Erik Lawrence: Flutes/Saxes/Sound Therapy
Erik Lawrence ​has toured the world as a saxophonist, flutist and composer, sometimes with his own original groups and often in support of a wide variety of legendary artists, from ​The Band,​ ​Levon Helm, Bob Dylan and Elvis Costello ​to C​ hico Hamilton a​ nd ​Sonny Sharrock​, ​from ​Tibetans ​Yungchen Lamo a​ nd ​Nawhang Khechog ​to ​Poet Robert Pinsky​, ​from David Amram t​ o the ​Spin Doctors​, ​My Morning Jacket, Roger Waters​, ​Joan Osborne, Bob Weird and Phil Lesh, Aaron Neville, Hubert Sumlin, Buddy Miles, Henry Butler, Big Chief Russell Moore a​ nd countless others. He’s currently a member of the legendary band​ Little Feat​ and ​Steven Bernstein’s Millennial Territory Orchestra.
He has appeared on two Grammy winning Albums and two Platinum records. Along the way he has paid close attention to the soul of the music and how it reaches people, how it has reached him since he began playing music at the age of 5. Much of his work centers around tone of the many wind instruments he plays. The core of that sound, what can be expressed and how people respond and can be moved by it has led him to studying the science and practice of sound and vibration and how it affects the body and mind. He has

sought the instruction of several master sound and vibrational healers and continues to learn about both ancient and modern healing modalities.
In addition to a busy concert and recording schedule, Erik performs ​Musically Guided Meditations,​ which he calls Sound Sanctuary. ​Often performed solo or with one, two or three other like minded musicians, these are intended to calm, uplift and respond to the listener and help them to attain a higher sense of peace and confidence.
Private sessions are also available, and in both of these settings Erik engages the listener/participant to release stress, trauma, grief, conflict and anger. Erik has working with physical trauma, illness, migraines, ​end of life care, grief, ​with ailing or troubled pets, as well.
Erik has given lectures and demonstrations at Music Therapy pain symposiums (recertification program), nursing continuing education, the New Jersey Piano Tuner’s Guild, Arts centers, yoga and healing centers, at private and public universities and high schools, and in other formal and informal settings.
Erik has played music of many styles and cultures and often collaborates with poets and authors, visual artists, dancers, tea masters and a variety of ethereal arts. He’s performed in 27 countries and 41 states. He began teaching music in colleges at the age of 18, including 9 years at Williams College and Artist- in-Residencies at Dartmouth and other universities.