• Name - Chris Minh Doky
• Birthdate - February 7, 1969
• Hometown/Origin - Copenhagen, Denmark
• Current location - New York, New York
• Genre - Jazz / Funk / Acoustic
• Website - http://www.doky.com
• Awards - Player of the Year Award
Chris Minh Doky is an outstanding jazz bassist who has released several renowned albums. Doky carries on the distinct Danish bass tradition of the acoustic bass being a lead instrument. Doky’s ability to perform with equal creativity as both a solo artist and sideman has put him on the list of Top 10 Bassists of Reader’s Polls and earned him Artist Of The Year awards. In addition to leading his own band, Doky can be caught playing with other acclaimed jazz musicians as Randy Brecker and Mike Stern.
| Listen Up – Chris Minh Doky BUY | LISTEN
 Doky released this Listen Up! album in 2000. It’s a fun, funky album, which includes Doky’s unique renditions of Prince’s “1999” (combined with Herbie Hancock’s “Cataloupe Island”), Bonnie Raitt’s “All At Once,” and “Rocks” by Randy Brecker. The album also contains several fine compositions by Doky, including “The Dapper King,” “Rain,” “Asiacanese,” and “Reincarnated.” more…
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| Cinematique - Chris Minh Doky BUY | LISTEN
 Cinematique is an album which features Doky performing unique versions of classic movie songs and themes. Included on this album is Doky’s excellent renditions of “The Godfather Theme” (by Enrico Morricone), “Goldfinger” (John Barry), “Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence” (Ryuichi Sakamoto), “My Favorite Things” (Rodgers & Hammerstein), “Nothing To Lose” (Henry Mancini), and “One Day I’ll Fly Away” (Joe Sample). more…
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| Minh - Chris Minh Doky BUY | LISTEN
 Doky released his Minh album in 1998, following two albums he recorded with the Doky Brothers. He recruited an all-star cast of musicians to join him on this excellent album. Minh features such prestigious musicians as David Sanborn (sax), Michael Brecker (sax), Randy Brecker (trumpet), Mike Stern and David Gilmore (guitars), Lenny White and Paul Peterson (drums), Ricky Peterson and Joey Calderazzo (keyboards). In addition, the album features guest vocal performances by Lalah Hathaway and Dianne Reeves, among others. more…
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