In April of 2004 Lloyd and Hussain incorporated the young drummer, Eric Harland (a regular member of Charles Lloyd’s quartet who has also played with Terrance Blanchard, Joe Henderson, Greg Osby, Ravi Coltrane, Betty Carter, Stefon Harris, Jason Moran, McCoy Tyner and Jacky Terrason) to present San Francisco with another extraordinary evening of music at the Palace of Fine Arts. They entitled this concert Which Way Is East, Homage to Billy Higgins (the late great drummer and close friend and associate of Charles Lloyd since the 1950s). Other concerts have followed and the trio has become an ongoing ensemble/project . . .

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Charles Lloyd / Eric Harland / Zakir Hussain
Minneapolis MN, 18 November 2004

Fast-forward to November 2004 and Lloyd’s somewhat surprising one-night tribute to Higgins at Minneapolis’ Dakota Jazz Club & Restuarant, accompanied by young drummer Eric Harland and renowned tabla master Zakir Hussain—a combination that seemed rife with the possibility of furthering the loose, spiritual vibe of Lloyd and Higgins’ recorded duets.


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"young drum lion Eric Harland. . ."

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On Nov. 11 the mighty saxophonist Charles Lloyd hits the Boulder Theater with a hypnotic threesome that includes Zakir Hussain and Eric Harland (303-786-7030).

"I don't know how I would describe it," Charles Lloyd said of his current trio project with percussionist Zakir Hussain and drummer- pianist Eric Harland. "I think labels can be misleading. I can tell you this, it swings like a (expletive), and you can hear the blues. And you can hear prayers, and it can put a smile on your face and a lift in your step.

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Eric Du'sean Harland, composer and drummer, is a native of Houston, Texas who currently resides on the east coast. During a workshop in high school, Wynton Marsalis discovered him and encouraged him to study in New York City. Therefore, after graduation, Eric went on to Manhattan School of Music with a full scholarship in their music program.

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Great, old photos of Eric at Drummer World.
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