Peter Ecklund


Peter Ecklund was an American jazz cornetist.

Career

In 1967, Ecklund received a degree from Yale University. He went on tour with singer Paula Lockheart and started a jazz band, in addition to working with many pop and rock bands in the 1970s and 1980s. He became a substitute for the Nighthawks Orchestra led by Vince Giordano and a member of the Orphan Newboys led by Marty Grosz.
Ecklund died April 8, 2020, from Parkinson's disease.

Discography

  • Peter Ecklund and the Melody Makers
  • Laughing at Life with the Orphan Newsboys
  • Ecklund at Elkhart
  • Strings Attached
  • Christmas at the Almanac Music Hall with Howard Fishman

    As guest

With David Bromberg
  • Wanted Dead or Alive
  • Midnight on the Water
  • How Late'll Ya Play 'Til
  • Bandit in a Bathing Suit
  • You Should See the Rest of the Band
With Marty Grosz
With Geoff Muldaur
  • Pottery Pie
  • Sweet Potatoes
  • Blues Boy
  • Private Astronomy
With Leon Redbone
  • Red to Blue
  • Sugar
  • Whistling in the Wind
With others