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

“The View From L.A.”- JazzFM91

 
 

what is it?

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Every Monday, pianist and keyboardist Jeff Babko gives us a glimpse of the music being made in Los Angeles.

Babko takes us inside the recording studios where he’s worked with artists like Larry Carlton, Nathan East and James Taylor; the film studios where he’s worked on soundtracks including Toy Story 4 and Frozen 2; and gigs like serving as the musical director for Martin Short and playing nightly on Jimmy Kimmel Live. Plus, he’s got the view from the street with the latest jazz clubs to visit in the hottest L.A. neighbourhoods.