Born in 1980 and raised in Montreal, Canada into a musical family, Chet Doxas’ love of music was fostered by his father, a musician, music teacher and recording engineer; and his older brother and drummer, Jim, with whom he regularly performs. He started performing and recording professionally while in his teenage years during what some would called the end of the good old days of Montreal - dance bands, burlesque reviews, radio shows, recordings, and night club work.
During this time he developed an interest in composition and began leading his own groups. He enrolled in McGill University and completed his undergraduate and graduate degrees in Jazz Performance, an institution where he later taught private lessons and ensembles. Now based in Brooklyn, NY since 2014, Chet leads and co-leads several projects including The Chet Doxas Trio, Doxas Brothers Quartet, Landline, Rich in Symbols, Larum, and the Ceremonial Sextet. He was recently appointed the first tenor saxophone chair in the Canadian National Jazz Orchestra. Since his move to New York City, he has had the opportunity to perform alongside or record with: Carla Bley, Steve Swallow, Dave Douglas, John Abercrombie, Michael Formanek and several other luminaries of the creative music scene.
Chet has led and co-led the release of fourteen albums and is a multiple Juno Award nominee who’s playing was also featured on the Grammy and Academy Award nominated soundtrack, Les Triplettes de Belleville. In 2019 he was awarded SOCAN’s Haygood Hardy Award and most recently, he was named in the 2022 & 2023 Downbeat Magazine Rising Star Critic’s Poll in the categories for Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone and Clarinet.
