Eric Gunnison

Eric Gunnison is a jazz pianist based in Denver, where he has been a mainstay of the city's scene since 1980. A Berklee graduate raised in Buffalo, he works as an instrumentalist, bandleader and educator, drawing on Bill Evans, Horace Silver, Miles Davis and John Coltrane. He was pianist and musical director for Carmen McRae, played in Cuba with Dizzy Gillespie's big band, and was inducted into the Colorado Music Hall of Fame in 2024.