Eric Dries
Eric Dries is a jazz pianist and contemporary music composer living in Laguna Beach. Mr. Dries teaches music at California State University Fullerton and holds a Ph.D. in Composition and M.A. in Theory from the University of California San Diego.
Jazz Piano
Eric Dries has been playing jazz professionally for over twenty-five years. Previous to moving to California, he performed with the vocal jazz group Rare Silk, appearing at the Playboy Jazz Festival and other jazz festivals in Colorado. His professional experiences in California include performances of jazz, classical, and contemporary popular music at private and commercial venues.
Mr. Dries has taught jazz piano and theory in Southern California through private studio and at the university level. He has served as guest clinician in jazz piano at the Fullerton College Jazz Festival. Mr. Dries has received awards from the National Association of Jazz Educators Conference for Outstanding Jazz Artist-Small Group and the Lower Southern California Jazz Society.