Jeff Chan

Jeffrey Chan (born November 23, 1970) is an American saxophonist and composer.

Early life Chan was born in Concord, California on November 23, 1970, and grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area. He has composed for solo performance and large ensembles. Examples of the latter appeared on his 2009 album Horns of Plenty, which was also released by AIR. As a performer, his main instruments are the tenor and soprano saxophones, but he also plays bass clarinet and flute.

Influences and style Chan's "work evinces an awareness of the Asian American experience, embracing non-Western cultures and traditions while engaging with the central tenets of collective jazz improvisation." His "improvisational language takes root in the expansive structural and harmonic approach of Dewey Redman and Ornette Coleman. He favors a flexible sense of pulse, a robust and hearty tenor saxophone sound, and a strong sense of collective organicism in his overall musical concept." Other influences include musicians linked to the AACM.

Discography Winds Shifting (1997, AIR) Color Architecture (1999) In Chicago (2002, AIR) Horns of Plenty (2009, AIR)