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Chico Huff

Born in Savannah, GA, I moved to Massachusetts at a very young age. My interest in playing music began when my father brought home an electric guitar and amp one night when I was around 11. I turned it up to ten, played a power chord, and I was converted. I played primarily guitar until the age of 15 or sixteen.

I began playing mostly with a guitarist friend of mine, Ralph Nelson and my brother Nick on drums. Ralph and I would switch off on bass for the makeshift power trio. Eventually the balance became more me on bass. I then got my first gig ever playing bass and that was it, I was a bassist. I never had formal schooling so it's all been playing by ear and trial and error. I've picked up enough sight reading skills to get by but I won't be getting called to play West Side Story any time soon.

I've always felt what I missed in terms of the technical aspects of music I made up for in learning how to adapt to different styles of music, using my ears to find the best part for whatever I'm playing, and learning much about being out there on the gig making things work on the fly.

Over the years I've had the pleasure of playing music with James Taylor, Carly Simon, Solas, Cathy Ryan, Karan Casey, Jeff Golub, Richard Elliot, John Swana, Liz Carrol, John Doyle, John Belushi, Charlie Musslewhite, Jef Lee Johnson (check him out, folks), Dave Posmontier, Kit Walker and a long list of others I'm too lazy to put right now. Peace! Obama!

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Jazz Bridge First Thursday Concert Series In Cheltenham Presents Chico Huff

Jazz Bridge First Thursday Concert Series In Cheltenham Presents Chico Huff

Source: Bruce Klauber

The Jazz Bridge First Wednesdays Neighborhood Concerts Series at the Cheltenham Center for the Arts, Ashbourne Road in Cheltenham—presents bassist Chico Huff on Wednesday, February 4. Showtime is 7:30 p.m., tickets are $10/$5 for students, and are only available at the door. For info: 215-517-8337 or visit jazzbridge.org/events/neighborhood-concerts. Originally a guitarist, Arlie “Chico” Huff has been playing music professionally – on bass—since he was 15 years old. Though never formally trained, he got serious, on-the-job training during his years living ...

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Jerrold Dubyk Quartet - The Way You See It

Jerrold Dubyk Quartet - The Way You See It

Source: All About Jazz

“Jerrold’s voice is one to heard and deserving of wider recognition.” - Brad Turner, Canadian jazz musician and multiple Juno Award winner. Jerrold strives for the high melodic ideals of tenor giants such as Sonny Rollins and Joe Henderson - saxophonists who put a well-placed note ahead of a sheet of sound. Jerrold is arriving as a versatile and exciting jazz tenor player with an inspiring and soulful sound. One thing is for sure - he will not alienate his ...

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Mizar5 Interview with bassist Chico Huff

Mizar5 Interview with bassist Chico Huff

Source: All About Jazz

Bassist Chico Huff works in different fields to suit his musical appetite. He’s based in Philadelphia, the womb & home of many great musicians such as Joe Venuti, Stan Getz, John Coltrane, Dizzy Gillespie and Clifford Brown. The spirit of their time and age is kept alive in the contemporary scene, as if the violin, the sax and trumpet seem to echo that passionate devotion of early Philly Jazz days … and nights! One can’t forget about Jaco Pastorius, who ...

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