼓手Peter Erskine在青少年期就开始了职业乐手生涯，他先是用了三年的时间追随著名的加利福尼亚爵士乐队领队Stan Kenton，之后加入了包括萨克斯风手Wayne Shorter、键盘手Joe Zawinul 以及电贝司的先锋人物Jaco Pastorius的fusion全明星乐队——Weather Report。 在过去的10年间，Erskine担任南加州大学桑顿音乐学院爵士鼓专业的主任。 传：Erskine was born in Somers Point, New Jersey, U.S.[1] He began playing the drums at the age of four. He graduated from the Interlochen Arts Academy[2] in Michigan, then studied percussion at Indiana University. His professional career started in 1972 when he joined the Stan Kenton Orchestra.[2] After three years with Kenton he joined Maynard Ferguson for two years. In 1978 he joined Weather Report,[2][3] joining Jaco Pastorius in the rhythm section. After four years and five albums with Weather Report and the Jaco Pastorius big band Word of Mouth, he joined Steps Ahead. His big band recordings with the Bob Mintzer Big Band are modern big band jazz/funk performances studied by many students of drums and drumming. He was featured on Kate Bush's 2005 album Aerial, where Erskine teamed with bass player Eberhard Weber. Diana Krall, Eliane Elias, Queen Latifah and Linda Ronstadt, as well as Scottish and Finnish Classical Orchestras, have had Erskine perform as a featured musician. Erskine splits his time as a musician and that of a professor at the Thornton School of Music at the University of Southern California. In 1983, he performed on the Antilles Records release Swingrass '83.[4] In 2011, he appeared on stage at the Royal Opera House, London in the new opera Anna Nicole.