Dr. Bruce Eskovitz

"One of my goals with my students is to have them ready and able to improvise without accompaniment,
and have the structure and form of the tune clearly known and cleanly executed." - Bruce Eskovitz

35+ years as an “award winning” educator 

Student Awards

Downbeat Jazz Magazine Awards 
Monterey Next Generation Finalists 
1st Place @ multiple local Jazz Festivals 
Numerous “Outstanding Soloist” Awards 

Dr. Bruce has performed and recorded with great and diverse artists, including Joe Cocker, Natalie Cole, Freddie Hubbard,
Doc Severinsen, Joe Williams, Rosemary Clooney, Jimmy Webb, Bill Watrous, Elliot Smith, Dwight Yoakum, Jane Monheit,
The Fifth Dimension, Rita Moreno, Jack Jones, Bobby Vinton, Shari Lewis, Ernie Watts, and many other celebrities.

He plays soprano, alto and tenor saxophones, flutes and clarinets. Some of his other compositional and performance credentials include the Los Angeles productions of  "Beatlemania" and "Timbuktu," The John Davidson Show,
The Danny Gans Show, The Ebony/Jet Celebrity Showcase,
he ABC TV show Santa Barbara, Ollie Mitchell's Sunday Band, Frank Capp’s Juggernaut,  "The New American Orchestra." and countless records and jingles, He is currently fronting his band BEJO (Bruce Eskovitz Jazz Orchestra) featuring some of the best jazz musicians in Los Angeles. 

"Eskovitz’s arrangements and compositions blend the sunshine harmonies and cool counterpoint of the West Coast small bands of the 50’s and 60’s with a grooving, contemporary rhythm section style." -Don Heckman, LA Times