The Usual Suspects
Gio Washington-Wright's L.A. Studio Musicians Tribute Site

Professional
saxophonist, Jeff Driskill discovered his passionate love of music at
a very early age. He began focusing that affection specifically on
the saxophone at thirteen and around the same time discovered an
intense fondness for jazz. By the time Driskill was in high school,
he knew that a future filled with jazz was one he wanted to be a part
of so he put his nose to the grindstone and got serious about
pursuing music at North Texas State University.
In
any given week you may find Driskill performing in the orchestra for
the latest hit musical, lending his talents to a studio movie score,
backing an A-list crooner or playing jazz in one of several respected
big bands. Recently, Driskill worked with composer Randy Newman on
the much lauded soundtracks for "The Princess and the Frog"
and "Toy Story 3". He also went in to the recording studio
with John Williams and lent his talents to "Tin Tin: Secret of
the Unicorn".
Jeff
has backed legions of luminaries including Prince, Alan Jackson,
Michael Feinstein, Annie Lennox, Michael Bolton, Josh Groban, Steve
Tyrell, and Fiona Apple to name a few. He has also recorded with some
of the giants of modern jazz including Eddie Daniels, Arturo
Sandoval, Take 6, Patti Austin, Clare Fischer, Dianne Reeves and
Hubert Laws.
For
the past nine years, Driskill has been a member of Gordon Goodwin's
Big Phat Band and has performed on four of his widely acclaimed
albums including Grammy-nominated XXL and Act Your Age.
He recently returned from a week-long stint with the BPB at the Blue
Note in Tokyo.
Jeff
was a featured soloist on Bob Florence's Grammy-winning track
Serendipity 18 from the album of the same name. He was a member
of the Bob Florence Limited Edition from 1998 until Bob's untimely
death in 2008.
Since
2004, Driskill has played with the impeccable Chris Walden Big Band.
He has recorded three albums with the band and performed on the
Grammy-nominated track Home of My Heart. He also worked with
Chris on his Grammy-nominated orchestral project, Symphony No. 1- The
Four Elements.
For
over ten years, Jeff has been a member of The John Daversa
Progressive Big Band. The band has a standing gig at the world famous
Baked Potato in Hollywood and plays to packed audiences.
Recently,
Driskill was one of two dozen top session musicians asked by Pat
Williams to play on his anticipated album, Aurora. The album is
Williams' first all original big band album since the 1974 Grammy
winner, Threshold".
Jeff Driskill - Cherokee.mp3
**Dukeisms (tenor) - Bob Florence / "Whatever Bubbles Up"
Jeff Driskill - Dukeisms.mp3
**In The Doghouse (alto)- Chris Walden / No Bounds
Jeff Driskill - In The Doghouse.mp3
**Invitation (tenor) - Bob Florence / "Eternal Licks And Grooves"
Jeff Driskill - Invitation.mp3
**Swingin' For The Fences (tenor) - Big Phat Band / Live Bootleg
Jeff Driskill - Swingin For The Fences.mp3
**They All Laughed (alto) - Tamela D'Amico / "The Tamela D'Amico Album"
Jeff Driskill - They All Laughed.mp3