Chris Brubeck
American musician
Christopher William Brubeck (born March 19, 1952) is an American musician and composer, both in jazz and classical music. As a musician, he mainly plays bass guitar, bass trombone, and piano. The son of jazz pianist and composer Dave Brubeck, he joined his father and brothers Darius and Daniel in 1972 to form the New Brubeck Quartet. He later formed the Brubeck Brothers Quartet.
Biography
In his youth, Brubeck took lessons in piano and trombone before teaching himself bass guitar. He graduated from Interlochen Arts Academy. In the early 1970s, he was a member of the rock bands Heavenly Blue and Sky King, but played jazz with his brothers on two albums with guitarist Larry Coryell. This was followed by a trio album with Andy LaVerne. Until 1999, much of his career was spent with folk singer Bill Crofut. Brubeck then led the Brubeck Brothers Quartet, with Dan Brubeck, and Triple Play, with Joel Brown and Peter Madcat Ruth.
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