THE ELECTRIC SQUEEZEBOX ORCHESTRA HOMEPAGE- WELCOME!

The Electric Squeezebox Orchestra is the San Francisco Bay Area's own 17 piece big band that plays music composed and arranged by its members, which include some of the very best of the Bay Area's jazz musicians. The composers and arrangers draw from a wide variety of influences but always come up with powerful music with groove, beauty and subtlety.

Jazzschool Studio Band at the CJC 4/14; Ben Goldberg Joins ESO 4/21

We won't be at the CJC this Sunday, the Jazzschool Studio Band directed by Dave Eshelman will be playing a fundraiser for their European Summer Tour. Come check out an incredible band of young musicians and help them get to Europe! We'll be back Easter Sunday featuring Ben Goldberg's "Brainchild".

Special Guest Poet Avotcja This Sunday

We're always thrilled to work with the great poet Avotcja- she'll be with us this Sunday. Hope to see you there.

Charlie Gurke leads the band Sunday

Baritone saxophonist/composer/arranger Charlie Gurke leads the ESO this Sunday. There will be some special guests as well. Hope to see you there!

ESO is off this Sunday- But check out the Jazzschool Studio Band instead!

We'll be ceding the Rendon Hall stage to the Jazzschool Studio Band this Sunday! Led by legendary Dave Eshelman, this band is made up of some of the best high school jazz musicians in the Bay Area! And it's free. From 6-7:15pm. Come check it out!

Sundays Continue at the California Jazz Conservatory

Our Sunday residency continues! We'll be at the CJC's new concert space, Rendon Hall, located at 2040 Addison St. this Sunday with the Arnie Co Nonet opening up at 4:30pm, the ESO goes on at 5:30pm.

This Sunday at the California Jazz Conservatory- ESO's Residency Resumes!

The Electric Squeezebox Orchestra begins its residency at the California Jazz Conservatory this Sunday! Mike Zilber's Advanced High School Jazz Workshop I opens the show up at 4:30pm, the ESO plays from 5:30-7pm.

Postponing the Beginning of the CJC Residency until Feb. 10th

We're postponing the beginning of our California Jazz Conservatory residency until Sunday Feb. 10th. Brand new curtains will be going into Rendon Hall on Feb. 7th, making for nicer acoustics! We hope to see you on the 10th, with Mike Zilber's Jazzschool Advanced High School Workshop opening the show at 4:30pm.

ESO's Sunday Residency at the California Jazz Conservatory Resumes in February

We'll start playing every Sunday from 5:30-7pm (Opening bands play at 4:30pm), beginning on Feb. 3rd and continuing all the way until July! We'll be featuring special guests and new music.

ESO plays Student Arrangements this Sunday at the CJC

We'll be playing arrangements of students at the California Jazz Conservatory, featuring members of the CJC vocal department as well as instrumentalists playing with ESO. 6:30-7:30pm in our home in Rendon Hall and it's free!

ESO's Residency finished until February 2019

We'll be playing one final show, a collaboration with students from the California Jazz Conservatory's Arranging class and vocal department, on Dec. 9th, from 6:30-7:30pm. After that, we'll take a break until February 2019, at which point we'll resume our Sunday residency again, starting on February 3rd.