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Eric Watson

p, *1955 US
Musician / Composer of Jazz

Eric Watson (born July 5, 1955) is an American jazz pianist. He was born in Wellesley, Massachusetts. In 1978, he moved to Paris after graduating from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music in Oberlin, Ohio. Watson is signed to a long-term recording contract with ACT Records. He has been married twice.In 2001, Watson was appointed artistic director of La Villette Jazz Festival, and musical consultant to the director of the Cité de la Musique, Laurent Bayle.In 2003, he was appointed as a Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres.

     
Genres
  • Jazz
  • Classical
Popular Tracks   
Blue In Green on Sketches Of Solitude by Eric Watson
The Peacocks on Sketches Of Solitude by Eric Watson
Re: Person I Knew on Sketches Of Solitude by Eric Watson
Left Alone on Sketches Of Solitude by Eric Watson
Jaded Angels on Jaded Angels by Eric Watson
The Girl Who Never Sang on Sketches Of Solitude by Eric Watson
Exits on Sketches Of Solitude by Eric Watson
Peggy's Blue Skylight on Spirit of Mingus by Steve Lacy & Eric Watson
Dodging Bullets on Dodging Bullets by John Lindberg, Eric Watson & Albert Mangelsdorff
Goodbye Pork Pie Hat on Spirit of Mingus by Steve Lacy & Eric Watson

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Band Members
Discography



Title Artist Year Type
Out Of PrintEric Watson & Christof Lauer2011Album
Memories Of ParisEric Watson2010Album
Midnight TorsionEric Watson2009Album
Listen To The NightLinda Sharrock / Eric Watson2007Album
Silent HeartsEric Watson, Mark Dresser, Ed Thigpen2001Album
Sketches Of SolitudeEric Watson2001Album
Full Metal QuartetEric Watson, Ed Thigpen, Mark Dresser, Bennie Wallace2000Album
SoundpostEric Watson and John Lindberg1996Album
Broadway By TwilightEric Watson1994Album
Dodging BulletsJohn Lindberg / Albert Mangelsdorff / Eric Watson1992Album
Spirit Of MingusSteve Lacy / Eric Watson1992Album
PalimpsesteJoëlle Léandre & Eric Watson1992Album
The Memory Of WaterEric Watson - John Lindberg1991Album
MelodiesCharles Ives, Nicholas Isherwood, Eric Watson1991Album
Shoot FirstJohn Lindberg / Eric Watson1989Album
Your Tonight Is My TomorrowEric Watson1987Album
The Amiens ConcertEric Watson / Steve Lacy / John Lindberg1987Album
Child In The SkyEric Watson1985Album
ConspiracyEric Watson1982Album
Bull's BloodEric Watson1981Album
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