I go, ‘Oh my God! My dad must be somebody! He’s on a jukebox!’”īecause he was immersed in jazz at such a young age, Chris initially thought early rock ‘n’ roll was “stupid” due to its musical simplicity. “And there was like ‘Take Five,’ ‘Blue Rondo à la Turk,’ by the Dave Brubeck Quartet. “You might get a ‘Hard Days Night’ or ‘Good Vibrations’ or whatever,” Chris said. They were constantly surrounded by Dave’s fellow band members like drummer Joe Morello and alto saxophonist Paul Desmond but - comparing it to baseball player Willie Mays’ family being around teammate Willie McCovey - he wasn’t starstruck by his “honorary uncles.” When he was gone, the only music being made in our house was my older brothers and myself and my younger brother Dan playing.” Naturally, music was common in the household, but “there may have been less music than a lot of people presume,” said Chris, “in the sense that my father was on tour all the time. His father’s quartet is famous for the 1959 album “Time Out,” which contains influential jazz standards such as “Take Five” and “Blue Rondo à la Turk.” Now, to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the record, multi-instrumentalist Chris, his drummer brother Dan Brubeck, guitarist Mike DeMicco and pianist Chuck Lamb - known as the Brubeck Brothers Quartet - are performing at the Riverwalk Center. It’s a difficult genre to escape as one of jazz legend Dave Brubeck’s six children. Visit to purchase.īRECKENRIDGE - Jazz is in Chris Brubeck’s blood. and the show begins at 7:30 on Thursday, July 11
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