Electric Squeezebox Orchestra

The Electric Squeezebox Orchestra (Jazzschool Resident Artists) is a 17-piece big band led by Erik Jekabson and features many of the best players and arrangers in the Bay Area!
Personnel:
Resident Poet: Avotcja;
Saxophones: Sheldon Brown, Larry Delacruz, Rob Sudduth, Marcus Stephens, Charlie Gurke;
Trombones: Spencer Sussman, Will Shannon, Patrick Malabuyo, Rich Lee;
Trumpets: Darren Johnston, Erik Jekabson, Christopher Clarke, Edward Evans;
Piano: Parker Grant;
Guitar: Max Brody; Bass: Josh Tower; Drums: Eric Garland
The Electric Squeezebox Orchestra is the Bay Area’s own 17-piece big band, led by trumpeter Erik Jekabson, playing music composed and arranged by its members. The composers and arrangers, some of the very best in the Bay, draw from a wide variety of influences but always come up with powerful music with groove, beauty and subtlety. The band, which started a steady Sunday residency at the Jazzschool, has collaborated with a number of special guest artists, including John Santos, Kenny Washington, Alan Ferber, Dayna Stephens, Mads Tolling, Sandy Cressman, Kellye Gray, Avotcja, Spok and Ben Goldberg.