Al Chez is a drum corps rock-star with the pedigree and resume to prove it. Once a student of the legendary Bucky Swan, his solo chops earned him high praise as he progressed from the Edison Saints to the Garfield Cadets, Reading Buccaneers and Bushwackers, becoming an instructor with the latter three as well as the Oakland Crusaders, Empire Statesmen, Crossmen, Fusion Core and Jersey Surf, adjudicating Music Effect for DCI along the way.
Off the field his trumpet credits include stints with Bon Jovi, David Letterman, Tower of Power, Robert Cray, Sting, the Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton, Snoop Dogg, Spyro Gyra, James Brown, and other luminaries. His current project is Al Chez and the Brothers of Funk, a brilliant musical mélange of Rock, Soul, Jazz and Standards.
