Chip
Boaz plays Latin Jazz with the bass on top. Six string bass highs and lows
form the foundation for your musical experience. Melodic bass solos glide
through a sea of Afro-Cuban rhythms and electronic sounds. Strong bass lines
anchor contemporary sounds in the landscape of both Afro-Cuban and Jazz
traditions. Infectious grooves inspire your feet to dance and your ears to
listen a little closer. It's Latin Jazz with an emphasis on the low end,
created to move you!
Chip
built the foundation for his musical explorations through early years of
academic study. Chip’s teenage life was spent in high school bands and
at-home garage bands, which inspired him to turn his passion for performance
into a career. Over the next several years he focused on musical studies
first at San Jose State University, then Wesleyan University. While there,
Chip dedicated equal time to the study of both Afro-Cuban bass masters like
Israel “Cachao” Lopez and
Carlos Del Puerto and jazz bass soloists
such as Paul Chambers and John Patitucci. Chip spun these influences into a
musical voice that guides his performances today.
Over the
course of the next several years, Chip played with many of the outstanding
bands that make up San Francisco's active Latin music community. Some of the
groups he has performed with include Mazacote, Orquesta America, Avance,
Charanson, Los Rumberos, Caña Roja, and Salsa Caliente. Chip has shared the
stage with a number of the Bay Area's world class musicians including
Anthony Blea, Louis Romero, Karl Paraza, John Calloway, Gibby Ross, Carlos
Caro, Mark Levine,
and many more. Through years of salsa, merengue, and latin jazz gigs, Chip's
musical concept has become firmly rooted in clave.
Currently inspired to explore new territories with his bass playing, Chip
has turned to writing original music. While staying firmly rooted in the
Afro-Cuban and jazz traditions, Chip incorporates ideas that go beyond the
limits of established musical formulas. His first album, Sketches of Bass En
Clave, embraces a wealth of electronic sounds, bass melodies, and funky
breaks. The resultant sound treats listeners to a fresh and exciting musical
experience. As Chip continues to shape his musical style, he works from a
Latin Jazz foundation with the bass on top!
