The Expedition Quartet

Our website is at www.expeditionquartet.com.

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While rooted in the stringband tradition, The Expedition Quartet explores a wide array of styles and musical sensibilities. Since their premier at the Durango Meltdown Festival, the roots music combo has focused on engaging original instrumental and vocal compositions, unique renditions of swing and traditional standards, and creatively arranged world music. The recent release Ten Thousand Leaves features the Quartet and was produced by Matt Flinner. The Expedition Quartet is a partner band of The Steampowered Preservation Society.

Jake ScheppsJake Schepps is reknowned for his intelligent touch on the banjo and his imaginative variation on stringband music. He studied traditional and progressive bluegrass with banjoists Mark Vann and Tony Trischka, as well as composition and jazz from trumpeter Dave Douglas and pianist Art Lande. Jake is a frequent contributor to Banjo Newsletter, the banjo community’s premier print journal. In addition to music, Jake teaches emergency wilderness medicine around the world.

Ryan Drickey

Ryan Drickey is armed with a Masters in Violin Performance and holds the 2007 RockyGrass Fiddle Championship. His indomitable abilities and experience stretch from American and Scandinavian fiddle tunes, to jazz, tango, and classical music.

Eric Thorin

Eric Thorin makes every musician sound better. A bassist with an indefatigable groove and monster chops, he is in demand and tours and records with Brother Mule, Matt Flinner, Drew Emmitt, Tony Furtado, K.C. Groves, and Art Lande. Eric teaches bass at the Yellowstone Jazz Festival. In 2004, Eric produced a collection of songs for Japanese elementary school children learning English.

Greg Schochet

Greg Schochet is an integral part of Colorado's music community, in demand as a performer, producer, and educator. Equally adept on guitar and mandolin, Greg is fluent in bluegrass, swing, country, folk, and blues. Greg was a founding member of Runaway Truck Ramp and currently performs with Halden Wofford and the Hi-Beams, Colorado’s acclaimed honky-tonk and western swing band. Greg produced and performed on Jake’s CD Expedition.

For booking inquiries, please contact Sandra Peevers at On Queue Artists or e-mail at info@OnQueueArtists.com or call 507-547-9494.