Eric Platz is a drummer whose creative work intersects with Jazz, Americana, North African, and Contemporary Improvised music. As a member of singer Carrie Rodriguez’s band, Eric toured extensively throughout North America, appeared on “Austin City Limits”, performed with Bill Frisell and Lucinda Williams, and collaborated with producer Lee Townsend on the recording Love and Circumstance. Life After Life, a recording featuring Eric’s compositions for clarinet, cello, bass, and percussion, was called “an extraordinary debut” by DOWN BEAT Magazine. Eric is an Associate Professor of Music at Brandon University where he teaches drumset, Jazz and Contemporary Popular Music, and non-Western music traditions.