Eric Harland

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Eric Harland

Harland performing in Munich, Germany with the SFJAZZ Collective on March 10, 2010
Background information
Born (1978-11-08) 8 November 1978
Houston, Texas United States
Genres Jazz
Occupations Musician, Bandleader
Instruments Drums
Associated acts Joshua Redman, Charles Lloyd, Kurt Rosenwinkel
Website Eric Harland

Eric Harland (born November 8, 1978) is an American jazz drummer.

In addition to leading his own group, Harland has performed with many renowned artists including McCoy Tyner, Joshua Redman, Michael Brecker, Charles Lloyd, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Mark Turner, Chris Potter, Terence Blanchard, Christian McBride, Ravi Coltrane, Joe Lovano, Kenny Garrett, Wynton Marsalis, Betty Carter, Joe Henderson, Dave Holland, Larry Grenadier, Walter Smith III, Aaron Parks, Aaron Goldberg, Julian Lage, Taylor Eigsti, John Patitucci, Zakir Hussain, and others.[1][2]

He was also a member of the SFJAZZ Collective from 2005 to 2012.

Biography

Harland began his professional career in 1993 playing locally in Houston, Texas as he finished high school at the High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, where many notable performers have studied. Harland won first chair in 1992-93 with the Regional and All State Texas Jazz Band. He received a special Citation for Outstanding Musicianship in 1994 from the International Association of Jazz Educators. During a workshop in high school, Wynton Marsalis encouraged Harland to study in New York City.

After graduation he attended the Manhattan School of Music with a full scholarship in their music program. After music school he went on to study Theology at Houston Baptist University (College of Biblical Studies) and was subsequently ordained as a Minister.

Harland has been featured on over 80 recordings with various artists. Among these recordings, Let's Get Lost and Wandering Moon (Terence Blanchard), Back East (Joshua Redman), and Land Of Giants (McCoy Tyner) were nominated for Grammy Awards. With Terence Blanchard and Spike Lee, Harland has performed in 18 motion picture movie scores including The Caveman's Valentine, Original Sin, People I Know, and Dark Blue.

In Down Beat's 65th Annual Readers Poll, Harland was included on the short list of world's most recognized drummers along with Elvin Jones and Roy Haynes. He also won the 2008 and 2009 Critics Polls for Rising Star on the Drums. Harland was featured in the September 2002 and November 2009 issues of Modern Drummer.

Harland released his debut album, Voyager: Live By Night in late 2010. It features Walter Smith III, Julian Lage, Taylor Eigsti and Harish Raghavan.

Endorsements

Harland currently plays Sakae drums, Zildjian cymbals, Remo drumheads and Vic Firth sticks.

Discography

As Leader

  • Voyager: Live By Night

As Sideman

With Charles Lloyd

With Aaron Parks

With Taylor Eigsti

  • Let It Come To You"
  • Daylight At Midnight"

With Walter Smith III

  • Casually Introducing Walter Smith lll
  • III

With McCoy Tyner

With The Monterey Quartet

With Terence Blanchard

  • Let's Get Lost
  • Wandering Moon
  • Bounce

With Dave Holland

  • Pass It On
  • Prism

With Chris Potter

With Joshua Redman

With Kenny Garrett

  • Standard Of Language

With The 3 Cohens

  • Braid

With Jimmy Greene

  • Gift and Givers
  • True Life Stories
  • "Mission Statement"

With Joel Weiskopf

  • Devoted To You

With John Swana

  • On Target

With Aaron Goldberg

  • Tuning Point
  • Unfolding
  • Worlds
  • Home

With Kurt Rosenwinkel

With Edward Simon

  • The Process

With Greg Osby

  • "Inner Circle"
  • Further Ado

With The SFJAZZ Collective

  • SF Jazz Collective Live 2005
  • SF Jazz Collective Live 2006
  • SF Jazz Collective Live 2007
  • SF Jazz Collective Live 2008
  • SF Jazz Collective Live 2009
  • "SF Jazz Collective Live 2010"
  • "SF Jazz Collective Live 2011"

With Dayne Stephens

  • The Timeless Now

With Zhenya Strigalev

  • Smiling Organizm

With Stefano di Battista

  • Trouble Shootin'

With Ravi Coltrane

  • From The Round Box

With Jacky Terrasson

  • Smile

Filmography

References

  1. ↑ "Eric Harland". Drummerworld. Retrieved 8 July 2013. 
  2. ↑ "Eric Harland". Allmusic. Retrieved 8 July 2013. 

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