BIO

Sandy Eldred is an internationally acclaimed bassist, recording artist, producer, composer, and music educator known for his inventiveness and command across music genres.

 

Eldred is the leader of U.S.E. Trio, a wildly energetic band from Philadelphia, and longstanding bassist for Norman David & The Eleventet, one of the country’s most distinctive large jazz ensembles.

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Eldred is the founder of record label, Each and Only, and PhillyJazzScene.com, Philly's go-to-resource for live jazz.

 

Eldred is the curator of the Creative Concepts in Jazz Series & Jazz Night at the Ukrainian League, two popular creative music series in Philadelphia.

 

Eldred is an original member of Jazz Mission, an international educational project that helps to inspire the younger generation of musicians in Ukraine.

 

Eldred studied bass performance at the University of the Arts (M.M. 2013). He owns and operates a lesson studio in Philadelphia and holds lectures, masterclasses, and music workshops for students at both the high school and university level.

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Additional ensembles featuring Sandy Eldred:

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Small groups:

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The Hiruy Tirfe Quartet, Multi Mansions, the Mike Lorenz Trio, the Bogdan Gumenyuk Quartet, the Nick Lombardelli Quintet, the Michael Hudson-Casanova Sextet, Heyman, and Combo Theory.

 

Large ensembles: 

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The Earl Phillips Big Band, Ian O’Beirne’s Slowbern, Jamal Jones’ Bureau of Sonic Wonderland, Matt Gallagher’s Philly Big Band, the Lars Halle Jazz Orchestra, the South Philly Big Band, the LOVE Jazz Orchestra, and Bobby Zankel and the Warriors of the Wonderful Sound, alongside the late, Muhal Richard  Abrams.

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