Artist Info: Eric Watson Trio

ERIC WATSON TRIO
Straight-ahead jazz - Bop - Modern Creative
Christophe Marguet, Claude Tchamitchian, Eric Watson.
The music of pianist Eric Watson contains many influences. Thelonious Monk, John Lewis and Mal Waldron for instance. Watson likes dark structures in his compositions, with a lyrical revival here and there. The American pianist, operating from Paris, has collaborated with musicians like Paul Motian, Steve Lacy, Ray Anderson, John Lindberg, Albert Mangelsdorff, Daniel Humaira and Linda Sharrock. [read more...]