Alterations Garden

Jeff Basile (Jeff Pekarek) is a 47 year old native of San Diego, California, with 32 years of experience as a professional musician and entertainer. He was the youngest member of the San Diego Symphony when he joined the contrabass section at age seventeen. He performed with the orchestra from 1975-79, and during the summer pops concerts backed up such luminaries as Benny Goodman, Sara Vaughn, and Sergio Mendez. After releasing his first album of originals in 1981, he became a bandleader in his own right, fronting several successful period music and folk music ensembles. In addition he is the principal arranger for filmmaker and composer Yale Strom. This collaboration has included several documentary films, two ballets, and the orchestral work 'Aliyot', performed by the St. Louis Symphony. Jeff is the bassist on Richard Greene's most recent album, 'Shufflin'. Since June 2004, he has also worked as an arranger for Canum Entertainment.