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A mainstay of the Chicago music scene for more
than twenty-five years, Eric Hochberg has lent his bass work -- both upright and
electric -- and an occasional vocal and trumpet lick, to a variety of projects across
the realms of jazz, folk, rock and blues.
He has performed and/or recorded with the likes
of Pharoah Sanders, Bobby McFerrin, Pat Metheny, Cassandra Wilson, Von Freeman,
Chico Freeman, Phil Woods, Ken Nordine, Cannonball Adderly, David Baker, David Bromberg, Johnny Frigo, Howard Levy Quartet, Kurt Elling, Trio New with Laurence Hobgood and Paul Wertico, Henry Butler, Tierny Sutton, Patricia Barber, Jackie Allen, Bob Mintzer, Dave Liebman Quartet, Sam Rivers, Bobby Broom, Rick Margitza, Grazyna Augucik, Sheila Jordan, Alan Pasqua, Bob Sheppard, Mark Murphy, Randy Brecker, Paul McCandless, Don Ellis, Larry Coryell Trio, Sonny Fortune Quartet, Fareed Haque, Lew Tabackin, Kahil El Zabar, Brian Lynch, Jon Faddis, Lester Bowie, Don Moye, Henry Butler,
Chevere de Chicago, Mark Colby, Anthony Molinaro, Michael Smith, Bonnie Koloc, Michal Urbaniak Quartet, Bill Russo, Bill Holman, Jon Faddis, Joshua Redman, The Chicago Jazz Ensemble, Rob Parton's Jazz Tech Big Band, The Miami Saxophone Quartet, The Boston Brass and Sonia Dada.
He has toured nationally/internationally with
the Lyle Mays Quartet, the Terry Callier Group, the Paul Wertico Trio, the
Kurt Elling Quartet, and the Grazyna Auguscik Quintet and has performed at
the Jazz Festivals of Montreal, San Fransisco, Chicago (17 times), Montreux,
Rotterdam, UK/London, Free Jazz/Sao Paolo & Rio de Janeiro, Brazil,
Leverkeusen/Germany, Bam Festival/Barcelona, Nice Jazz/France, Cully Jazz/Swiss,
Byron Bay/Australia, The International Society of Jazz Educators/Atlanta, The Percussive Arts Society/Columbus, OH, Elkhart Jazz Festival and many others.
Eric Hochberg's groups perform frequently around
Chicagoland. The Eric Hochberg Orchestra has performed for countless events
of all kinds over the past twenty years and Eric Hochberg Music contracts
the finest musicians in the Chicago area for clients worldwide.
Eric produced vocalist Jackie
Allen's 2006 debut Blue Note Records release, "Tangled" and her 2003 release
"The Men in My Life". Eric has also worked extensively with legendary
singer-songwriter Terry Callier, producing his recent album, "Lookin' Out",
on Emarcy Records, the critically acclaimed "TC in DC" on Premonition Records, and songs on Verve Forecast's "Timepeace", Novo Record's "Chicago Rapid Transit" and Acid Jazz
"Totally Re-wired Vol. 8". He co-produced "Future Tense" by
Hochberg/Eisen/Potter, "New Bolero" by Trio New and Mark Colby's "Reflections". He is currently finishing a project with pianist Michael Kocour and saxophonist Rich Fudoli.
As a composer, Eric has made contributions to
Kurt Elling's "Close Your Eyes" and "The Messenger" on Blue Note, Hochberg
and Potter's "World Thing" on HoPo Records, Trio New "New Bolero", Paul Wertico's
"Yin and the Yout" and The Paul Wertico Trio's "Live in Warsaw" & "Don't
Be Scared Anymore". Five new compositions are featured on "Future Tense",
the latest recording by Eric, Steve Eisen & Andrew Scott
Potter and two of his tunes are featured on the new "Rob Parton Quartet" album.
He can be heard on the recordings of:
Chevere de Chicago "Secret Dream"
Paul Wertico Trio "Live in Warsaw", "Don't Be Scared
Anymore" and "Stereonucleosis"
Guitarist John Moulder "Through the Open Door" and "Trinity"
Vocalist Grazyna Auguscik "River"
Singer/Songwriter Terry Callier "Lookin' Out", "TimePeace",
"Lifetime" and "TC in DC"
Jazz Vocalist Kurt Elling "Close Your Eyes" and "The
Messenger"
Reedist Rich Corpolongo "Just Found Joy" and
"Smiles"
Harmonica Innovator Howard Levy "Harmonica Jazz"
Word Jazzer Ken Nordine "Upper Limbo" and "Transparent
Mask"
Saxophonist Mark Colby "Tenor Reference", "Speaking
of Stan" and "Reflections"
and many others
Eric endorses Lakland Basses.
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