Eric Stern

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Currently, Eric is playing with acclaimed GRAMMY-winning bassist John Benitez. They performed at the Jersey City Latin Jazz Festival in 2024, and are playing there again on September 6th, 2025. The “Evolution” Sextet has played the National Jazz Museum in Harlem, Room 623, and are playing at Terraza 7 weekly. Stay tuned for an upcoming album release from Evolution!

Eric is playing with acclaimed bassist Jim Cammack, Ahmad Jamal’s working bassist for 40 years! They have performed at several Long Island venues including Oyster Bay, Grasso’s, the Last Word, and a few others.

Eric is also playing every Tuesday with Rene Calvo’s “Strawberry Mouth” at The Harlem Flophouse, a local venue in Harlem. The series is every Tuesday in the spring and the fall. Catch the band for six Tuesdays beginning September 30th and ending November 6th.

Eric is also playing with La Caribali, a mainstream mambo salsa band. The band has performed at Coop City Theatre in the Bronx, and at La Marqueta in East Harlem.

Eric also was featured in the 25-year anniversary of Retumba la Roka in 2024, a production that highlights dialogue regarding the African-American and Afro-Caribbean narrative, as well as maintaining connection to heritage.

Eric headlined with the Kellin Hanas Quintet at the Music Mountain Festival in late August of 2024.

He is currently studying for his masters at the Manhattan School of Music with Ted Rosenthal, Phil Markowitz, and others. Eric is expected to graduate in the spring of 2025.