JEFF BABKO

keyboardist/ pianist/ studio manager/ producer/ composer/ arranger/ apologetic trombonist

Jeff Babko is:

Keyboardist/composer/arranger JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE for 21+ years

Session keyboardist on records (Frank Ocean, James Taylor, Sheryl Crow, John Mayer, Smokey Robinson, Larry Carlton etc)

Session keyboardist on movies (Encanto- “We Don’t Talk About Bruno”, Superbad, 40 Year Old Virgin, Toy Story 4, Frozen 2, Killers of the Flower Moon, Tenet, etc)

Touring keyboardist (Sheryl Crow, James Taylor, Toto, Steely Dan, Steve Gadd Band, etc)

Music director/touring pianist STEVE MARTIN & MARTIN SHORT (& Netflix special)

Guy with a studio full of synths and organs TUDORTONES STUDIO in LA, CA

um hi again

out with the funny people again... playing piano with Steve Martin and Martin Short on the semi-ongoing "AN EVENING YOU'LL FORGET" tour.  

Thunder Valley Casino- Lincoln, CA 8/12

Harrah's- Valley Center, CA (near San Diego) 8/13

Santa Barbara Bowl 8/14 (with "special guest")

also just finished recording some additional songs for the Nikka Costa w/ Strings record-- sounds really freaking great and I'm proud of what we've done.  

also working on a new FX tv show from "Louie"'s Pamela Adlon.  a really heavy GOOD show with music by Jay Gruska.

gearing up for the Emmys again this year with Steve Jordan and the orchestra with host, my compadre Jimmy Kimmel!  can't imagine how that won't be good times.

also, very excitingly-- look for our new project BAND OF OTHER BROTHERS w/ Jeff Coffin, Keith Carlock, Will Lee & Nir Felder out on Ear Up Records in October.  engineered by Niko Bolas...

but enough about me, how are you?? ;)