Chris Minh Doky
Encyclopedia
Chris Minh Doky is a Vietnam
ese-Danish
bassist
living in Copenhagen
and New York City
. Though Doky has worked in many genres, his main area of music is jazz
. He released his first album, Appreciation, in 1989 only 4 years after picking up the instrument.
As a sideman
, he has most notably collaborated with the Mike Stern
Band, Michael Brecker
Quartet, Trilok Gurtu & Crazy Saints, Ryuichi Sakamoto
and David Sanborn
.
As a solo artist, he is one of the most successful bassists of his generation. His sound is often described as a blend of his native Scandinavia
n tradition, with the feel of his adopted homeland, the United States.
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
ese-Danish
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
bassist
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
living in Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
and New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
. Though Doky has worked in many genres, his main area of music is jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
. He released his first album, Appreciation, in 1989 only 4 years after picking up the instrument.
As a sideman
Sideman
A sideman is a professional musician who is hired to perform or record with a group of which he or she is not a regular member. They often tour with solo acts as well as bands and jazz ensembles. Sidemen are generally required to be adaptable to many different styles of music, and so able to fit...
, he has most notably collaborated with the Mike Stern
Mike Stern
Mike Stern is an American jazz guitarist. After playing for a few years with Blood, Sweat & Tears, he landed a gig with Billy Cobham and then broke through with Miles Davis' comeback band from 1981 to 1983, and again in 1985. Since then, he launched a solo career, releasing more than a dozen albums...
Band, Michael Brecker
Michael Brecker
Michael Leonard Brecker was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. Acknowledged as "a quiet, gentle musician widely regarded as the most influential tenor saxophonist since John Coltrane," he has been awarded 15 Grammy Awards as both performer and composer and was inducted into Down Beat Jazz...
Quartet, Trilok Gurtu & Crazy Saints, Ryuichi Sakamoto
Ryuichi Sakamoto
After working as a session musician with Haruomi Hosono and Yukihiro Takahashi in 1977, the trio formed the internationally successful electronic music band Yellow Magic Orchestra in 1978. Known for their seminal influence on electronic music, the group helped pioneer electronic genres such as...
and David Sanborn
David Sanborn
David Sanborn is an American alto saxophonist. Though Sanborn has worked in many genres, his solo recordings typically blend jazz with instrumental pop and R&B. He released his first solo album Taking Off in 1975, but has been playing the saxophone since before he was in high school...
.
As a solo artist, he is one of the most successful bassists of his generation. His sound is often described as a blend of his native Scandinavia
Scandinavia
Scandinavia is a cultural, historical and ethno-linguistic region in northern Europe that includes the three kingdoms of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, characterized by their common ethno-cultural heritage and language. Modern Norway and Sweden proper are situated on the Scandinavian Peninsula,...
n tradition, with the feel of his adopted homeland, the United States.
Discography
- Appreciation Personnel Thomas Clausen, Chris Minh Doky, Ben Perowsky, Larry Schneider, 1989
- The Sequel Personnel Chris Minh Doky, Niels Lan Doky, Bill Evans, Adam Nussbaum, Ulf Wakenius, 1990
- Letters Personnel Randy Brecker, Chris Minh Doky, Adam Nussbaum, 1991
- Minh Personnel Jim Beard, Michael Bland, Michael Brecker, Randy Brecker, Hiram Bullock, Joey Calderazzo, Joe Caro, Chris Minh Doky, David Gilmore, Larry Goldings, Lalah Hathaway, Lasse Janson, Norbert Lucarain, Adam Nussbaum, Chris Parks, Ricky Peterson, Dianne Reeves, Alex Riel, David Sanborn, Vivian Sessoms, Mike Stern, Lenny White, Louis Winsberg, 1998
- Doky Brothers Personnel Chris Minh Doky, Niels Lan Doky, Alex Riel, Klaus Suonsaari, Anders Mogensen, Ulf Wakenius, Curtis Stigers, Deborah Brown, Michael Brecker, Randy Brecker, Frank Stangerup, 1995
- Doky Brothers 2 Personnel Chris Minh Doky, Niels Lan Doky, Al Jarreau, Sanne Salomonsen, Gino Vannelli, Dianne Reeves, Toots Thielemans, John Scofield, Louis Winsberg, David Sanborn, Bill Evans, Randy Brecker, Terri Lyne Carrington, Jeff Tain Watts, Axel Riel, Anders Mogensen, Jeff Boudreaux, Mitch Forman, Trilok Gurtu, Xavier Dessandre Navarre, Dany Munyongo Jackson, Randy Cannon, Sharon Full, Chris Parks, Paul Mazzio, Joyce Imbesi, 1996
- Listen Up! Personnel Katreese Barnes, Randy Brecker, Chris Minh Doky, Kenny Garrett, Larry Goldings, Makoto Ozone, Clarence Penn, Adam Rogers, John Scofield, George Whitty, Louis Winsberg, 2000
- Chris Minh Doky 2002
- Cinematique Personnel Chris Minh Doky, Jeff Tain Watts, Bill Stewart, Clarence Penn, Joey Calderazzo, Larry Goldings, Makoto Ozone, Toots Thielemans, Biréli Lagrène, 2003
- Nomad Diaries 2006
- Scenes from a dream!, Personnel Chris Minh Doky (acoustic bass); Larry Goldings (piano); Peter Erskine (drums); Joke Schonewille (harp); Doesjka DeLeu, Seija Teeuwen, Herman Van Haaren, Lucja Domski, Ruben Margarita, Marianne Van Den Heuvel, Erica Korthals Altes, Dennis Koenders, Tinka Regter, David Peijnenborgh, Wim Kok, Marijn Rombout, Pauline Terlouw, Elizabeth Liefkes, Ernö Olah (violin); Isabella Petersen, Aimee Versloot, Norman Jansen, Iris Schut, Julia Jowett (viola); Annie Tangberg, Maarten Jansen, Wim Grin, Bastiaan Van Der Werf (cello); Hans Vroomans (piano); Eddy Koopman, Murk Jiskoot (percussion)., 2010