Chris Minh Doky
Chris Minh Doky (born February 7, 1969 in Copenhagen ) is a Danish jazz bassist.
Live and act
The son of a Danish pop singer and a Vietnamese doctor and guitarist and brother of the jazz pianist Niels Lan Doky received piano lessons at the age of six. He attended the Det Kongelige Danske Conservatory of Music , where he received several prizes as a double bass player. At the age of fifteen he switched to the electric bass.
In 1989 Doky went to New York , where he first appeared with young musicians such as Kevin Heyes , Ben Perowsky , Joey Calderazzo , Curtis Stigers and Larry Goldings and then became bassist for Mike Stern . He also worked with Ryūichi Sakamoto , Trilok Gurtu , Randy Brecker , David Sylvian , David Sanborn , Bill Evans and Kirk Whalum .
After he had a contract with Storyville Records in 1989 , where he released three albums, he has been under contract with Blue Note Records since 1995 . With his brother he led the group Doky Brothers . According to Tom Lord , between 1989 and 2015 he was involved in 70 phonogram recording sessions.
He and his brother Niels received the 2008 Ben Webster Prize .
Discographic notes
- Appreciation with Thomas Clausen , Ben Perowsky , Larry Schneider , 1989
- The Sequel with Niels Lan Doky, Bill Evans, Adam Nussbaum , Ulf Wakenius , 1990
- Letters with Randy Brecker , Chris Minh Doky, Adam Nussbaum, 1991
- Minh with Jim Beard , Michael Bland , Michael Brecker , Randy Brecker, Hiram Bullock , Joey Calderazzo, Joe Caro , David Gilmore , Larry Goldings, Lalah Hathaway , Lasse Janson , Norbert Lucarain , Adam Nussbaum, Chris Parks , Ricky Peterson , Dianne Reeves , Alex Riel , David Sanborn, Vivian Sessoms , Mike Stern, Lenny White , Louis Winsberg , 1998
- Doky Brothers with Niels Lan Doky, Alex Riel, Klaus Suonsaari , Anders Mogensen , Ulf Wakenius, Curtis Stigers, Deborah Brown , Michael Brecker, Randy Brecker, Frank Stangerup , 1995
- Doky Brothers 2 with Niels Lan Doky, Al Jarreau , Sanne Salomonsen , Gino Vannelli , Dianne Reeves, Toots Thielemans , John Scofield , Louis Winsberg, David Sanborn, Bill Evans, Randy Brecker, Terri Lyne Carrington , Jeff Tain Watts , Axel Riel, Anders Mogensen , Jeff Boudreaux , Mitch Forman , Trilok Gurtu, Xavier Dessandre Navarre , Dany Munyongo Jackson , Randy Cannon , Sharon Full , Chris Parks, Paul Mazzio , Joyce Imbesi , 1996
- Listen up! with Katreese Barnes , Randy Brecker, Chris Minh Doky, Kenny Garrett , Larry Goldings, Makoto Ozone , Clarence Penn , Adam Rogers , John Scofield, George Whitty , Louis Winsberg, 2000
- Chris Minh Doky 2002
- Cinematique with Jeff Tain Watts, Bill Stewart , Clarence Penn, Joey Calderazzo, Larry Goldings, Makoto Ozone, Toots Thielemans, Biréli Lagrène , 2003
- Nomad Diaries (EMI, 2008)
- Scenes from a Dream (Red Dot, 2010)
- New Nordic Jazz (Red Dot, 2015)
- Transparency (Red Dot, 2018)
DVDs
- On bass , documentation, 1995
- Every Breath You Take , music video, 1998
- Upright Bass Techniques , 2004
- If I Run , music video, 2007
- Minh , Documentation, 2007
Web links
- Chris Minh Doky's homepage
- Chris Minh Doky at Discogs (English)
- Chris Minh Doky at Allmusic (English)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Doky, Chris Minh |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Danish jazz bassist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 7th February 1969 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Copenhagen |