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Artist
Jeff Chaz
12+ albums
bluesUSAbluesrockguitar blues
about
There is a southern gentleman on Bourbon Street. He is soft spoken, with just a bit of a south Louisiana accent, He still opens doors and holds chairs for the ladies. But when Jeff Chaz plugs in his guitar and steps before the microphone, there is a metamorphosis. "I don't understand what happens...something just takes over", he explained. And what takes over is magic. One audience member, who was nearly overwhelmed by Chaz's performance screamed, "He's electric. He could plug his guitar into his body." click for larger image Jeff Chaz was born in Lake Charles, Louisiana. His formative years were spent in Creole, Louisiana, where his father practiced medicine and French. His father made house calls, sometimes by pirogue, and accepted ducks and such for payment- "My father was a Jack Teagarden and Louis Armstrong fan, he liked the Big Bands, you know, Count Basie and Duke Ellington. That's what I was listening to when the other kids were into Elvis and Ray Charles." In grade school, Chaz aspired to Jazz trombone. In Jr. high, he switched to trumpet and played first chair in the band. At age 14, Jeff gave his efforts to the guitar for a while but grew bored. Chaz's family moved to California and he recalls, "All through high school I did orchestra but got bad grades because I missed a lot of things. I was too busy doin' gigs, doin' Latin and Soul weddings and dances. Then I did trombone." After high school Chaz took to the road with a Black Boston soul band. "I was sti
