Allan Chase (Alto, Soprano, Baritone, Tenor, Sopranino Saxes; Flute)

Summer sessions 1978 and 1979,

Career highlights:

College music teaching and administration:

• Berklee College of Music, chair of Ear Training department (2008 to present); faculty (1981-90)
• New England Conservatory: faculty member (1994-2012), Chair of Jazz Studies and Improvisation (1996-2001), Co-Chair and Chair of Contemporary Improvisation (2005-8), Dean of Faculty (2000-2006)
• Faculty, Tufts University (1993-1998)

Music:

• Prima Materia featuring Rashied Ali, 1992-2000 (4 CDs, many NYC gigs, festivals in Philadelphia, NYC, and Den Haag)
• Your Neighborhood Saxophone Quartet, 1981-present (1 LP, 5 CDs, 11 trips to Europe, 1 US tour, radio, TV, and New England and NY gigs)
• Allan Chase Quartet with Ron Horton (trumpet), Tony Scherr or David Finck (bass), Matt Wilson or Lewis Nash (drums) (2 CDs, gigs in NY and Boston)
• Saxophonist in bands led by John McNeil, Joe Morris, Steve Lantner, Bruno Råberg, Bob Nieske, Jon Damian, Dominique Eade, Walter Thompson, Joe Gallant, Ayn Inserto; rock bands The AlphaBettys (with D. Sharpe), Diatribe; movie scores by Phillip Johnston
• Single (or a few) performances or recordings with Anthony Braxton, Leroy Jenkins, Julius Hemphill, Steve Lacy, John Zorn

“CMS changed my life and music. I never expected to meet my musical heroes and learn from them firsthand, and the experiences were unforgettable. The artistic vision and dedication of people like Roscoe Mitchell, George Lewis, Anthony Braxton, Leo Smith, Jerome Cooper, and Karl Berger are continuing to inspire me. Many of the fellow students and staff are lifelong friends and collaborators.”