Chris Cheek · Spotify · Courtesy of Spotify
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 7
Top works
- Still
- Veering off Course
- Bus Demand Jigsaw
- Governing Passions
- A Year of Awakening
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 10,562
- Total plays
- 57,843
Tags
jazzsaxophonecontemporary jazzinstrumentalsax
Originally from St. Louis, Missouri, Chris Cheek, the son of a junior high school band director, began playing the alto sax at the age of 12. Chris played in a variety of local Jazz and Blues bands in the St. Louis area while attending Webster University. In 1988, on scholarship, he went to the Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts where he studied with Joe Viola and Hal Crook, eventually receiving a bachelors degree in performance. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Chris+Cheek">
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Chris
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- St. Louis
- Occupation
- musician
- Educated at
- Webster University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- jazz
- Genre
- crossover jazz
- Instrument
- saxophone
- Record label
- Fresh Sound
- Image
- Chris cheek 06N5333sw.jpg
- Work location
- New York City
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- date of birth
- 1968-09-16
- Commons category
- Chris Cheek
- start of work period
- 1992-00-00
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