Erik Jekabson

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Erik Jekabson
Born (1973-03-23) March 23, 1973 (age 49)
Berkeley, California
Genres Jazz, post-bop, third stream
Instrument(s)Trumpet, flugelhorn, vibraphone

Erik Jekabson (born March 23, 1973) is an American jazz trumpeter, flugelhorn player, and vibraphonist. [1] [2] A Bay Area-based musician, he is known for the jazz group The Electric Squeezebox Orchestra, which he leads. [3] He is also a composer and arranger. [4]

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Biography

Jekabson graduated from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music in 2006, [5] having already studied at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music and having toured in Japan in the 1990s. [3] While in New Orleans from 1994 to 1998 he played with Kermit Ruffins, Eddy Louiss, and the jam band Galactic. [3] While enrolled at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, he toured with guitarist and singer John Mayer, calling the tour "a whole other level of touring." [4]

While in New York City, he performed with jazz saxophonist Illinois Jacquet; [3] on TV he has played on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno and Late Night with David Letterman . [6]

In 2012, he co-released an album with pianist Art Lande, The Silver Fox, in the Arterik Quartet. The album included two discs, each disc including the compositions of one of the co-leaders. [7] The same year he released Anti-Mass, recorded in 2011 with the String-tet chamber group, including Dayna Stephens. Jazz critic Matt Collar noted that, "while the nature of a string-based ensemble naturally encourages a ruminative, classically oriented sound, Anti-Mass is at its core a jazz album," comparing its style to the Gil Evans/Miles Davis collaborations of the early Third Stream era. [8] The album was inspired by the De Young Museum, who commissioned Jekabson to write music for a sculpture in its gallery. [9] Another recording in 2011, a live performance at the Hillside Club with percussionist John Santos, was released in 2014 as the album Live at the Hillside Club. [10]

In 2020, he released One Note at a Time by the Erik Jekabson Sextet III, his eighth album as leader. Also on the album were saxophonist Dave Ellis, guitarist Dave MacNab, bassist John Wiitala, drummer David Flores, and John Santos. Roger Farbey of Jazz Journal described the album as achieving a "consistently high level of musicianship" throughout its contrasting themes. [11] The Mercury News noted the album "The Last Days of Studio A" (2021) with Jekabson on trumpet as one of the "favorite 2021 releases by Bay Area artists," having been recorded shortly before the closure of Fantasy Studios. [12]

Jekabson has performed tributes to former jazz trumpeters, including Chet Baker and Clifford Brown. [13] [14]

Discography

As leader

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References

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  2. ↑ "Erik Jekabson discography - RYM/Sonemic". Rate Your Music. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Erik Jekabson Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic. Retrieved 2022-05-13.
  4. 1 2 "Erik Jekabson: "Things Seem To Be Going Alright."". Musicians Union Local Six. Retrieved 2022-05-13.
  5. ↑ Jazz, All About. "Erik Jekabson music @ All About Jazz". All About Jazz Musicians. Retrieved 2022-05-13.
  6. ↑ "The California Jazz Conservatory Presents Erik Jekabson Sextet at California Jazz Conservatory in Berkeley - April 9, 2022". SF Station. Retrieved 2022-05-13.
  7. ↑ Andrew Gilbert (2021-11-11). "Berkeley-born trumpeter Erik Jekabson is suddenly ubiquitous". Berkeleyside. Retrieved 2022-05-13.
  8. ↑ Anti-Mass - Erik Jekabson, Erik Jekabson's String-tet | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic , retrieved 2022-05-13
  9. ↑ Sumner, Dave (October 22, 2012). "Erik Jekabson – "Anti-Mass"". Bird is the Worm. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
  10. ↑ Live at the Hillside Club - Erik Jekabson, John Santos | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic , retrieved 2022-05-13
  11. ↑ Farbey, Roger (2020-05-14). "Erik Jekabson Sextet III: One Note At A Time". Jazz Journal. Retrieved 2022-05-13.
  12. ↑ "Bay Area artists turned out great albums in 2021 — here are the best". The Mercury News. 2021-12-22. Retrieved 2022-05-13.
  13. ↑ "Chet Baker Tribute with the Erik Jekabson Quintet". Stanford Events Calendar. Stanford University. June 27, 2012. Archived from the original on March 12, 2018. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
  14. ↑ "Erik Jekabson: Tribute To Clifford Brown". The Independent. Retrieved 2022-05-16.
  15. ↑ "Erik Jekabson Albums and Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved 2022-05-13.
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