My guest this week is Eddie Barbash. Hailed by Jon Batiste as “one of the world’s most important saxophonists,” Eddie Barbash was a founding member of the house band for the Late Show With Stephen Colbert and currently tours the world with Cory Wong and the Wongnotes. His unmistakable sound is featured on the Oscar and Grammy-winning soundtrack of Soul. He has performed at venues ranging from Carnegie Hall to Madison Square Garden to the Village Vanguard and has headlined both the Newport Jazz and Folk Festivals, the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, and the Umbria Jazz Festival. Barbash’s versatile sound has led him to collaborate with musicians in many styles. At 18 he joined the sextet of legendary jazz drummer Chico Hamilton and the quintet of emerging jazz star Jon Batiste. In his 20’s he fell in love with American traditional music and began touring with bluegrass phenom Sierra Hull. He’s a frequent guest with funk band Vulfpeck and indie rocker Sam Evian. In 2016 he performed a duet on national TV with Yo-Yo Ma and in 2024 he performed the world premier of “Songs Of Nature,” a concerto for saxophone and choir by Pulitzer Prize winning composer Paul Moravec.
Eddie has a new album out called “Larkspur” where he plays fiddle and old time tunes solo on saxophone. And it is awesome!
For more about Eddie, including his store, his tour dates, and social links, head HERE!
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Songs featured in this episode:
All songs featured in this episode are from Eddie’s new album “Larkspur”
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