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, 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

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. This was followed by a trio album with

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. 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. Beyond performing and recording as a musician, Brubeck has written lyrics for ballads and for his father's numbers such as " Blue Rondo a la Turk" and " Unsquare Dance". He has composed musicals and a concerto for trombone and orchestra. On September 30, 2023, the Memphis Symphony Orchestra performed the debut of Brubeck's composition, "Confluence: Double Concerto for Classical Guitar, Blues Guitar & Orchestra." The performance featured guitarists Thomas Flippin and Vasti Jackson.

Discography

* ''Two Generations of Brubeck'' (Atlantic, 1974) * ''A Cut Above'' (Direct Disk Labs, 1978) * ''Live at Montreux'' (Tomato, 1978) * ''See How It Feels'' (Blackhawk, 1986) * ''Unsquare Dance'' with Bill Crofut (Albany, 1991) * ''Red, White, & Blues'' with Bill Crofut (Albany, 1992) * ''Trio Brubeck'' (Jazz Heritage, 1994) * '' Across Your Dreams'' with Bill Crofut (Crofut, 1995) * ''Second Nature'' (Blue Forest, 2000) * ''Bach to Brubeck'' (Koch, 2000) * ''Triple Play Live'' (Blue Forest, 2000) * ''Watching the World'' (Blue Forest, 2003) * ''Convergence'' with the Czech National Symphony (Koch, 2005) * ''Classified'' (Koch, 2008) * ''Live at Arthur Zankel Music Center'' (Blue Forest, 2011) * ''Lifetimes'' (Blue Forest, 2012) * ''Timelines'' (Blue Forests, 2018)

References

Sources

Chris Brubeck biography
at his website

at his agency

External links

Brubeck Music.com
- official website for the musical Brubeck Family--- Dave, Chris, Darius, Dan & Matt * *
"The Son Also Rises: Chris Brubeck, the new Gershwin?"
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