Chance Hayden

Portland based guitarist, composer and producer Chance Hayden packs a punch with Shag Bag, his new release on the Ropeadope imprint Atlanta Records, a lively track baring an authentic 70s jazz-funk connection with a guest appearance from Ronnie Foster, legendary keyboardist to Grant Green, George Benson, Stevie Wonder and countless others. Albeit a standalone single, it’s a potent offering which nicely follows Hayden’s latest full length albums, Grab & Go (2020) and Get Somethin' (2018), further illustrating an adept musicality and distinctive sonic profile. With over a decade of sideman performance credits, Hayden has supported many renowned artists including Mel Brown, Andy Stokes, Lindsey Webster, Farnell Newton and Jarrod Lawson with whom he toured fifteen countries: some highlights involving Holland’s North Sea Jazz Festival, Japan’s Billboard Live and an exclusive birthday celebration for Stevie Wonder. As a producer, Hayden’s work is eclectic from the multi-genre video series Peace House Sessions to PDX Jazz commissioned concert programs such as With A Little Help From My Friends: Sgt. Pepper at 50 and most recently The Way We Love, a chamber jazz album from singer-songwriter Shelly Rudolph featuring GRAMMY winning cellist David Darling. Hayden’s compositions have appeared in major motion pictures and television including the Sony Pictures #1 box office film The Perfect Guy and BET series Being Mary Jane. As a graduate of the PSU Jazz Studies program, Hayden’s guitar stylings are well informed through the jazz lexicon while equally steeped with blues, funk and soul: “equally fit for a hot club date or a neighborhood block party” (All About Jazz).

Awards

Outstanding Musician Award - Clark College Jazz Festival 2004 Outstanding Musician Award - Mt. Hood Jazz Festival 2004 Outstanding Musician Award - Reno Jazz Festival 2005 Outstanding Musician Award - Clackamas Community College Jazz Festival 2005