Jeffery Chin
I am available to perform at your venue, event or function as a solo pianist or as a duo, trio or a larger acoustic ensemble.
As a solo pianist, I perform a wide range of material including (but not limited to) jazz standards, pop, Broadway/showtunes, classical music, soft rock, R&B, oldies, blues, smooth jazz, new age and various other forms of ambient background music.
Duos usually consist of piano & bass, piano & horn, piano & guitar or piano & vocalist. The instrumentation for my "acoustic" trio is drums, bass and piano. If your event calls for a larger ensemble, a vocalist (or two) and/or additional instrumentation (i.e. guitar, horns, percussion) can be added.
My "electric" band, Global Vision is also available to perform at your event or special occasion. Comprised of friends whose names you've seen on countless major-label and Grammy-winning recordings, we customize every performance to meet and surpass each client's specific needs. Although Global Vision also performs the same material as some of my acoustic ensembles (but with electric instruments), we are definitely more geared towards the high-energy dancing and party crowd. We cover material of all genres from the 30's to present and will work with you to insure that you actually get the music you need to make your event both a successful and memorable one.
References and demos gladly provided upon request.
"Outside of the barrage of nightclub gigs and casuals that most cats do while they're coming up, my first real gig came the summer after I graduated from high school. We played four consecutive sold-out shows at Madison Square Garden with Luther Vandross, Chic and Larry Graham. Since the opening moment of that first show, there has really never been any doubt as to what I wanted to do with the rest of my life..."
Jeffrey has been playing piano since the age of six, when he began his formal musical training in classical piano under the tutlelage of Julia McCaslin and Samuel Rodetsky. During that time, he won numerous scholarships and awards, performing regularly in many open competitions and recitals. After eight years of private lessons, his interests began to wane; he branched out and taught himself to play many other styles and types of music, including what would eventually turn out to be his passion...jazz. Jeffrey currently owns and runs his own recording studio, production company, music publishing company and independent record label (the latter two with his long-time friend and business partner, Steve Creason). When not performing or touring with the various artists and bands he works with, he is in the studio recording material for his upcoming solo piano CD, writing and arranging for his ensemble CD, or producing and performing on sessions for other artists/projects he is working with.
Past touring, recording and performance credits and clients include: Sylvester and the Two Tons Of Fun, Bill Summers and Summers' Heat, Lenny Williams (Tower of Power), Tremaine Hawkins, Chris Issak, Teddy Pendergrass, Little Milton, Ray Charles, Whoopi Goldberg, Danny Glover, Dolly Parton, Don Johnson, Orrin Keepnews, Malo (w/ Jorge Santana), Second Wind, Cat Stevens, Attitude (w/ David Brown and Mike Carabello of Santana), Los Mocosos, DubAddxx, Oracle, Adobe, Netscape, Microsoft, Nintendo, Sega, KRON, KTVU, KQED, KMEL, Casio, TCI, the San Francisco 49ers, BMW, Filmworks, Inc., San Francisco Fire Department, Anubis Entertainment, the Oakland Raiders, the Oakland Atheletics, San Francisco Symphony, Sinocast, Oakland Chinatown Chamber of Commerce, Pacific Music Camp, NAACP and the San Francisco Department of Parks & Recreation.
Armed with an array of keyboards and synthesizers or with nothing more than an acoustic piano, Jeffrey is available for your recording sessions, tours and live performances. He is also available as an accompanist, as are his "acoustic" and "electric" ensembles. With a penchant to grow both musically and artistically, he is always seeking opportunities to produce,write and arrange for both established as well as new up and coming artists. And with a growing interest in corporate and industrial work, he always remains open to potential collaborations with filmmakers and producers to score original soundtracks in the film/motion-picture and commercial industry. Demo reel(s) available upon request.
When in town and not recording, Jeffrey performs live at various venues with his ensembles as well as with various artists, fellow musicians and friends in the greater San Francisco Bay Area.
