The Eric Everett Jazz "Firelands Trio" is comprised of: Duncan Crooks, Piano, Jeff Slater, Bass and Eric Everett, Drums. The trio performs American Songbook, classic jazz, bossa nova and latin standards, romantic ballads, as well as original compositions.
Bios:
Eric Everett has nearly four decades of drumming experience, studying privately at Baldwin-Wallace Conservatory with Dr. George Kiteley, performing in Case Western Reserve University's small group Jazz and Big Band ensembles under Paul Ferguson. At CWRU, he participated in the Tri-C Jazz Fest and was also a member of two popular Cleveland 90's bands, Public Library and Five Minutes Fast. Eric leads "Eric Everett Jazz," a popular Cleveland jazz & R&B band, as well as the "EEJ Firelands Trio" and also has been a backing drummer for jazz vocalists, Leah Natale and Evelyn Wright. Eric is a Huron, Ohio native and has regularly performs at the Culinary Vegetable Institute for special events....
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The Eric Everett Jazz "Firelands Trio" is comprised of: Duncan Crooks, Piano, Jeff Slater, Bass and Eric Everett, Drums. The trio performs American Songbook, classic jazz, bossa nova and latin standards, romantic ballads, as well as original compositions.
Bios:
Eric Everett has nearly four decades of drumming experience, studying privately at Baldwin-Wallace Conservatory with Dr. George Kiteley, performing in Case Western Reserve University's small group Jazz and Big Band ensembles under Paul Ferguson. At CWRU, he participated in the Tri-C Jazz Fest and was also a member of two popular Cleveland 90's bands, Public Library and Five Minutes Fast. Eric leads "Eric Everett Jazz," a popular Cleveland jazz & R&B band, as well as the "EEJ Firelands Trio" and also has been a backing drummer for jazz vocalists, Leah Natale and Evelyn Wright. Eric is a Huron, Ohio native and has regularly performs at the Culinary Vegetable Institute for special events.
Duncan Crooks is a jazz pianist and composer who has been playing professionally for over 30 years, beginning as a teenager in R&B/Fusion bands in Cleveland, Ohio, and Los Angeles, California. Originally from Cleveland Heights, and a graduate of Cleveland Heights High School, Duncan went on to Capital University in Columbus to study music and arranging. While at Capital, Duncan was the winner of the Diversified Music Publishers Award for "Best College-level Composer." From there, he moved to Boston to attend the Berklee College of Music where he graduated summa cum laude. Over the years, Duncan has continuously played with the finest jazz musicians and vocalists Northeast Ohio has to offer, in addition to touring with The Glenn Miller Orchestra, and performing with Kenny Burrell, Nick Brignola, and other luminaries.
Jeff Slater earned his bachelor's of music in music theory and french horn at Baldwin-Wallace University and did master's work in classical and jazz music theory at the University of Wisconsin at Madison and Truman State University. Jeff plays both electric and upright bass and is well versed in all styles of jazz, R&B, rock, and world music.
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