Jazz Articles about Eric Frazier

Eric Frazier: In Your Own Time

by Michael P. Gladstone
December 19, 2006

I tend to have a weakness for this sort of album, even though I could make several suggestions to improve this individual effort. Percussionist/vocalist Eric Frazier is a New Yorker who came from a Brooklyn background and graduated from Boys High School there. He received a degree from Southern Illinois University and earned two masters degrees and a doctorate from Columbia University Teacher's College. In addition to his studies on the art of the conga drum, djembe drums and African ...

Eric Frazier: Find Yourself (Then Find Me)

by Andrew Rowan
October 16, 2005

Eric Frazier has assembled a large cast for this self-produced funk-filled recording. With him at the helm are two jazz stalwarts: bassist Reggie Workman and pianist Danny Mixon. Also present are rising stars like trumpeter Jeremy Pelt, tenor saxophonist Wayne Escoffery, and pianist Anthony Wonsey. Things kick off with the funky “Walk That Walk, defined by Mixon's breathtaking solo and high-octane comping. Although its beat is insistent and infectious (try to sit still), the ensemble's reading of ...

Eric Frazier: Find Yourself (Then Find Me)

by Geannine Reid
December 18, 2004

Eric Frazier Find Yourself (Then Find Me) Eric Frazier Productions 2004

New Yorker Eric Frazier adds a swing to his step with his latest release, Find Yourself (Then Find Me). Eric was born in Harlem and raised in Brooklyn in a family of eight children. He was educated in the famed Boys School in Brooklyn and went on to receive his Bachelor of Arts at Southern Illinois University, two Masters and a ...

Eric Frazier: Find Yourself (Then Find Me)

by Mark Sabbatini
October 24, 2004

One hesitates before telling a lifelong New Yorker to be more assertive, but drummer Eric Frazier may need a reminder.

Frazier, an unquestionable talent on the conga and other hand percussion, is too deferential in playing and restrained in arranging for 2004's Find Yourself (Then Find Me) to be all it can be. It's a solid mix of the funk, Latin and R&B styles, but doesn't demand any permanent space in the musical consciousness.

Percussionists face ...