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Skerik (born Eric Walton) is an American saxophonist from Seattle, Washington. Performing on the tenor and baritone saxophone, often with electronics and loops, Skerik is a pioneer in a playing style that has been dubbed saxophonics. He is a founding member of Critters Buggin, Garage a Trois, Tuatara, and Skerik's Syncopated Taint Septet. He is also an original member of both Les Claypool's Fancy Band and Frog Brigade and has toured with and played with numerous others in a variety of genres. Skerik also worked with Grunge band Mad Season. ==History== Skerik began playing saxophone in the fifth grade in the Mercer Island public school system. His father's love of jazz was an early inspiration. He played saxophone, keyboards and drums in a rock band called Uncle Jam at Mercer Island High School. He has cited The Rolling Stones and Pink Floyd as bands from that time period who brought saxophone into rock music well. In the 1980s he travelled to London, Paris and the South Pacific working day jobs and playing in a variety of bands. His friendship with Leif Totusek introduced him to South African music and Zaire soukous bands in London where he first began playing music full time.〔Andrew Clark, Skerik, ''Saxophone Journal'' Volume 27, Number 1, Sept/Oct 2002〕 Skerik returned to Seattle in the late 1980s where he played with Sadhappy. In the early 1990s he joined three ex-members of New Bohemians to form Critters Buggin〔 (who have remained active through 2008).〔Jonathan Zwickel (Critters Buggin: Keeping it unorthodox with a monster jam session ) ''The Seattle Times'', July 3, 2008〕 Projects since that time have included Ponga (Wayne Horvitz and Bobby Previte), Tuatara (Peter Buck, Scott McCaughey and Craig Flory) and solo works of Stanton Moore as well as Garage A Trois (also including Charlie Hunter). Beginning 2000 Skerik was a member of every incarnation of Les Claypool's Frog Brigade and Fancy Band. In 2001 Skerik played the Pacific Northwest portion of Roger Waters' tour, reproducing the sax lead in "Money".〔 In 2002 Skerik formed Syncopated Taint Septet with fellow Seattle musicians. After touring nationally, their 2006 studio release ''Husky'' received very positive reviews.〔Paul Olsen (Skerik: Concept is All Anyone Cares About ) ''All About Jazz'', October 2006〕〔Andrew Lindemann Malone (Husky ) ''Jazz Times'', September 2006〕〔Paul de Barros (Seattle saxophonist's funky, artful septet ) ''The Seattle Times'' August 18, 2006〕 Skerik won the award of "Northwest Jazz Instrumentalist of the Year" at the 2003 Earshot Jazz Golden Ear Awards.〔Bill White (Sax player Skerik has another reason to toot his own horn ) ''seattlepi.com'', February 17, 2004〕 Skerik has expressed support of music education for young people 〔 and support for activism such as the voting project HeadCount.〔(Rocktober: Get Out And Vote! ) HeadCount, ''JamBase'', October 2, 2008, Retrieved December 29, 2008〕 In interviews he has discussed creative integrity and spontaneity.〔〔The Kayceman (Skerik | Serving the Music ) ''JamBase'', October, 2001, Retrieved December 29, 2008〕 He has also provided music workshops.〔(“SKERIK: RECORDING CHAOS AND ACOUTRONICA CONCEPTS” ) ''pyramind.com'', September 2009〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Skerik」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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