Wednesday, Aug 20, 2008

"Goin' ALL Out" Muusic Month with Eric Darius

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Listening to music around the house, Eric Darius always had a passion for jazz. “I’d been playing the saxophone for about one year, before I joined America’s Youngest Jazz Band, which was led by renown trumpeter, Sonny LaRosa. The unique band brought in musicians from ages 5-12, and being in this elite group changed his life. "I was fortunate enough to be part of it for two years.”

Born into a musical family (his father plays bass, his mother and sister sing, and his older brother plays the drums and trumpet), Darius studied at Blake High School of the Performing Arts in Tampa, Florida, where he was a member of the Blake Jazz Ensemble and many other bands the school offered. In 1999, Darius and the Blake Jazz Ensemble were selected to perform at the Essentially Ellington Festival in New York City, where they placed fourth out of the top twenty jazz bands in the United States.

Fast forward to this ride to meet him at the Hollywood Bowl following a performance for nearly 18,000 this past Sunday where he shared the stage with James Ingram, Boney James, David Sanborn, and Ledisi. (I saw him play a few years back at another outdoor arena: the downtown St. Pete First Friday's Jazz Fest)!

His most recent releases are Just Getting Started (2007) and Goin’ All Out (2008). On Just Getting Started, Darius remarks, “Even though each song has its own vibe on this CD, the one characteristic that every song on this CD has in common is – a groove. Every song will make you move!”

From touring the country, to being named the Smooth Jazz Debut Artist of the Year, to making a global impact, hold on to your seats ladies and gentlemen because Eric Darius is just getting started!!! Join the bandwagon at www.ericdarius.com & BE Blessed!

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