p, tr, 1940-2016 US, Los Angeles
Musician / Arranger
Jack Eskew (Jackson W. Eskew) (6/29/40-2/6/16) was a musical arranger/orchestrator based in Los Angeles, California. He studied music at the University of Southern California before beginning his career by touring the United States with various bands.In the 1960s, he led the band at Disneyland that appeared nightly in the famous subterranean rising stage, playing trumpet and piano. He subsequently became music director at Disneyland. During the 1960s and '70s, he worked on such television shows as the classic The Banana Splits Adventure Hour, The Sonny and Cher Show, and The Mack Davis Show.