Led by multi-instrumentalist Tim Eyermann. Tim was originally from Philadelphia. He earned a Master’s Degree in woodwinds at the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore. His D.C. based jazz group East Coast Offering performed in Baltimore at the Cafe Park Plaza while also touring other cities on the east coast. Tim released a 1977 album “Unity” (Juldane 20039).
In the ‘80s the group toured the U.S. while also making appearances locally at the Lisner Auditorium, La Paz in Frederick, and the Bayou and the Cellar Door in D.C. The group included Ralph Fisher (drums ex-Both Worlds), Robert Dupree (percussion –later with Kenny Wright, Prime Time…), Jay Dulaney (bass –Both Worlds, Monopoly, Carl Filipiak group…), Wade Matthews (guitar –Rent’s Due Band), Phil McCusker (guitar ex-Gabriel –later groups included Blue Lunch and funk group Barely White), Vince Santoro (drums –Sinbad, Vission, John Palumbo, Edgar Winter, Rodney Crowell…) …
Tim and his quartet continued together into the ‘00s performing jazz for D.C. area summer concerts, Bethesda Row, Harborplace Amphitheater, Columbia Lakefront…
Other album releases include “East Side Offering” (MCA-1984), “Aloha” (Inner City Records-1986), “Jazz On L” (Blue Moon-1989), “Outside/Inside” (Blue Moon-1990), “Now & Then” (1998 Living Tree 00001) featured guitarist Larry Coryell, Karla’s Fire (1999 Summit DCD231)…
