Chet Doxas is a saxophonist, clarinetist and composer based in Brooklyn, NY. His work has been nominated for numerous Juno, Grammy and Academy Awards. Doxas has released a number of albums as a leader and has received accolades for his work as a performer, composer and arranger. His work can be heard on over one hundred recordings.

Early life

Originally from Montreal, Quebec., Doxas was born into a musical family.

Life and career

Doxas was born to parents who were teachers. In his youth, he was in a swing jazz ensemble which performed around Montreal. He later attended McGill University, where he would perform his music. In 2014, Doxas moved to New York City to further his career. After recording Big Sky and Dive (which he recorded before moving to New York), Doxas's album ''Rich in Symbols'' was nominated for a

Juno award The Juno Awards, more popularly known as the JUNOS, are awards presented annually to Canadian musical artists and bands to acknowledge their artistic and technical achievements in all aspects of music. New members of the Canadian Music Hall of ...

for Best Jazz solo album of 2018. The album, which conveys a rock-world approach to jazz, features guitar work on select tracks by

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. Doxas has also been a member of the Sam Roberts Band where he would play the woodwind instrument.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Doxas, Chet Living people McGill University alumni Canadian jazz saxophonists 21st-century saxophonists 21st-century Canadian male musicians Year of birth missing (living people) Whirlwind Recordings artists