Peter Erskine

Biography

Peter Erskine (born 5 June 1954) is an American jazz drummer from Somers Point, New Jersey. After early work with *Stan Kenton* and *Maynard Ferguson*, he joined *Weather Report* in 1978, playing alongside *Jaco Pastorius* on five albums, then moved to *Steps Ahead*. He has led his own groups since 1982, recorded for #ECM# and his own #Fuzzy Music# label, worked as a session drummer across jazz and pop, and teaches at the University of Southern California.