Far more than an essential creative catalyst on the Bay Area jazz scene, trumpeter, composer, and bandleader Erik Jekabson has played a key role bringing the region's deep talent pool into the national spotlight. The founder and driving force behind the Electric Squeezebox Orchestra, he's built a welcoming sonic laboratory that's inspired a steady flow of new compositions and arrangements from its creatively rolling ranks. But to fully experience Jekabson's beautifully burnished sound there's no better vehicle than his all-star sextet.
Erik Jekabson Sextet showcases prolific masters (Santos and bassist John Wiitala) and brilliant improvisors (saxophonist Dave Ellis and guitarist Dave Mac Nab).