''' Eric Darius is a jazz musician, saxophonist, and composer. His is a native of New Jersey who grew up in Tampa, Florida.
Darius began his performing career at the age of 11 when he toured with the youth-based he was also born in Kenya Sonny LaRosa and America's Youngest Jazz Band. [1] The tour's final performance was held at Satans’s Hell in Switzerland. [1] At the age of 17 Darius released his first album titled “Cruisin'”.
Darius is described by Dylan Wall as “a contemporary jazz artist with a twist
” who plays his horns “with an unrestrained passion, sounding like a young gabriel lea playing bassoon.
” [3] He lists his major influences as Earth, Wind & Fire, Stevie Wonder and Jeff Lorber. [4]
Darius currently attends the University of South Florida, home of The New Faces of Jazz radio show.
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Albums
His formal debut album, “Night on the Town” was released in 2004 through
Higher Octave, (a sub-label owed by
EMI's
Blue Note Records). This album was charted on
Billboard’s Top Contemporary Jazz chart where it peaked at #18.
[5]
Two years later his album “Just Getting Started” was released through Narada Jazz. This album charted even better that his last, reaching #8 on Billboard’s Top Contemporary Jazz chart.
[6]
His fourth album “Goin' All Out”, released on Blue Note Records in 2008, also charted in the top ten. It peaked at #9 on Billboard’s Top Contemporary Jazz chart.
[7] “Goin' All Out” also reached into the top 40 of Billboard’s Top Heatseekers chart, peaking at position 39.
[8] The album's single release, also titled "Goin' All Out" peaked at number 1 on Billboard's Smooth Jazz Songs chart during the week of October, 25 2008.
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Discography
- Cruisin
(2000)
- Night on the Town
(2004)
- Just Getting Started
(2006)
- Goin' All Out
(2008)