1. Eric Harland has been a member of McCoy Tyner's Quartet, Kurt Rosenwinkel's Standards Trio, Aaron Goldberg's Trio, Julian Lage's Trio, Chris Potter's Trio, and Terence Blanchard's Quintet, among other groups.
10 Facts About Eric Harland
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Eric Harland was a member of the SFJAZZ Collective from 2005 to 2012.
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Eric 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.
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Eric Harland received a special Citation for Outstanding Musicianship in 1994 from the International Association for Jazz Education.
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Eric Harland has been featured on over 80 recordings with various artists.
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Eric Harland has toured and recorded with Mark Turner, Larry Grenadier, Ravi Coltrane, Wynton Marsalis, Betty Carter, Joe Henderson, Walter Smith III, Aaron Parks, John Patitucci, Zakir Hussain, and others.
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In DownBeat's 65th Annual Readers Poll, Eric Harland was included on the short list of world's most recognized drummers along with Elvin Jones and Roy Haynes.
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Eric Harland won the 2008 and 2009 Critics Polls for Rising Star on the Drums.
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Eric Harland was featured in the September 2002 and November 2009 issues of Modern Drummer.
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Eric Harland released his debut album, Voyager: Live by Night, in late 2010.