Bruce Eskovitz

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Bruce Eskovitz (born February 2, 1955, Los Angeles, CA.[ citation needed ]) is an American jazz saxophonist, composer, and arranger. He has been active as a solo artist, as a session musician, and as the leader of the nine-member ensemble Bruce Eskovitz Jazz Orchestra. [1]

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Biography

Born in Los Angeles, California, Eskovitz began playing the saxophone professionally when he was thirteen. [2] Before he was twenty, he had started to compose music for the Merv Griffin Show . He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from California State University, Northridge, as well as a master's degree in Jazz Studies and a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Jazz Composition from the University of Southern California. He released his self-titled debut album on the Orange County, California-based Cexton Records in 1992. It was followed by the Sonny Rollins tribute album One for Newk in 1995. His other albums include Conversations, which was the result of a collaboration with Bill Mays. Eskovitz has also recorded or performed with Joe Cocker, Natalie Cole, and Dwight Yoakam, among other artists. He is the director of the instrumental music program at the Windward School in West Los Angeles, California, and previously founded the jazz music studies program at the Crossroads School in Santa Monica. [1] [3] [4]

Discography

Solo

With Bill Mays

As Bruce Eskovitz Jazz Orchestra

References

  1. 1 2 "Bio". www.bruceeskovitz.com. Archived from the original on 2007-09-04. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
  2. ↑ Kiderra, Inga (2000-04-09). "Musicians, Mentors Carry on Jazz Tradition at Annual Fest". USC News. Retrieved 2020-05-11.[ permanent dead link ]
  3. ↑ Kohlhaase, Bill (1991-10-26). "Eskovitz: A Good-Time Bar Band and Then Some". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved 2020-05-11.
  4. ↑ Stewart, Zan (1995-01-13). "Going on Instinct: Bruce Eskovitz follows his heart to straight-ahead jazz and finds it 'intriguing and fulfilling.'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2020-05-11.


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