Artist description A classic four piece Jazz combo of guitar, bass, piano and drums.

Music Style Jazz (bebop, classic)

Musical Influences Bill Evans, Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, Paul Chambers, Billy Stayhorn, John Coltrane, Wynton Kelly, Thelonious Monk, Charles Mingus

Similar Artists Bill Evans, Oscar Peterson, Grant Green, Paul Chambers, Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, Thelonious Monk, Billy Stayhorn, John Coltrane, Wynton Kelly, Charles Mingus

Artist History The Chuck Isreals Quartet was formed by leader and bassist Chuck Israels in the fall of 1998 for this, and future recording dates. All seasoned professional musicians, the band members play all over the western US and Canada.

Group Members CHUCK ISRAELS: (bass) Not only a great bassist but a teacher, arranger and composer. Now a professor at Western Washington University, he was a member of the Bill Evans Trio in the 60's.MILES BLACK (piano) is one of Vancouver's best kept secrets and the author of much of the musical content of the Band in a Box MIDI software.DAN FAEHNLE (guitar) is a Portland, Oregon resident who plays almost every night with a variety of groups, including Leroy Vinnegar's quartet.DONALD BAILEY(drums) lives and plays in Oakland and used to play with Jimmy Smith's organ trio and has also played with Carmen McCrae.

Instruments Bass, Drums, Guitar, Piano

Albums The Bellingham Sessions, Vols 1&2

Press Reviews "The quartet takes us on a tour of compositions by Chuck Israels, Miles Black, Billy Strayhorn, Duke Ellington, Stephen Sondheim and Cole Porter. Be prepared for some of the most delightful "small group" jazz you've ever heard. Chuck Israels proves just why he is one of the busiest bassists in jazz today. Drummer, Donald Bailey, is a veteran of sessions with Carmen McRae and organist Jimmy Smith. The ultra - smooth guitarist, Don Faehnle, is a regular with Leroy Vinnegar's fine quartet. Miles Black is well known in Canadian jazz circles and if you happen to be a musician using MIDI technology, you'll recognize Miles as the writer of the "Band in a Box" midi software" (Richard Bourcier - Jazzreview.com)"This great bassist and teacher's name will be familiar to most jazz fans from his membership in the Bill Evans Trio of the l960's. He's now a music professor at Western Washington University and in the sessions preserved skillfully on these two CDs he played with three musician friends with whom he has had much experience playing in the past. The relaxed situation, the natural venue of a rehearsal hall at the university rather than a sterile studio with isolation panels and other artificial gimmicks, made for a great rapport and delightful music-making on the nine tunes heard on each of the volumes. (John Henry - Audiophile Audition)

Location Bellingham, Washington - USA

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