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

healthy socially distanced safety & updates!

hey gang-

first of all, everyone- stay safe and appropriately masked and distant! but you ALL visited a keyboard musician guy’s website to get schooled on pandemic safety, obvi.

a fun podcast from “down under” (that’s Australia, folks) called the Keyboard Chronicles featured me here- they did an amazing extensive job researching and asking smart things! was a blast.

also a few months ago, my pals Bruce Watson and Michael Bluestein had me as a guest on their very fun beer-tastic video series Very Important Beer. enjoy that too, if you’ve got some free time!

did some livestream tutorials for Korg’s new Wavestate synth, a beauty for sure, and the relatively new Vox Continental reboot.

in the studio cooking up some special things with some special people. shh!

and lo and behold- the BAND OF OTHER BROTHERS is in pre-production and actual production of a new album! (cue fanfare!). stay tuned…

and thx for caring!

-Jeff

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