World's Greatest Alan Jackson Tribute CD

Altough Eric's first contact with music was made during early childhood when he became acquainted with the piano it was at the age of eleven that he joined a drum and bugle band that launched his musical career. Leading his first jazzband at the age of sixteen, he developed a real interest for improvisation and composition. One year later, at the age of seventeen, he began to play professionally in nightclubs.

Eric arrived in Montreal, Canada in 1996, playing around the city with his newly formed Jazz quartet. Meanwhile, he also became increasingly known to the Blues community, performing with the top cats of Quebec Blues scene. In autumn 2001, he accepted a contract as musical director in Dubai, opportunity that served as a determining stage in his life. For more than 3 months, Eric learned profoundly from the experience on both human and professional level, perfecting his style by playing 4 sets a night, 6 nights a week.

Back in Montreal, Eric continued to learn the subtleties of different styles by playing with various musicians and groups. Because of his versatility, he appeared regularly on stage with: Dawn Tyler-Watson (Jack Paradise), Michele Sweeney, Alan Prater (Michael Jackson), Hugo Lapointe, Robert Charlebois, Claude Léveillé, Luck Mervil, Stephen Faulkner, Slim Wiliams and Boule Noire (Georges Thurston), to name a few. He also made an incursion into the world of electronic music with DJ Ram (Ramachandra Borcar), DJ Kevin Kast and Mr. Smith. To fullfill his love for Soul music, Eric signed all horn arrangements for Soul Legends, a musical review with which, as leader of the horn section, he toured twice in Europe.