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

lean mean quarantined

hey folks—

i continue our little “View From L.A.” segment on Mondays at 11:30am, pretty much every Monday (except of course next week when it will be Tuesday the 19th!) with the delightful Brad Barker in Toronto, on Canada’s JazzFM radio. they have a handy app for your phone if you’d like to listen that way. we yap about things, people, places, records, events regarding the L.A. scene. even in this current wacky environment.

posted some videos on the YouTube of last fall’s “reunion” two piano concert with my brilliant teacher of high school days, CalArts’ David Roitstein.

look and listen closely for my little jazz piano ditties in and out of commercials on the home edition of Jimmy Kimmel Live on ABC TV weeknights, and our virtual “band bumpers” Brady Bunch-square style which I’ve been piecing together.

most work these days is here at TudorTones- and it’s nice to be home, and at work/school/everything with the family!

be safe and healthy and keep washing your hands and Zoom-telling people they’re special and that you love them.

-Jeff

2020 visions

hello there friends….

it’s a new year, new decade— here we go!

excited for Dan Rosenboom’s exciting new record to come out— singles have been dropping like mad from the fine folks at Gearbox Records, and I’m thrilled to have produced and helped the incredible trumpet/composer/visionary virtuoso discover this new musical chapter and see it across the finish line.

here’s a taste of some of the juicy goodness, with Zach Danziger, Tim Lefebvre, Gavin Templeton, myself and Dan.

“NEBULOUNGE”

catch our record release extravaganza at the beautiful BARNSDALL in Silverlake on FRI 1/31

tix here

also one more chunk of shows with Steve Martin & Martin Short in FL and we’re going to take a bit of a pause from the comedy… so catch these if you’re in the area!!

1/23/2020 Sarasota, FL Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall

1/24/2020 Clearwater, FL Ruth Eckerd Hall

1/25/2020 Hollywood, FL Hard Rock Live

1/26/2020 Melbourne, FL Maxwell C. King Center
for the Performing Arts

happy 2020 pals!

-jeff