CHRIS CHEEK
Genres: Post Bop, Post-Fusion Contemporary, Hard Bop • United States

American jazz tenor saxophonist, born 16 September 1968 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. from discogs Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Chris Cheek began playing the alto sax at the age of 12. Thanks to a strong public school music program and a highly supportive family, Chris had good educational and performance experiences from the very beginning. While attending Webster University, Chris played with a variety of local Jazz and Blues bands including legendary saxophonist Willie Akins' group and the Bob Kuban Brass. Chris went to Boston in 1988 to attend Berklee College of music where he studied with Herb Pomeroy, Joe Viola and Hal Crook.        Chris moved to New York in 1992 and since then has toured and recorded with Paul Motian, Charlie Haden's Liberation Music Orchestra, The Bloomdaddies,  and the Orquestra de Jazz de Matosinhos . Chris has also played with Bill Frisell, Brian Blade, read more...