Daggerboard and Erik Jekabson Orchestra at Hillside Club

A photo for "Erik Jekabson Orchestra Live at the HIllside Club" on December 20, 2025 at 7pm

An evening celebrating the Winter Solstice with eight world premieres of new music for Chamber Orchestra + Jazz Quartet.

December 20, 2025 from 7-9:30 pm. Get your tickets here.

Join us for an evening celebrating the Winter Solstice with eight world premieres of new music for Chamber Orchestra + Jazz Quartet. The music is composed by the group Daggerboard (Gregory Howe and Erik Jekabson) and `Erik Jekabson. The orchestra features some of the very best of the Bay Area's musicians, and is being recorded for a new album. The musicians are:

Conductor/viola: Charith Premawardhana
Trumpet and Flugelhorn/conductor: Erik Jekabson
Trumpet: Max Miller-Loran
Violins: Alisa Rose, Anthony Blea
Viola: Darcy Rindt
Cello: Ben Davis
Flute: Mary Fettig
Oboe: Dana Bauer
Clarinet/saxophone: Harvey Wainapel
French Horn: Wayne Van Lieu
Trombone: Jeff Cressman
Percussion: Kjell Nordeson
Guitar: Jordan Samuels
Piano: Matt Clark
Bass: Dan Feiszli
Drums: Jon Arkin
Vocals: Gregory Howe, Katiana Vila

Part of the Berkeley Hillside Club Concert Series collection

Here's a track from "Daggerboard & Erik Jekabson Orchestra - The Axes Volume II Summer Solstice" called "Studio Perspective."

A photo of the Erik Jekabson OrchestraThe cover of the album "Daggerboard & Erik Jekabson Orchestra" Live at the HIllside Club