Artist:Eric Reed
Song:Ruby, My Dear
Album:The Dancing Monk
Pianist Eric Reed is probably best known for his days in Wynton Marsalis' 90s band. He has recorded as a leader since the 90s and in recent years he has recorded several Thelonious Monk tribute albums. He was born June 21, 1970 in Philadelphia. He's a Preacher's Kid. He was five years old when he started playing piano in his father's church. But then he got interested in jazz. His family moved to Los Angeles and Reed attended R.D. Colburn School of Arts. And that's where he met Wynton Marsalis. While attending Cal State Northridge in 1988, Reed toured briefly with Marsalis and then he was hired to permanently replace Marcus Roberts in 1989. Reed was in that band off and on until 1995. He also toured with Joe Henderson and Freddie Hubbard and he was in the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra. He also recorded as a leader for MoJazz and Impulse and he toured to support those albums. Reed still works as a sideman occasionally. But since 1999, he has led his own band and recorded for Nagel-Hayer, MAXJAZZ, Pony Canyon, WJ3 and Savant. Reed has recorded four Thelonious Monk tribute albums. Ruby, My Dear is from the 2011 album The Dancing Monk on Savant. Musicians are Ben Wolfe on bass and McClenty Hunter on drums. Reed's latest album Everybody Gets The Blues was released last year. Reed plays organ on that album. Here's Eric Reed with Mike Gurrola on bass and Wesley Anderson on drums performing Ruby, My Dear at SF Jazz Oct. 10, 2014.
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