Eric Kloss

Eric Kloss (b. April 3, 1949, Greenville, Pennsylvania) is an American jazz saxophonist.

Blind since birth, Kloss first played professionally in the Pittsburgh area in the 1960s, and played with Pat Martino in 1965; later that year he made his first recordings at age 16 for Prestige Records. He continued to release on Prestige Records and Muse Records through the late 1970s, playing with Don Patterson, Jaki Byard, Richard Davis, Alan Dawson, Cedar Walton, Jimmy Owens, Kenny Barron, Jack DeJohnette, Booker Ervin, Chick Corea, Barry Miles (musician), Terry Silverlight, Richie Cole, and Gil Goldstein.

Kloss has recorded sparsely since 1981.

Discography

 * Introducing Eric Kloss (Prestige, 1965)
 * Love and All That Jazz (Prestige, 1966)
 * Grits & Gravy (Prestige, 1966)
 * First Class Kloss! (Prestige, 1967)
 * Life Force (Prestige, 1967)
 * We're Goin' Up (Prestige, 1967)
 * Sky Shadows (Prestige, 1968)
 * In the Land of the Giants (Prestige, 1969)
 * To Hear Is to See! (Prestige, 1969)
 * Consciousness! (Prestige, 1970)
 * Doors (Cobblestone Records, 1972)
 * One, Two, Free (Muse Records, 1972)
 * Essence (Muse, 1973)
 * Bodies' Warmth (Muse, 1975)
 * Battle of the Saxes (Muse, 1976)
 * Together [with Barry Miles (musician)](Muse, 1976)
 * Now (Muse, 1978)
 * Celebration (Muse, 1979)
 * Sharing (Omnisound, 1981)
 * Sweet Connections (1999, recorded 1979)