Eric Person

Eric Person
Background information
Born (1963-05-02) May 2, 1963 (age 61)
GenresJazz
OccupationMusician
InstrumentSaxophone
Years active1982-present
LabelsVirgin Records
Island Records
ECM Records
De Werf Records
Sunjump Records
Distinction Records

Eric Person (born May 2, 1963 in St. Louis, Missouri[1]) is an American alto and soprano saxophone player and leader of Meta-Four. Since moving to New York City in 1982, Person has performed and recorded with jazz masters McCoy Tyner, Dave Holland, Houston Person, Donald Byrd, Chico Hamilton, John Hicks and the World Saxophone Quartet, and rock, funk and world music figures like Vernon Reid, Ben Harper, Ofra Haza and Bootsy Collins.

  1. ^ Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2006) [1992]. The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (Eighth ed.). London: Penguin Group. pp. 1048–1049. ISBN 0-14-102327-9.