Jeff Chan
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Jeff Chan was born in Concord, California
on November 23, 1970. He is an Asian American tenor saxophonist
and composer who is currently lives in the San Francisco Bay Area
. Chan is inspired by the work of African American
creative musicians and takes note of the spirit of dedication, individuality, expressiveness, and freedom shown through their music. His albums has received have received critical acclaim such as in Cadence magazine and SF Weekly
. Chan is a prominent participant in the Asian-American Creative Music Movement. His Big Fun Philharmonic is a large ensemble
based on the core idea of giving musicians freedom to express themselves as vividly as possible.
, Sonny Rollins
, Miles Davis
, John Coltrane
, and Ornette Coleman
. He bases his music on avant-garde
Chicago jazz
music which is a large influence of the Asian-American Creative Music Movement. Chan's ideology is to create music that is personal, original, and instills on the listener the inspiration of the music.
Concord, California
Concord is the largest city in Contra Costa County, California, USA. At the 2010 census, the city had a population of 122,067. Originally founded in 1869 as the community of Todos Santos by Salvio Pacheco, the name was changed to Concord within months...
on November 23, 1970. He is an Asian American tenor saxophonist
Tenor saxophone
The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor, with the alto, are the two most common types of saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B, and written as a transposing instrument in the treble...
and composer who is currently lives in the San Francisco Bay Area
San Francisco Bay Area
The San Francisco Bay Area, commonly known as the Bay Area, is a populated region that surrounds the San Francisco and San Pablo estuaries in Northern California. The region encompasses metropolitan areas of San Francisco, Oakland, and San Jose, along with smaller urban and rural areas...
. Chan is inspired by the work of African American
African American
African Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have at least partial ancestry from any of the native populations of Sub-Saharan Africa and are the direct descendants of enslaved Africans within the boundaries of the present United States...
creative musicians and takes note of the spirit of dedication, individuality, expressiveness, and freedom shown through their music. His albums has received have received critical acclaim such as in Cadence magazine and SF Weekly
SF Weekly
SF Weekly is a free alternative weekly newspaper in San Francisco, California. The newspaper, distributed throughout the San Francisco Bay Area every Wednesday, is published by Village Voice Media, a 16-paper alt weekly newspaper chain that also includes the New York City Village Voice and the Los...
. Chan is a prominent participant in the Asian-American Creative Music Movement. His Big Fun Philharmonic is a large ensemble
Musical ensemble
A musical ensemble is a group of people who perform instrumental or vocal music. In classical music, trios or quartets either blend the sounds of musical instrument families or group together instruments from the same instrument family, such as string ensembles or wind ensembles...
based on the core idea of giving musicians freedom to express themselves as vividly as possible.
Style
Chan states his influences include Charlie ParkerCharlie Parker
Charles Parker, Jr. , famously called Bird or Yardbird, was an American jazz saxophonist and composer....
, Sonny Rollins
Sonny Rollins
Theodore Walter "Sonny" Rollins is a Grammy-winning American jazz tenor saxophonist. Rollins is widely recognized as one of the most important and influential jazz musicians. A number of his compositions, including "St...
, Miles Davis
Miles Davis
Miles Dewey Davis III was an American jazz musician, trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. Widely considered one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, Miles Davis was, with his musical groups, at the forefront of several major developments in jazz music, including bebop, cool jazz,...
, John Coltrane
John Coltrane
John William Coltrane was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. Working in the bebop and hard bop idioms early in his career, Coltrane helped pioneer the use of modes in jazz and later was at the forefront of free jazz...
, and Ornette Coleman
Ornette Coleman
Ornette Coleman is an American saxophonist, violinist, trumpeter and composer. He was one of the major innovators of the free jazz movement of the 1960s....
. He bases his music on avant-garde
Avant-garde
Avant-garde means "advance guard" or "vanguard". The adjective form is used in English to refer to people or works that are experimental or innovative, particularly with respect to art, culture, and politics....
Chicago jazz
Chicago jazz
Chicago jazz can refer to:*The Chicago Jazz Festival*Dixieland jazz played "Chicago-style"*Chicago Jazz, a junior-level figure skating group...
music which is a large influence of the Asian-American Creative Music Movement. Chan's ideology is to create music that is personal, original, and instills on the listener the inspiration of the music.