Eric Watson (musician)

Eric Watson (born July 5, 1955) is an American jazz pianist.

Early life and education
Watson was born in Wellesley, Massachusetts. He began playing piano as a child and performed in rock bands in Massachusetts. He studied classical music at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music in Oberlin, Ohio.

Career
After graduating from college in 1978, Watson moved to Paris, where he performed jazz and classical music and worked as an accompanist for a dance group. is signed to a long-term recording contract with ACT Music. He has worked with double bass player John Lindberg, drummer Ed Thigpen, and Steve Lacy.

Discography

 * Bulls Blood (1980)
 * Conspiracy (1982)
 * Child in the Sky (1985)
 * Piano One (1985)
 * Your Tonight Is My Tomorrow (1987)
 * Charles Ives (1991)
 * Palimpseste (1991)
 * Listen to the Night (1994)
 * Punk Circus (1994)
 * Silent Hearts (1999)
 * Full Metal Quartet (2000)
 * Sketches of Solitude (2002)
 * Road Movies (2004)
 * Midnight Torsion (2009)
 * Memories of Paris (2010)

With Steve Lacy
 * Spirit of Mingus (Free Lance, 1992)
 * Clangs (hat ART, 1993)

External links and sources

 * http://nfo.net/calendar/jul05.htm
 * http://www.actmusic.com/artist_detail.php?bio=1&manufacturers_id=28