Chico Freeman

About Chico Freeman

The scion of saxophonist Von Freeman, multi-reedist Chico Freeman has issued dozens of recordings as a leader, and played on hundreds more. Freeman's tenor tone is gritty and exuberant, yet intimate and resonant, capable of anguished cries and tender affirmations inside a moment. His music has been informed by the Chicago blues he played in clubs as a teen, bop and hard bop played by his dad, bandleaders he served (including Charles Mingus and Dizzy Gillespie), and John Coltrane's modal inventions. He's also played R&B with Michael Jackson and Earth, Wind & Fire plus Latin salsa with Tito Puente and Eddie Palmieri. Freeman has released a series of acclaimed albums during the 21st century, including 2002's Out of Many Comes the One, 2012's Elvin, and 2015's Spoken into Existence.

HOMETOWN
Chicago, IL, United States
BORN
July 17, 1949
GENRE
Jazz

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