Jazz drummer Eric Harland at Zankel Sept. 26
Multi-Grammy nominated drummer Eric Harland will perform with Voyager at 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 26, at the Arthur Zankel Music Center at Skidmore College, as part of the Sterne Virtuoso Series.
At the age of 36, Eric Harland has been recognized in prominent publications such as The Boston Globe, The New York Times, All About Jazz, and The New Yorker. He has been featured on nearly 200 recordings, and has collaborated with greats such as Wynton Marsalis, Terence Blanchard, and Michael Brecker. His current list of performing groups includes Prism with Dave Holland and Kevin Eubanks, Sangam with Charles Lloyd and Zakir Hussain, and James Farm with Joshua Redman. Harland has also collaborated with some of Skidmore’s past guest artists, including Julian Lage, Taylor Eigsti, Aaron Parks, and Kurt Rosenwinkel.
Joining Harland on the Zankel Music Center will be Julian Laage and Nir Felder (guitars), Harish Raghavan (bass), Taylor Eigsti (piano) and Walter Smith (saxophone). Raghavan and Smith were two of the featured musicians on Harland’s album Voyager: Live by Night, which was described by Jazz Times as “both adventurous and accessible.” Voyager released its latest and most highly anticipated album, Vipassana, in August. As part of the Skidmore visit, the artists will offer master classes in drums, bass, piano, guitar and saxophone to jazz students at Skidmore College.
The Sterne Virtuoso Series was established through a generous donation from Jean Sterne '32, and has brought to Skidmore such exceptional artists as pianists Garrick Ohlsson and Stephen Hough, the Kronos Quartet, and the late Dave Brubeck.
Admission for the Friday, Sept. 26, Eric Harland performance is $8 adults, $5 seniors, retirees, faculty, and staff; and free for students. For advance reservations or more information, click here or call the Zankel Box Office at (518)-580-5321. The Zankel Music Center is wheelchair accessible and offers listening devices for the hearing impaired.
