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Breakthrough

Erik Jekabson's Breakthrough on Wide Hive Records is exceptional. On thirteen new original orchestral compositions, Erik seamlessly weaves together jazz and minimalism into a mesmerizing sound all his own.

Erik Jekabson is a well-known Bay Area musician who has played trumpet with Galactic, John Mayer, and Kamasi Washington for Wide Hive’s Throttle Elevator Music. Here with his orchestra, Erik continues to establish his own sound with a steady transcendent feel.

Joining Erik for this recording are Mads Tolling on violin, Dan Feiszli on bass, Jason Lewis on drums, Johnathan Ring on French horn, Jeff Cressman on trombone, and many others.

Wide Hive Records · 04 A Centered Vibe - Erik Jekabson - Breakthrough
Track Listing: 

1. JANE WANTS TO TELL YOU SOMETHING PART 1 6:16
2. JANE WANTS TO TELL YOU SOMETHING PART 2 2:45
3. THE WHISPERER 7:20
4. A CENTERED VIBE 6:26
5. SPEEDWAY MEADOW 7:10
6. SUN ON THE KEYS 5:03
7. ABOVE THE CLOUDS 6:55
8. EL DON 7:44
9. WASHINGTON AS A SURVEYOR 7:11
10. INTO THE JUNGLE PART 1 3:13
11. INTO THE JUNGLE PART 2 5:15
12. INTO THE JUNGLE PART 3 1:28
13. SUNSET ON THE KEYS 2:31

  • Erik Jekabson

    Erik Jekabson is a freelance trumpet player, composer, arranger and educator living in the San Francisco Bay Area. He has toured with Illinois Jacquet, John Mayer, Galactic, and has performed on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno and Late Night with David Letterman.

A photo of Erik Jekabson playing a trumpet in front of a rack at Wide Hive Records.

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