Biography

Ernie Edwards / The Ernie Edwards Trio
Pianist / Composer / Group Leader

Presents
“One Good Turn”

Paying tribute to a great musician is what this project is about. The Ernie Edwards Trio, featuring Ernie Edwards on piano. Jacob Webb on bass and Nathan Webb on drums, released their first recording dedicated to the late Erroll Garner. “One Good Turn” was recorded live at the Riverview Studios in Bordentown, NJ in April of 2010.

The selections were all performed in the style of Garner including an original written by Edwards and dedicated to Garner. Edwards, blind since birth, has spent his entire life listening to Garner, Shearing, Coles and many other greats that are commonly found in what is referred to as the Great American Song Book.

“Mack the Knife”, “Thanks for the Memory”, “Farewell to Paris” and “On the Sunny Side of the Street” are just a few of the classics performed by the Trio. Garner was well known for his distinctive right hand playing (almost like the strumming of a guitar) while he played the melody with his left. You will hear Edwards’s performance reminiscent of that style. Edwards even includes the Garner “slap” of the piano on “Left Bank Swing”, a Garner Original.

Rounding out the music are the Webb brothers, two young and very talented musicians who happened by chance to meet Edwards just a little more than a two years ago. The Webb brothers are natives of Newton Kansas and Jacob is a soon to be graduate at William Paterson University while Nathan, who has already graduated from William Paterson University, currently teaches in the Paterson School district. Nathan has already toured with Grammy award winner, Jazz Saxophonist, Kenny Garrett. Certainly, Edwards is in good company for this first known tribute to the late great Erroll Garner.

This musical tribute, entitled “One Good Turn” is currently available online at most major digital distributors (iTunes, Napster, Amazon, Pandora, Last.fm etc.) and in both digital and physical formats by going to www.reverbnation.com/ernieedwards. Since their release in June of 2010, “One Good Turn” has been heard in more than 50 countries around the world.