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Eric Shifrin

Eric Shifrin is a Bay Area pianist, vocalist, composer, and bandleader whose artist-run catalog spans solo piano, trio, vocal, and archival recordings.

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Career Overview

About Eric Shifrin

AFM Local 6 identifies Shifrin as a jazz pianist, vocalist, and composer who has performed in the Bay Area since 1993. Its profile presents The In Crowd as a trio that can expand with additional instrumentalists and vocals for particular engagements.[1]

Shifrin’s artist-run catalog dates his move to San Francisco to 1992 and records a Fairmont Hotel house-piano engagement from 1999 through 2013. The release archive separates solo-piano programs, piano-and-vocal sets, trio albums, and home recordings.[2][1]

Ensembles and Career Threads

Bands & Projects

Leader, pianist, vocalist, and composer

Eric Shifrin & The In Crowd

The AFM profile documents a core piano, bass, and drums trio that can expand for selected performances.[1]

Solo pianist

Solo piano series

The artist catalog groups separate volumes devoted to standards, Gershwin, ragtime, and Shifrin’s own archive.[2]

Pianist and vocalist

Bay Area piano and vocal work

Shifrin’s biography and release notes document long-running hotel, club, and private-event work around San Francisco.[1][2]

Selected, Not Exhaustive

Recordings to Know

Souvenir Edition

Leader, pianist, and vocalist

The album presents Shifrin’s piano-and-vocal trio with artist-supplied personnel and a complete stream.[2]

Release details

As Time Goes By: Solo Piano, Vol. 1

Solo pianist

The first solo volume begins the strand of unaccompanied piano programs in Shifrin’s artist-run catalog.[2]

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Eric Plays Gershwin

Solo pianist and arranger

This release isolates Shifrin’s approach to the Gershwin songbook from his vocal and ensemble recordings.[2]

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Artist-Authorized Destinations

Start Listening

Eric Shifrin on Bandcamp

Browse the artist-run catalog of solo piano, piano-vocal, trio, and archival releases.

Souvenir Edition

Stream the complete piano-vocal trio album with Shifrin’s own personnel and track notes.

Live Calendar

Upcoming Jazz DateBook Shows

Thu, Sep 24, 4:30 PM

Eric Shifrin At The Piano at The Vault Steakhouse

The Vault Steakhouse · San Francisco

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Thu, Oct 1, 4:30 PM

Eric Shifrin At The Piano at The Vault Steakhouse

The Vault Steakhouse · San Francisco

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Evidence-Based Connections

Related Musician Guides

Connections below come from shared current Jazz DateBook bills or normalized documented performance roles—not subjective similarity.

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Sources

Career copy is original synthesis from the artist, label, and project sources below. Current dates come from Jazz DateBook event inventory.

  1. [1] Union profile and Bay Area performance history

    AFM Musicians Union Local 6

  2. [2] Artist-run biography and recording catalog

    Eric Shifrin