Eric Person | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | May 2, 1963 |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Saxophone |
| Years active | 1982-present |
| Labels | Virgin Records Island Records ECM Records De Werf Records Sunjump Records |
Eric Person (born May 2, 1963 in St. Louis, Missouri[1]) is an American alto and soprano saxophone player and leader of Meta-Four and Metamorphosis. Since coming 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.
Eric Person moved to New York City on May 17, 1982. Shortly after he arrived, Eric played his first New York City gigs with the John Hicks Big Band at the Public Theater. In September 1983 he auditioned for drummer Chico Hamilton.[2] He would perform with Mr. Hamilton off and on throughout the 80's and 90's. With Chico, Person would tour the United States, Europe and Japan and record six CD releases with him.[3]
With Dave Holland
With Chico Hamilton
With Chris Joris
With John Esposito
With Ben Harper
