Eric Bolvin is one of the hardest working musicians in the San Francisco Bay Area and it shows on his new release “Workin’ It”. On the heels of his popular (85 radio stations) and critically acclaimed 2007 release, “The Night, The Rain And You”, Eric delivers the funk, jazz and soul with a new set of 11 tasty originals and 3 timeless covers. Eric has enlisted the help of some executive talent on “Workin’ It”, including keyboardist Jeff Lorber, drummer Dennis Chambers, bassists Nelson Braxton and Myron Dove and guitarist Chris Cain. Eric also utilizes vocals for the first time on four tunes, featuring Bay Area favorites Margo Leduc and Tony Lindsay. I think you will agree that this is Eric’s best work yet. Eric’s local gigs include regular appearances at Gordon Biersch Brewery, Agenda Jazz Club, D’Vine, Hedley Club and Unwined in the South Bay as well as the San Jose Jazz Festival, Santa Clara Art & Wine Festival and Kuumbwa Jazz Center in Santa Cruz. Eric has performed or recorded with; Russell Ferrante, Jeff Lorber, Dennis Chambers, Greg Adams, Richie Cole, Dave Weckl, Steve Smith, Jerry Bergonzi, Dave Liebman, Dee Daniels, Grant Geissman, Tom Scott and many others. Workin' It Eric Bolvin | By Nicholas F. Mondello Eric Bolvin is a multi-tasker's multi-tasker. Not only is he one of the San Francisco Bay Area's busiest working trumpeters, but he's also exceptionally well-known and respected on the internet as a teacher, composer and publisher of brass-related methods. He's a one-man brand. With Workin' It, Bolvin gets back to his "toot roots" and delivers 14 - count 'em - very tasty smooth jazz and funk-rock selections. The smooth jazz trumpet idiom has been the stronghold of Ric Braun, Greg Adams, Chris Botti and, in its earliest iterations, Miles Davis and Herb Alpert. With Workin' It,, Bolvin shows he has the goods to stand with those commercially better-known players. He plays with sensitivity, confident control, dead-on intonation and a savvy sense of pulse. Bolvin also shows an exceptional compositional and production talent; 11 tunes here are Bolvin originals. Sometimes, smooth jazz trumpet offerings are formulaic and as bland as vanilla. Not so here. Bolvin's selections never bore, or have one hoping for the next cut to be different. The title tune kicks off the session with a catchy melodic line. Bolvin's Harmon mute sends off Stevie Wonder's "Rocket Love" nicely, and from then on his playing is all taste. "Belita" is a beautiful melody that could be a Hollywood movie love theme (ditto "Maxine" and "I Wondered What I Did Wrong"). Bolvin's slow tune tone and chops are engaging, never overbearing. His jazz-funk writing and playing ("Time Bomb," "Suburban Bourbon," "Corvair Crusader," and "One for Mike"), as well as that of the terrific supporting ensemble, cooks. Backed by a terrific rhythm section including Fusion's Jeff Lorber, Bolvin and his mates keep the interest level high and involving throughout. The recording and production values are very good. With Workin' It Bolvin presents smooth jazz at its smoothest. “Bolvin is one hot player, drawing from the inspiration of the trumpet’s masters and turning it into his own sound. In fact, Bolvin has a sound to which many players aspire; and he is a forthright bandleader, composer and arranger.” ~Trevor McLaren - All About Jazz.com “With THE NIGHT, THE RAIN AND YOU, Eric Bolvin decisively affirms that he is another bright light from the City by the Bay preparing to take his place among Smooth Jazz notables.” ~Beth Lewis- SmoothJazz.com “I have to say that Eric Bolvin is quite impressive. I think he’s on to something here.” ~Ronald Jackson- JazzReview.com “Eric Bolvin and his group have a firm sense for traditional and bebop, but this album is more than a recreation of the past. Their maturity and inventiveness prevails in every way.” ~ Joshua Musslewhite – Jazz ImprovMagazine Label / Artist Contact: EBJazz Records Eric Bolvin Music Studios 816 Blossom Hill Road #4 San Jose CA 95123 Phone/Fax: 408.236.2009 Eric@BolvinMusic.com www.BolvinMusic.com