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ERIC ROSS "has excited audiences with his fiery virtuosity and innovative work" - Washington Post. He's presented concerts of his original works at Lincoln Center, Kennedy Center, Berlin, North Sea, Montreux, Toronto,Copenhagen Jazz Festivals, and Gilmore International Keyboard Festival among others worldwide. For over twenty years he's led his ensemble that's featured jazz giants, John Abercrombie, Larry Coryell, Andrew Cyrille, Oliver Lake, Leroy Jenkins, Byard Lancaster, Odean Pope New Music Virtuosos Youseff Yancy, Lydia Kavina, Robert Dick, and others. The New York Times calls his music "a unique blend of classical, jazz, serial and avant-garde." Since 1976, with his wife, Mary Ross, he's presented multimedia performances with video, music, dance, film and computer art. He's also played with blues legends Champion Jack Dupree,Lonnie Brooks, Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee, and appeared with BB King on Danish RTV. In 2006, he was guest artist on the No.1 Best-Selling CD album in Japan, Aqi Fzono's"Cosmology".


Eric Ross performs on guitar, synthesizer, piano and is a master of the Theremin, one of the earliest electronic instruments. He began playing the Theremin in 1975, and has performed on radio, film and TV. He's written an Overture for 14 Theremins playing simultaneously, and gave the world premiere of Percy Grainger's Free Music
No.1 in New York City in 1997. As a teacher he's lectured on the Theremin, piano, guitar, and electronic music at colleges, universities and high schools in the USA and Europe. He was Master Teacher at the First International Theremin Festival and is
considered to be the foremost authority on Frederick W. Riesberg, Franz Liszt's last pupil. Eric Ross was a friend of theremin virtuoso ,Clara Rockmore, and electronics pioneer, Robert Moog. In 1991, he met and played for the inventor of the instrument, Professor Lev Termen. He's drawn inspiration from them to continue developing the Theremin as a voice in his own compositions.
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At 11:17pm on September 25, 2008, Eric Ross said…
HI Luis: Will do; Do you know, work with Kenan Foley? He's at Carlew, excellent perc. Check him, best, Eric
At 11:00pm on September 25, 2008, Luiz Santos said…
Hi Eric
Check out my rhythm world!
Be blessed,
Luiz
At 4:02am on September 4, 2008, CWR (Fan of Culture) said…
Evening Mrs. Ross,

Thanks for the links to your family a true family of the Arts. My art maybe appear to be surrealism, but I think of it more as statements of our present history, if that makes sense? Being self studied, I am uneducated in terms or labels but I don’t think I’m missing much. Being self studied I lack connection and I will go no further then showing at a few local hospital walls if they don’t throw me out because of content. Again Thanks for your comments. I enjoyed your wife’s samples; it reminds me of the Warhol movement of the 70’s (?) a break way from traditional artistry , Free Will. I am hoping to hear some of your sounds ,then pass your stuff around.

Peace


CWR
At 3:39pm on August 29, 2008, Dr. Nelson Harrison said…
Welcome Eric,

Impressive resume. We are looking forward to learning more about you and your art. Any friend of Kenan's is a friend of ours. Thank you for joining
 
 
 

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