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An all-star Bay Area collective,
Daggerboard make atmospheric, genre-bending post-bop jazz, funk, and beyond. They debuted with 2021's Last Days at Studio A before collaborating with veteran bassist
Henry Franklin on 2022's
Daggerboard and the Skipper.
Formed in 2018,
Daggerboard is led by percussionist/composer
Gregory Howe and trumpeter/composer
Erik Jekabson. The project initially grew out of their work alongside saxophonist
Kamasi Washington in
Throttle Elevator Music and also features drummer Mike Hughes and guitarist Ross Howe. Each of the members have decades of experience working in the Bay Area and bring their varied approaches to bear on their work as
Daggerboard. They showcased their expansive sound with 2021's Last Days at Studio A, which found them performing together at the famed Berkley, California studio just prior to its closing in 2018. In 2022, they returned with
Daggerboard and the Skipper, an equally adventurous collaboration with legendary bassist
Henry "The Skipper" Franklin that also featured contributions by vibraphonist
Roger Glenn and violinist
Mads Tolling. ~ Matt Collar