Chet Doxas:

At age twenty-three, Chet Doxas is accomplished both as a saxophonist as well a composer/arranger. Raised in Montreal, he has profited from music lessons since the age of four. Beginning with piano and drums, he then moved to clarinet, tenor, and alto saxophone in high school. In 1996, he appeared at Carnegie Hall as a member of an All-Canadian jazz quartet in a gala concert series showcasing young North American talent. During that year that he also received the Rico Golden Reed Award at Music Fest Canada in Toronto. While in CEGEP, Chet was honoured as Jazz Report Magazine's "Best Secondary Jazz Musician in Canada."

During the first and second year of his Bachelor of Music in Jazz Performance at McGill University, Chet won spots in the prestigious McGill Jazz Orchestra I with which he toured internationally. In 2000, he was selected as a finalist in the BMI International John Lennon Songwriters Award. In 2001, Chet received a scholarship to attend the Banff International Jazz Workshop where he was afforded the opportunity to work alongside Dave Douglas, Hugh Fraser, Joe Lovano, Kenny Werner and guest conductor, Maria Schneider.

Chet has performed numerous times as a sideman at both the Montreal and Ottawa International Jazz Festivals. In the summer of 2002, Chet led his own quartet as part of the Montreal Jazz Festival’s General Motors Award series. Chet and saxophonist Joel Milller co-lead Nerph, a progressive electronic/jazz quintet which was featured at the Metropolis theater in the festival’s 2002 winter series, Jazz All Year Round, and performs regularly in the Montreal area.

Since age 16, Chet has played on over 40 CD’s with various North American talents. In 2000, he was a featured soloist on the Valentino Orchestra’s CD, Daybreak Express (Sept. 2000: Justin Time Records) which was nominated for an ADISQ award. Chet has recorded and composed for numerous film soundtracks in Canada, the USA, and France. Most recently, Chet’s contemporary jazz trio, ByProduct, released its first album which has received much exposure and excellent reviews by Canadian, American, and European press and radio. ByProduct will be performing an indoor concert at the Montreal Jazz Festival this summer.

Chet is currently in the final year of his undergraduate Music Degree at McGill. He appears in many of Montreal's hot spots such as Biddles,Upstairs and Casa del Popolo leading his own groups or participating as a sideman. He has performed alongside many great jazz artists such as Donny McCaslin, Ben Monder, David Binney, Ingrid Jensen, Christine Jensen, Kevin Dean, Remi Bolduc, Jan Jarczyk, and Steve Amirault.

"Mature playing well beyond his years." (Mark Miller, The Globe and Mail)

"A future jazz star in the making." (Katie Malloch, CBC Jazz Beat)