Eric Schugren

Saxophonist, and composer Eric Schugren lives in New York City where he moved from Los Angeles in 2008. He has played and recorded with a host of jazz luminaries young and old including the late Billy Higgins, Harold Land, Teddy Charles, and the thriving Willie Jones lll, Richard Grant, Danny Grissett, and Bob Hurst, to name a few . He has written sound tracks for the films of artist Bob Branaman which are in the Museum of Modern Art's Beat Generation archive. Additionally, Eric is in his 7th year as the woodwind clinician at the International Summer Jazz Academy in Krakow, Poland. Originally from Berkeley California, he has a degree in Ethnomusicology from UCLA, and has traveled Europe and China as an ambassador of Jazz. He has numerous credits as a sideman and two cd's as a leader including the soon to be released WakeUp!, which he co-leads with drummer Vin Scialla, and features organist Brian Charette and altoist Mike Dirubbo.

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