A FEELING OF CHRISTMAS. The latest release. A collection of Christmas carols and hymns. Part solo piano, part jazz trio, the album features local favorites Patrick Williams on bass and Tim Mulvenna on drums. A FEELING OF CHRISTMAS is also given a slight Celtic flavor on two tracks with Chicago bodhran player Mike Austin. ”Familiar songs like “Carol of the Bells,” “Gabriel’s Message” and “Silent Night” all carry the distinctive signature of Erickson who creates a whole new universe with his lush re- harmonization, extended melodies and subtle yet captivating force. He turns traditional Christmas songs into originals and lifts them beyond the holiday season, as music to enjoy whenever one feels like it.” –Gina Vodegel, All About Jazz.com.
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AND SO ON. A mix of originals and covers of Miles Davis, Thad Jones and Steely Dan. With Patrick Williams on acoustic bass and Chris Cash on percussion. AND SO ON received airplay on over 300 NPR, college and satellite radio stations in the U.S. and Canada. Yellowjackets keyboardist Russell Ferrante praised, “John gets a beautiful sound from the instrument and the compositions fit hand in glove with his lyrical playing style.” Tony Gasparre, editor of Jazz Week National NPR Radio Chart declared, “One of my favorite CDs.”
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CONTEMPLATION. The debut album. A collection of all original songs for solo piano and duets with bassist Steve Rodby of the Pat Metheny Group. The San Diego Reader wrote of Contemplation –”A sort of piano feng shui in which glassy, amorphous tone poems probe shadowy themes with astute harmony, counterpoint and balance” and Jim Aiken of Keyboard Magazine said, –”Comparisons to Keith Jarrett’s more mellow moments would not be out of place. This one is going straight into my short stack of late-night relaxation CDs.”
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