Eric Watson (musician)

Eric Watson (born July 5, 1955) is an American jazz pianist. He was born in Wellesley, Massachusetts.[1] In 1978, he moved to Paris after graduating from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music in Oberlin, Ohio.[2][3] Watson is signed to a long-term recording contract with ACT Records.[2]

Watson has worked with doublebass player John Lindberg, drummer Ed Thigpen,[4] and Steve Lacy.[5]

Discography
  • Bulls Blood (1980)
  • Conspiracy (1982)
  • Child in the Sky (1985)
  • Your Tonight Is My Tomorrow (1987)
  • Charles Ives (1991)
  • Spirit of Mingus (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. "Eric Watson Biography". ACT Music. 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. Drouot, Alain. "Live au Petit Faucheux: Review". Allmusic. Retrieved December 4, 2010.
  5. Nastos, Michael. "Smetana: Les Deux Quatuors/Huit Polkas: Review". Allmusic. Retrieved December 4, 2010.


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