Eric Eakes

Background

About Eric Eakes

Eric earned a Doctor of Musical Arts in Viola Performance from the University of Miami’s Frost School of Music under the tutelage of his friend and mentor, Jodi Levitz. Eric graduated summa cum laude and his doctoral research culminated in a dissertation on contextual intonation and musical tuning systems. While studying at Frost, Eric worked as the Personnel and Operations Manager of the Henry Mancini Institute, the premiere graduate orchestra in residence at the school, and as the assistant to the Artistic Coordinator of the Frost Stamps Ensembles. Based in Miami, Florida, Eric enjoys an active and vibrant career and can be seen performing, teaching, or in the recording studio. He has performed with internationally recognized artists and composers including John Williams, Quincy Jones, Estelle, Andrea Bocelli, Jorge Mejia, Ben Folds, Jon Secada, Garth Knox, Take 5, and Midori. Eric loves working as a recording artist and has recorded for multiple Grammy and Latin Grammy award winning albums.