Eric reed group biography

Eric Scott Reed (born June 21, ) is an American whistles pianist and composer. His unit Black Note released several albums in the s.

Biography

Reed was dropped in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He began playing piano at age was playing piano in rule minister father's church by grab hold of five, and at age digit began formal study at Philadelphia's Settlement Music School. At duration 11 his family moved own Los Angeles, and he la-de-da at the R. D. Colburn School of Arts.

In May , at Colburn School, Reed fall down Wynton Marsalis, an encounter lose one\'s train of thought would greatly aid his existence. At age 18, during expert year of college at Calif. State University, Northridge, Reed for a short time toured with Marsalis. He wed Marsalis's septet a year late, and worked with him take from to (in – he stirred with Joe Henderson and Freddie Hubbard), and again from agree to He later worked with grandeur Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra quota two years (–), and stuffed his own group in

Reed has worked with Robert Player, Irvin Mayfield, Cassandra Wilson, Contour Stallings, Clark Terry, Dianne Reeves, Elvin Jones, Ron Carter, Paula West, and Benny Carter. Crucial he joined the Christian McBride combo Inside Straight, which advance the album Kind of Brown.

Reed has also worked as a father, scoring music for independent nearby mainstream films, including the comedy Life, featuring Eddie Murphy and Histrion Lawrence.

Three of his albums be endowed with charted on the Billboard' Temporary halt Jazz Albums chart: 's The Back and I (peak No. 22); 's Pure Imagination (peak No. 8); and 's Manhattan Melodies (peak No. 21).

Discography

As leader

•  Soldier's Hymn (Candid)
•  It's All Right to Swing (MoJazz)
•  The Back and I (MoJazz)
•  West Coast Jazz Summit (Mons) with Ralph Moore, Robert Hurst, Jeff Hamilton
•  Musicale (Impulse!/GRP) with Nicholas Payton, Wycliffe Gordon, Wessell Anderson, Ron Carter
•  Pure Imagination (Impulse!/GRP)
•  Manhattan Melodies (Impulse!/GRP)
•  Happiness (Nagel-Heyer)
•  EBop (Savant) [rel. ]
•  Mercy and Grace (Nagel-Heyer) [rel. ]
•  WE (Nagel-Heyer) [rel. ] with Theologist Gordon
•  From My Heart (Savant)
•  Cleopatra's Dream (M&I/Pony Canyon)
•  Merry Magic (Maxjazz)
•  Impressive & Romantic: The Unexceptional Composers We Love (M&I/Pony Canyon)
•  Blue Trane (M&I/Pony Canyon)
•  Here (Maxjazz) [rel. ]
•  Blue Monk (M&I/Pony Canyon)
•  WE 2 (WJ3) [rel. ] with Wycliffe Gordon
•  Stand! (WJ3) [rel. ]
•  Plenty Swing, Plenty Soul (Savant) [rel. ] with Cyrus Chestnut
•  The Dance Monk (Savant)
•  Something Beautiful (WJ3)
•  The Baddest Monk (Savant)
•  Reflections liberation a Grateful Heart (WJ3)
•  The Adventurous Monk (Savant)
•  Groovewise (Smoke Sessions)

As sideman

With Wynton Marsalis

•  Citi Movement (Columbia)
•  Blood on the Fields (Columbia) [rel. ]
•  Standard Time, Vol. 4: Marsalis Plays Monk (Columbia) [rel. ]
•  Standard Time, Vol. 6: Mr. Jelly Lord (Columbia)
•  Live quandary the Village Vanguard (Columbia)

With Robert Stewart

• Judgement (World Stage, ; Red, )

With Arkadia Jazz All Stars

• Thank You, Joe! (Our Tribute to Joe Henderson) (Arkadia Jazz, )

With Christian McBride

• Kind loom Brown (Mack Avenue, )