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Jeff Solomon

About Me

Jeff has an EP out called "Around the Square." A few of the songs are here, and the whole thang can be heard at Jeff's website for the low price of totally free! And if you have an iThingy, please check out...

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Member Since: 19/10/2005
Band Website: http://www.jeffsolomonmusic.com
Band Members: Jeff Solomon - vocals, baritone ukulele, electric uke, banjo uke, piano, organ, saxophone, clarinet, synth bass, string & horn arr's

Brian Letiecq - guitars

Steve Lucas - bass

Doug Clark - drums & perc

Rachel Santamaria-Schwartz - cello (Vivian Israel on record)

Chris Erway - trombone
Influences: Elvis Costello, Tom Waits, Joe Henry, Ornette Coleman, The Long Winters, James Carter, Burt Bacharach, Van Dyke Parks, Rufus Wainwright, Ethan Johns, The Jayhawks, Jon Brion, System of a Down, Fiona Apple, Joe Jackson, The Flaming Lips, Ron Sexsmith
Sounds Like: Andrew Bird, Ben Kweller, Rufus Wainwright, Sam Prekop, Ben Folds, Stars

Hear the entire "Around the Square" EP online at Jeff's site in streamin' audio!
Record Label: Dist. by ROIR Records

My Blog

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Posted by on Fri, 25 Jan 2008 13:48:00 GMT

New video! Loopin' ukulele.

Holy cannoli!It's new! It's on the profile!Check it. :)
Posted by on Thu, 07 Sep 2006 11:11:00 GMT

2 MORE SONGS POSTED!

Alrighty!  Due to several requests, 2 more songs from the "Around the Square" EP have been posted: "Am I Still? and "I Sit Around Too Much."  Give 'em a spin, won't ya?
Posted by on Wed, 17 May 2006 11:45:00 GMT

Chicago date just added for next Sunday!

First Chicago show ever!  Woo-hoo! My sketch comedy group, Elephant Larry, is going to be performing at this year's Chicago Improv Festival, and I figured I might as well do a little ukulele pop...
Posted by on Thu, 20 Apr 2006 11:37:00 GMT

Live Photos!

Posted some concert pictures from The Living Room.  One of them features some playing-2-instruments-at-once action.  Aw yeah. :)
Posted by on Thu, 09 Mar 2006 12:52:00 GMT

JUST ADDED! Vivaldi show on Sat, March 11th

Neato! Just found out today that I'll be performing on Saturday, March 11th at Caffe Vivaldi. The piano there is warm and beautiful. I'm excited. Oh boy oh boy.
Posted by on Wed, 01 Mar 2006 08:54:00 GMT

LIVE VIDEO! Come see!

Finally!  Live concert footage!  There will be more mini-clips soon, but for now, here's one big clip: This is the first-ever performance of a new song called "This Wall."  It was perf...
Posted by on Tue, 21 Feb 2006 14:26:00 GMT

Interviewed on The Bridge 105.5 Charleston (SC)!

Morgen, the host of Charleston, SC's very awesome "Morgen in the Morning" on The Bridge 105.5, had Jeff in the studio last Friday for his first big radio interview. A little nervous mumbling aside, it...
Posted by on Tue, 24 Jan 2006 13:43:00 GMT

Reckless Records!

The mega-awesome Reckless Records of Chicago is now carrying "Around the Square." Thank you, Chicago! Hop on over to the STORE page if you live in Chicago and don't know where Reckless Records is (...
Posted by on Mon, 09 Jan 2006 13:42:00 GMT

More photos up

These are the photos off of jeffsolomonmusic.com, but there will be a bunch of live shots of the whole band from the last Living Room show coming soon!
Posted by on Thu, 05 Jan 2006 12:34:00 GMT