Collaborations

Erik has been a part of many collaborative bands, including leading the Electric Squeezebox Orchestra, a 17 piece big band.  The band, which is made up of many of the best Bay Area musicians on the scene, is dedicated to featuring original compositions and arrangements and collaborating with both Bay Area, national and international artists.  They have released four albums so far: “Cheap Rent” (2015), “The Falling Dream” (2018), “Matter Is” (2019) and “A Piece of the Action” (2025)

MATTER IS

Electric Squeezebox Orchestra + Voices

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Produced by Erik Jekabson and Cyril Guiraud Mixed by Jeff Cressman at Cressman Music Studios, San Francisco Mastered by Jeremy Goody, Megasonic Studios, Oakland Thanks: HUGE thanks to Jeff Cressman for his time, Read more
Produced by Erik Jekabson and Cyril Guiraud

Mixed by Jeff Cressman at Cressman Music Studios, San Francisco
Mastered by Jeremy Goody, Megasonic Studios, Oakland

Thanks: HUGE thanks to Jeff Cressman for his time, dedication and keen ears. Thanks to the vocalists who gave their time and talent: Avotcja, Kenny, Kalil, Sandy and Madeline. To all those wonderful Bay Area musicians whose skills and dedication have helped to keep the ESO going. Thanks to Cyril, Boris and doubleOone for making this record happen. Thanks to 25th St. Studios, Fantasy Studios, and to Susan Muscarella and the staff at the California Jazz Conservatory, who have given us a new home base.

Dedicated to the memory of Kellye Gray
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    The Wind 7:45
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    Days of Wine and Roses 4:38
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    Como Eu Quero Cantar (I Just Want to Sing) 5:47
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    Soundly Metaphysical (Decision) 5:38
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    People Make The World Go ‘Round 7:29
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    One Finger Snap/Love For Sale 5:51
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    In A Sentimental Mood 5:57
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    Who’s That Lady? 4:36
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Erik has been working with Gregory Howe's Wide Hive Records Daggerboard collective, and helped arrange and compose the music for the albums “Daggerboard and the Skipper” (2022)  “Escapement” (2024) and “Daggerboard and Erik Jekabson Orchestra, the Axes V. II, Summer Solstice".  (2025)

Erik has had a chance to work with the great pianist/composer/multi-instrumentalist Art Lande a number of times through the years, and one of the gigs that they played ended up becoming a record.  Recorded in 2012 in Berkeley's Hillside Club, this live album features Peter Barshay on bass and Alan Hall on drums.