Jeff Tobias is a multi-instrumentalist and composer who has been an active part of the American music underground since 2003.
He has contributed to over one hundred physically released recordings, performs on over a dozen different instruments, and has toured the United States and Europe extensively. His saxophone playing has been described as “authentically fearsome … just the sort of thing that fries microphones and never pays the rent.” (Bill Meyer, The Wire, March 2018)
In 2022, he released his debut solo full-length, Recurring Dream, drawing praise from The New York Times. He is a member of Modern Nature and Thee Reps, formerly a member of Sunwatchers, and has also collaborated with artists including David First, Arthur Doyle, A. Savage (Parquet Courts), Kayo Dot, Ryley Walker, Brigid Dawson (The Oh Sees), Andrew Bernstein (Horse Lords), Matt Bachmann, Katie Eastburn, Dan Friel, Heather McIntosh, and many others.
He has composed music for podcasts (The Space Within, Milky Way Underground) and theater. He holds a degree in music composition from Brooklyn College, where he studied with Tania Leon, Jason Eckhardt, Doug Geers, and Doug Cohen.
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