CHUCK DEARDORF
Genres: Post Bop, Classic Fusion • United States

American jazz bassist, born 3 April 1954. Died 9 October 2022. Was married to Kelly Harland. from discogs Deardorf was born in 1954 and raised in Dayton, Ohio, moving westward to Washington state during high school. Originally a trombonist, Deardorf taught himself electric bass while studying at the Evergreen State College, expanding to acoustic as he embarked on his jazz career in Seattle during the late 70s. As a teacher, Deardorf began teaching at Western Washington University in 1978, and joined the Cornish College of the Arts in the following year, eventually he serving as head of the jazz department from 1986 to 2000. Deardorf continued teaching at Cornish until the 2021-22 academic year. He also taught at the Centrum Jazz Workshop in Port Townsend. His acoustic and electric performances were part of countless festivals, nightclubs & recording sessions, and tours of the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, and Australia with musicians such as read more...