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Chance Hayden
Awards
Outstanding Musician Award - Clark College Jazz Festival 2004 Outstanding Musician Award - Mt. Hood Jazz Festival 2004 Outstanding Musician Award - Reno Jazz Festival 2005 Outstanding Musician Award - Clackamas Community College Jazz Festival 2005
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Chance Hayden: Shag Bag
by Geno Thackara
Warm springtime, sunshine, good friendsit must be time for a party. Chance Hayden is certainly feeling the joy and ready to kick off something fun. Working around pandemic restrictions left him and his colleagues ready to bounce and blow off some steam, and bagging (sorry) the iconic Ronnie Foster on keys made the perfect funk-fusion topping. The standalone single Shag Bag" packs a drum-and-conga groove to get the backyard shaking, slathers on a dash of bright horns, then ties it ...
read moreChance Hayden: Get Somethin'
by Geno Thackara
From first bikes to first apartments and beyond, there's nothing quite like that initial time stepping out on your own--a certain kind of excitement that comes with finally being in charge and able to set the rules. Chance Hayden's label debut comes years after an early self-released recording, several albums' worth of sideman service and a range of touring and production/arranging work. All those years of study and woodshedding are in evidence on the fast-cooking Get Somethin,' buoyed a little ...
read more"Highly accomplished" -Soul Brother Records
"Fine guitar work.... always-compelling" -SoulTracks
“Chance Hayden keeps the musical gifts coming” -SoulBounce
"Tight guitar from Chance Hayden- a player who definitely knows how to get a lot of tone and color out of his instrument" -Dusty Groove
“A welcome guest on all stages. Jazz, funk, blues, r&b, soul- you name it, he'll play it ... always with a touch of his own” -SonicSoul
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Close Enough
From: The Way We LoveBy Chance Hayden
Get Somethin'
From: Get Somethin'By Chance Hayden