CHAD EBY
Genres: Hard Bop, Post Bop • United States

Saxophonist and composer Chad Eby was born in 1973, in Tarkio, Missouri. Soon after, his family moved to Iowa where he grew up and began his lifelong study of music. His musical education began on the clarinet at the age of 11, and he started to study the saxophone a year later. He went on to study music at Luther College, completing his degree in Jazz Studies at the University of North Texas. After graduating from North Texas, Eby and his wife moved to Columbus, Ohio, where he completed a Master’s Degree in Saxophone Performance from Ohio State University. While in Ohio, Eby released his first album, Triptych, gaining critical acclaim from AllAboutJazz.com and fellow saxophonists such as Branford Marsalis and Wessel Anderson. His second album, Broken Shadows, was released in February of 2010, featuring Steve Haines, Jason Marsalis, Doug Wamble , and Branford Marsalis. He is active as a read more...