The Electric Squeezebox Orchestra is a 17 piece big band based in San Francisco that plays music composed and arranged by its members. Led by trumpeter Erik Jekabson, the band currently consists of Erik, Henry Hung, Darren Johnston, Doug Morton and Dave Scott on trumpets, Rob Ewing, Danny Lubin-Laden, Patrick Malabuyo and Richard Lee on trombones, Sheldon Brown and Larry Delacruz on alto saxes, Mike Zilber and Marcus Stephens on tenor saxes, Charlie Gurke on baritone sax, and the rhythm section of Dan Zemelman, piano; Jordan Samuels, guitar; Tommy Folen, bass; and Hamir Atwal, Alan Hall and Eric Garland rotating on drums. However, you'll catch many of the Bay Area's top jazz musicians subbing into the band every week. The band's debut CD "Cheap Rent" is available on the OA2 record label.

Mads Tolling is a former long-time member of Turtle Island Quartet and Stanley Clarke Band who now heads his own popular quartet, based in the SF Bay Area. Distinguished by Mads' unique perspective, sound, and compositions, his quartet has released three albums to rave reviews and has been featured in NPR's Morning Edition, Downbeat Magazine, Washington Post and San Francisco Chronicle. Mads' funky style has inspired string players worldwide.