There are a few videos from our 2014-2018 residency at Doc's Lab up on youtube now: 

Charlie Gurke's "Scottish Lullabye"

Kellye Gray' featured on "If I Needed You"

Harvey Wainapel featured on "Basta De Clamares Inocencia"

Hi Folks,

It's not too late to pick up our new CD on our bandcamp page.  Apply "esoxmas" 30% discount code at check out and get the new album "Matter Is" in the mail in time for #christmas.

Happy Holidays!

ESO

This Sunday the ESO will play its last Sunday of the fall residency, and will feature guest vocalist Kalil Wilson.  Come check out the band before it takes a two month hiatus before returning to the residency in February.

ESO will be joined by poet Avotcja this Sunday at the CJC's Rendon Hall.  The Stanford Jazz Workshop's Miles Ahead Combo will open the show at 4:30pm, with the ESO playing from 5:30-7pm.

The ESO is back at the CJC this Sunday with the opening band of the newly formed California Jazz Conservatory's Jazz Orchestra (a 17 piece big band as well), also directed by ESO frontman Erik Jekabson.  

The ESO features vocalist Kalil Wilson this Sunday at the CJC, in preparation for their performance at the Monterey Jazz Festival next Sunday Sept. 29th.  

We're starting up our fall residency this Sunday at the California Jazz Conservatory in Berkeley.  We'll be there most Sundays until December, featuring opening bands at 4:30pm and the ESO at 5:30pm.  This week the Jeanes Brothers Quintet opens up for us.  Some special shows on the horizon: we will have special guest vocalist Kalil Wilson joining us on Sept. 22nd and special guest poet Avotcja joining us on Oct. 27th.  

The ESO will be playing at the Monterey Jazz Festival on Sept. 29th, 2:30pm on the Garden Stage.  The band will have guest Vocalist Kalil Wilson with them.

We're so excited to be celebrating the release of our third CD this Sunday at the California Jazz Conservatory.   The CD "Matter Is: ESO + Voices" features the incredible talents of Avotcja, Sandy Cressman, Madeline Eastman, Kenny Washington and Kalil Wilson.  One set, from 5:30-7pm.  Get your tickets here now!  

We're so excited to have our CD release show on June 30th at the CJC from 5:30-7pm.  We'll be featuring the special guest vocalists on our upcoming CD "Matter Is"; Kenny Washington, Kalil Wilson, Madeline Eastman, Sandy Cressman and Avotcja.  Get your tickets now at this link.