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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. While in New York, he had the opportunity to play with Wynton Marsalis and Paquito D’Rivera in a jam session. A year later, Darius performed in Japan with the Blake Jazz Combo as part of Florida’s Cultural Exchange Program. He has shared the stage with notable smooth jazz artists such as Rick Braun, Richard Elliott, Ken Navarro, David Benoit, Jonathan Butler, Warren Hill, Norman Brown, Chris Botti, Kim Waters, Chuck Loeb, and many others.

The title for saxophone prodigy Eric Darius' sophomore album couldn't have been more perfect--Just Getting Started.

Darius took the contemporary jazz world by storm with his 2004 Narada Jazz debut, Night on the Town. The critics raved! Fans clamored! Darius' awesome talent and unjaded enthusiasm for his music and where it was taking him made him an instant favorite everywhere he went.

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Eric Darius: On A Mission

Read "On A Mission" reviewed by Jeff Winbush


There are times when it feels as though even Eric Darius isn't entirely sure what he wants to do with his immense talent. On A Mission is a restless search by a young man confident in his abilities but not fully committed to any one direction.With 24 musicians, five producers and eight studios from Canada to Jamaica, On A Mission positively screams “overproduction." There's a lot going on across these ten tracks, and Darius almost gets swallowed up ...

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Eric Darius: Goin' All Out

Read "Eric Darius: Goin' All Out" reviewed by Katrina-Kasey Wheeler


Saxophonist Eric Darius has made his Blue Note label debut with Goin' All Out (Blue Note, 2008) and, as the title suggests, he is doing just that. The project includes covers of hits by Ne-Yo and Mary J. Blige, and he successfully puts his own spin on them. There is a new maturity in his music that is audible from the get-go. He has created a sound for himself that is distinctive and fresh and his approach is unique to ...

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Saxophonist Eric Darius Interviewed at AAJ

Saxophonist Eric Darius Interviewed at AAJ

Source: All About Jazz

Saxophonist Eric Darius has made his Blue Note label debut with Goin' All Out (Blue Note, 2008) and, as the title suggests, he is doing just that. The project includes covers of hits by Ne-Yo and Mary J. Blige, and he successfully puts his own spin on them. There is a new maturity in his music that is audible from the get-go. He has created a sound for himself that is distinctive and fresh and his approach is unique to ...

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Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

On A Mission

Shanachie Records
2010

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Goin`All Out

Challenge Records
2008

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Night On The Town

Challenge Jazz
2004

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