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 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, Ken Nordine, David Baker, Cannonball Adderly, Jon Faddis, Joshua Redman, David Bromberg, Johnny Frigo, Howard Levy, Kurt Elling, Trio New, Tierny Sutton, Patricia Barber, Jackie Allen, Paul McCandless, Bob Mintzer, Dave Liebman, Sam Rivers, Bobby Broom, Eric Marienthal, Bobby Shew, Gary Novak, Rick Margitza, Sheila Jordan, Alan Pasqua, Bob Sheppard, Mark Murphy, Randy Brecker, Terry Callier, Don Ellis, Larry Coryell, Rebecca Paris, Leni Andrade, Sonny Fortune, Fareed Haque, Lew Tabackin, Brian Lynch, Jon Faddis, Lester Bowie, Don Moye, Henry Butler, Frank Catalano, Chevere de Chicago, Mark Colby, Anthony Molinaro, Bonnie Koloc, Michal Urbaniak Quartet, Bill Holman, The Boston Brass, The Chicago Jazz Ensemble, The Miami Saxophone Quartet 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, Ken Nordine and the Grazyna Auguscik Quintet and has performed at the Jazz Festivals of Montreal, San Fransisco, Detroit, Chicago (17 times), Montreux, Rotterdam, UK/London, Free Jazz/Sao Paolo & Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Leverkeusen/Germany, Bam Festival/Barcelona, Rome Jazz, Rotterdam Jazz, Nice Jazz/France, Cully Jazz/Swiss, The International Society of Jazz Educators/Atlanta, The Percussive Arts Society/Columbus, OH, Milwaukee Summerfest and concerts and clubs worldwide.

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 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, tracks 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 available at MySpace.   He co-produced "New Bolero" by Trio New, Kurt Elling's former group. He is currently working on a trio 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. Two compositions are featured on the upcoming Rob Parton Quartet album.

Eric served on various Committees for the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (GRAMMY AWARDS) in 2006 & 2007.

He can be heard on the recordings of:

Hochberg, Eisen & Potter "Future Tense"

Chevere de Chicago "Secret Dream"

Paul Wertico "Live in Warsaw", "Don't Be Scared Anymore" and "Stereonucleosis"

Grazyna Augucik's "River"

Terry Callier's "Lookin' Out", "TimePeace", "Lifetime" and "TC in DC"

Kurt Elling's "Close Your Eyes" and "The Messenger"

Rich Corpolongo's "Just Found Joy" and "Smiles"

Howard Levy's "Harmonica Jazz"

Ken Nordine's "Upper Limbo" and "Transparent Mask"

Mark Colby's "Tenor Reference" and "Speaking of Stan"

and many others.

Eric endorses Lakland Basses

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