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Chris Minh Doky (born 7 February 1969) is a Vietnamese-Danish jazz bassist.[1] He is the younger brother of jazz pianist Niels Lan Doky.[2] He released his first album, Appreciation, in 1989[3] four years after picking up the instrument.

Chris Minh Doky
Chris Minh Doky live at Dudelange 2008
Background information
Born	(1969-02-07) 7 February 1969 (age 53) Copenhagen, Denmark
Genres	Jazz
Occupation(s)	Musician, composer, record producer
Instrument(s)	Double bass, bass guitar
Years active	1989–present
Website	doky.com

As a sideman, he has collaborated with Mike Stern,[4] Michael Brecker,[5] Trilok Gurtu, Ryuichi Sakamoto,[6] and David Sanborn.

His sound is often described as a blend of his native Scandinavian tradition with the feel of his adopted homeland, the United States.[7] His wife Tanja is a lady-in-waiting to Denmark's Crown Princess Mary.

Discography

• Appreciation (Storyville, 1989)
• The Sequel (Storyville, 1990)
• Letters (Storyville, 1991)
• The Toronto Concert (Maracatu, 1992) with Niels Lan Doky, John Abercrombie, Adam Nussbaum
• Paris by Night (Soul Note, 1993)
• Live in Marciac (Dreyfus, 1994)
• Blue Eyes (Dreyfus, 1998)
• Minh (EMI, 1998)
• Listen Up! (Virgin, 2000)
• Cinematique (Blue Note/Capitol, 2002)
• The Nomad Diaries (Blue Note, 2006)
• Scenes from a Dream (Red Dot, 2010)
• New Nordic Jazz (Red Dot, 2015)
• Transparency (Red Dot, 2018)

References

External links

• Official website

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