Thu Dec 14, 2017

7:00P - 10:30P

25th Street Recording Studio - Oakland California

The Electric Squeezebox Orchestra is a 17 piece big band based in San Francisco that plays music composed and arranged by its members.  Led by trumpeter Erik Jekabson, the band currently has a residency every Sunday night at Doc's Lab in San Francisco.  The E.S.O. currently consists of Erik, Henry Hung, Darren Johnston, Doug Morton and Dave Scott on trumpets, Rob Ewing, Danny Lubin-Laden, Patrick Malabuyo and Richard Lee on trombones, Sheldon Brown and Larry Delacruz on alto saxes, Mike Zilber and Marcus Stephens on tenor saxes, Charlie Gurke on baritone sax, and the rhythm section of Steve Blum, piano; Jordan Samuels, guitar; Tommy Folen, bass; and Hamir Atwal, Jeff Marrs and Alan Hall rotating on drums.  However, you'll catch many of the Bay Area's top jazz musicians subbing into the band every week, and the band has collaborated with special guests John Santos, Kenny Washington, Spok, Madeline Eastman, Sandy Cressman, Edgardo Cambon, Avotcja, Nicolas Bearde, Mads Tolling and Kellye Gray.  Their debut CD "Cheap Rent" was  released on the OA2 record label, and has been getting radio play and recognition around the country, including a four and a half star review in Downbeat magazine.  They're currently working on their next CD.

Line-Up: 
Saxophones: Sheldon Brown, Larry Delacruz, altos; Michael Zilber, Marcus Stephens, tenors; Charlie Gurke, baritone

Trombones: Rob Ewing, Jeff Cressman, Patrick Malabuyo, Rich Lee

Trumpets: Erik Andrews, Darren Johnston, Erik Jekabson, Doug Morton

piano: Steven Blum; Guitar: Jordan Samuels; Bass: Tommy Folen; Drums: Dillon Vado

special guests: Avotcja, spoken word and Sandy Cressman, vocals 

What's in it for you: as a doubleOone member, you will attend a 4-hour recording session in a state of the art studio, and share this unique moment with a band as they record a track, and work together to reach excellence. You will be in the recording room with the musicians as they play. You will find that studios are sanctuaries, places where time flows at its own natural pace, and where true inspiration is captured in sound and music. If you are a musician yourself, we might even have a surprise for you. The recording is followed by a cultural chat and a Q&A session, addressing creativity, emotional labor, art and life choices, communication,  practice, inspiration, achievements and the road to one's true calling, ambition and mastery.

*Our recording sessions standards: you will attend the recording session with a small doubleOone group (only 20-25 spots available/recording), and engage in creating genuine music. Catering and wine will be served. 25th Street Recording is a world-class music recording facility niched in the heart of downtown Oakland. It features many specialized construction techniques that make it one of the quietest, best sounding studios in the world.