Jeff Tobias On His Upcoming “Recurring Dream” Album, Touring Europe In 2021, Future Plans, Long Island & More

Jeff Tobias is an multi-instrumentalist, composer and writer who has been an active part of the American DIY community since 2003. His primary creative outlet in recent years has been contributing alto saxophone and synthesizer to the punk/psych/jazz group Sunwatchers, which has released music via the Trouble In Mind, Castle Face, and Amish labels. Tobias also plays reeds in the U.K.-based group Modern Nature, bass guitar in the “rock instrument music” ensemble Thee Reps, and bass clarinet with David First’s Western Enisphere. His touring and/or recording credits also include Brigid Dawson (The Oh Sees), A. Savage (Parquet Courts), Arthur Doyle, Mega Bog, Eugene Chadbourne, Matana Roberts, Katie Eastburn, Ziemba, Dan Friel and We Versus The Shark; he has been part of 80+ released albums.

On January 7, 2022, Jeff Tobias will be releasing a solo album called Recurring Dream via digital outlets; a limited-edition vinyl release is set to follow on March 1, 2022. On Recurring Dream, Tobias not only provides vocals, but also synthesizers, bass guitar, alto and tenor saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet, piano, electric and acoustic guitar, autoharp, tapes, drum programming, trombone, and percussion. As recorded between December 2019 and November 2020, the full-length also features contributions from vibraphonist and percussionist Cory Bracken, drummer Nick Podgurski, and vocalist/songwriter Fatherdude. And that is far from Tobias’ only planned upcoming release or musical endeavor for 2022.

I had the pleasure of speaking with Jeff Tobias — a person I first met in my teenage years — via Zoom on December 19, 2021, as embedded below. While we did not delve into Tobias’ work as a journalist, we did explore his musical influences, how Long Island played a role in his long-term development as both a musician and a person, and what he plans on doing professional if COVID-19’s latest variant does not change everything. More on Tobias can be found online by clicking here, here and here.

Recurring Dream is out on LP/digital January 7th 2022. 🕊️ pic.twitter.com/eQwZOeI9eK

— Jeff Tobias (@JeffTobiasSPAC) November 12, 2021

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Tags: Bassists, Composers, Jeff Tobias, Long Island, Modern Nature, New York, Saxophone, Sunwatchers

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