Biography / Info
Eric Bolvin is an award-winning California Composer/Arranger with a schedule that includes playing, writing, teaching, and producing music. As a session player and arranger, Eric has recorded over 50 CDs for A&M Records and Mesa/Blue Moon Records. He has played or recorded with Russell Ferrante, Jeff Lorber, Dennis Chambers and Greg Adams; as a composer and arranger, his works have been performed by Jerry Bergonzi, Russell Ferrante and many others. Eric’s lush, soulful trumpet playing demonstrates why he was charted in 2008-2009 on Smooth Jazz Radio, playing on 85 stations nationwide and his songs and cues are currently carried by some of the industry’s top libraries.
Eric has signed a one-album deal with Innervision Records for his upcoming release, “No Boundaries” and is affiliated with ASCAP as a writer and publisher (Faded Duck Music).
Eric uses Pro-Tools, Reason 4 with Pianos & Drum Kits, Spectrosonics Omnisphere, East-West Quantum Leap Gold, Midi EVI with Roland JV-1010 and Yamaha vl70m.
Eric has set up a page on his site so hear can hear some of the new music he’s been creating with film, TV and media in mind. Each song has a style associated with it for your convenience.
http://www.bolvinmusic.com/newstuff.html
Eric Bolvin has released four solo CDs on his EBjazz Records label; Eric Bolvin’s Quorum in 2002, The Night, The Rain And You in 2007, The Lost Recordings in 2008 and Workin’ It in 2009.
You can also hear Eric’s cds as follows:
"Workin' It" Funk, contemporary jazz, R&B (2 cover songs) http://www.bolvinmusic.com/ebjazz-cd4.html
"The Night, The Rain And You" Funk and smooth jazz (5 cover songs) http://www.bolvinmusic.com/ebjazz-cd1.html
"Eric Bolvin's Quorum" Mostly straight ahead jazz (1 cover) http://www.bolvinmusic.com/ebjazz-cd2.html
"The Lost Recordings" Fusion http://www.bolvinmusic.com/ebjazz-cd3.html
The list of iconic musicians Eric has performed with also include Richie Cole, Dave Weckl, Carl Saunders, Steve Smith, Bobby Shew, Dave Liebman, Dee Daniels, Wayne Bergeron, Tom Scott, and many others
Eric owns his own publishing company, Faded Duck Music, which currently publishes his books and compositions. Eric is the author of The Really Big Student Songbook, The Arban Manual, The Modern Jazz Trumpet Method and Tongue Level & Air-26 Lessons to Efficient Trumpet Playing.
Eric maintains a website www.BolvinMusic.com which features free instructional videos, demos and music for all musicians.
Contact Eric Bolvin at:
www.BolvinMusic.com
www.myspace.com/ericbolvin
408.236.2009