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Chance Hayden

Portland based guitarist, composer and producer Chance Hayden packs a punch with Shag Bag, his new release on the Ropeadope imprint Atlanta Records, a lively track baring an authentic 70s jazz-funk connection with a guest appearance from Ronnie Foster, legendary keyboardist to Grant Green, George Benson, Stevie Wonder and countless others. Albeit a standalone single, it’s a potent offering which nicely follows Hayden’s latest full length albums, Grab & Go (2020) and Get Somethin' (2018), further illustrating an adept musicality and distinctive sonic profile. With over a decade of sideman performance credits, Hayden has supported many renowned artists including Mel Brown, Andy Stokes, Lindsey Webster, Farnell Newton and Jarrod Lawson with whom he toured fifteen countries: some highlights involving Holland’s North Sea Jazz Festival, Japan’s Billboard Live and an exclusive birthday celebration for Stevie Wonder. As a producer, Hayden’s work is eclectic from the multi-genre video series Peace House Sessions to PDX Jazz commissioned concert programs such as With A Little Help From My Friends: Sgt. Pepper at 50 and most recently The Way We Love, a chamber jazz album from singer-songwriter Shelly Rudolph featuring GRAMMY winning cellist David Darling. Hayden’s compositions have appeared in major motion pictures and television including the Sony Pictures #1 box office film The Perfect Guy and BET series Being Mary Jane. As a graduate of the PSU Jazz Studies program, Hayden’s guitar stylings are well informed through the jazz lexicon while equally steeped with blues, funk and soul: “equally fit for a hot club date or a neighborhood block party” (All About Jazz).

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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Album Review

Chance Hayden: Shag Bag

Read "Shag Bag" reviewed by Geno Thackara


Warm springtime, sunshine, good friends—it 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 ...

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Chance Hayden: Get Somethin'

Read "Get Somethin'" reviewed 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 ...

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"Quick and skilled" -Jazz Times

"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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Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

Shag Bag

Ropeadope
2022

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The Way We Love

OA2 Records
2020

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Grab & Go

Ropeadope
2020

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Get Somethin'

Ropeadope
2018

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Close Enough

From: The Way We Love
By Chance Hayden

Get Somethin'

From: Get Somethin'
By Chance Hayden

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