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Chris Cheek
Originally from St. Louis, Missouri, Chris Cheek, the son of a junior high school band director, began playing the alto sax at the age of 12. Chris played in a variety of local Jazz and Blues bands in the St. Louis area while attending Webster University. In 1988, on scholarship, he went to the Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts where he studied with Joe Viola and Hal Crook, eventually receiving a bachelors degree in performance.
Chris moved to New York in 1992 and since then has played and recorded with a number of different groups including: Paul Motian's “Electric Bebop Band”, “The Bloomdaddies”, Charlie Haden's “Liberation Music Orchestra”, The Brian Blade Fellowship, Wolfgang Muthspiel, Luciana Souza, David Berkman, and Guillermo Klein's “Los Guachos”. Chris has played in Japan, China, Russia, Canada, throughout much of Europe and the United States, with these and other bands.
In addition to appearing on over 60 albums as a sideman, Chris has recorded 4 albums as a leader on Fresh Sound Records, “I Wish I Knew”, “A Girl Named Joe”, “Vine”, and most recently “Blues Cruise”, featuring Brad Mehldau. While he continues to be actively involved in a number of different musical projects, Chris plays regularly with his own band at various clubs in the U.S. and abroad.
Album Reviews
- Presents Saturday Songs by Vincenzo Roggero
- Saturday Songs by Jakob Baekgaard
- Saturday Songs by Budd Kopman
- Into the Woodwork by AAJ Italy Staff
- Rollo Coaster by Dan Bilawsky
- Rollo-Coaster by Mark F. Turner
- Lifelines by AAJ Italy Staff
- Matorning by AAJ Italy Staff
Multiple Reviews
Album Reviews
- Blues Cruise by Paul Olson
- Blues Cruise by Matt Merewitz
- Garden of Eden by AAJ Italy Staff
- Lazy Afternoon/Guilty by Mark Corroto
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Discography
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Hank Jones
piano
Kurt Rosenwinkel
guitar
Brad Mehldau
piano
Chris Potter
woodwind
Joshua Redman
saxophone
Jaleel Shaw
saxophone, alto
David Binney
saxophone
Paul Motian
drums
Branford Marsalis
saxophone
Mark Turner
saxophone, tenor
Donny McCaslin
saxophone
Ari Hoenig
drums
Last Updated: September 15, 2016
Album Showcase
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Imaginary Friends by Ralph Alessi
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East Of The Sun by Michael Kocour
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Crosswinds by Christoph Irniger
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Trio Tapestry by Joe Lovano
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Swallows & Swans by Florian Ross
