1999 ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME induction
ceremonies 3/15/99
with Paul MaCartney, Bruce Springsteen , Billy Joel , Eric Clapton and Elton
John.
BON JOVI, SLIPPERY WHEN WET TOUR ,August 1987
JACKSONVILLE JAZZ FESTIVAL, October 15, 1998, Maynard Ferguson,
Bob
James, Michael Brecker, Louie Belson,
Paul Shaffer and the Worlds most
dangerous band.
ROCK AND ROLL JUNCTION TOUR, Tokyo Japan,
August 1989,with Ben E
King, Wilson Pickett, Chuck Berry,
and Danny and the Juniors.
1989 PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION FOR GEORGE BUSH January 21 1989 with Joe
Cocker, Delbert McClinton,
Ron Wood, Duck Dunne, Bo Didly, Dr. John, Billy
Preston, Steve Cropper, Sam Moore, and Percy Sledge.
TOWER OF POWER TOUR OF THE STATES; November 1989-1990
ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME INDUCTIONS,1990,1991,and 1992 with David
Sanborn, Edgar Winter ,Paul Shaffer and the World’s most Dangerous band.
DAVE EDMUNDS ROCK AND ROLL WORLD TOUR,1990-1991 featuring Dion, Graham
Parker, Dave Edmunds, and Kim Wilson of the Fabulous Thunderbirds.
THE KISS 108 FM ANNIVERSARY PARTY, June 3,1991, performed with Smokey
Robinson, Steve Perry and Joe Tyler of Aerosmith,
Jeffrey Osborne, and
Donna Summer.
ROBERT WUHL ONE NIGHT WORLD TOUR, HBO COMEDY SPECIAL,
October 1991
HOWARD CARPENTER TEAR DOWN THE WALL TOUR,
East and West GERMANY 1990
JOHN LENNON’S 50TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION, December 1990, Tokyo Japan,
with Natalie Cole, and Dave Edmunds.
THE CADETS OF BERGEN COUNTY SPRING CONCERT, June 1991.Featured soloist
playing selections from Leonard Bernstein’s prelude fugue and riffs.
TOWER OF POWER TOUR OF EUROPE AND SCANDINAVIA 1992-1993
BON JOVI CHRISTMAS CONCERT December 1991 ,1992 , 1994 and 1996
ROBERT CRAY SHAME AND A SIN WORLD TOUR,1993 -1995
CLOSING CEREMONIES OF THE 1996 CENTENNIAL OLYMPIC GAMES,
August 4th 1996
appeared with Stevie Wonder, B.
B. King, Shelia E,
The Pointer Sisters, and
Little Richard.
Started full time on THE LATE SHOW with DAVID LETTERMAN February 3rd
1997
SELECTED APPEARANCES ON THE DAVID LETTERMAN SHOW
LATE NIGHT- CBS.
1986-1993
09/14/88 - Toni Childs
12/13/89 - Tower of Power
03/16/89 - Junior Walker
05/01/89 - David Sanborn
05/02/89 - Robert Palmer
05/03/89 - The Staple Singers
05/04/89 - Lou Reed
05/05/89 - Hank Crawford
12/12/89 - Tower of Power
03/21/90 - Mica Paris
05/10/90 - Dave Edmunds
03/29/91 - Elvin Bishop
05/01/91 - John Westly Harding
05/07/91 - Phoebe Snow
05/24/91 - Ohio Players
08/22/92 - Aaron Nevill
LATE SHOW C.B.S.
1994-1997
01/08/94 - Tom Jones
02/19/96 -primetime video special
10/25/95 - Phish
12/14/96-K.C. and Sunshine band
01/02/96 - Fiesta bowl
12/21/96-on the road in Washington
01/03/96 -Blues Traveler
01/06/97-B.B. KING
FEBRUARY 3RD 1997 - STARTED FULL TIME WITH C.B.S.
ORCHESTRA
ADDITIONAL LIVE APPEARANCES
1999 ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME induction ceremonies 3/15/99
with Paul Macartney, Bruce Springsteen , Billy Joel , Eric Clapton and Elton
John.
Darlene love , The Young Rascals , Leslie Gore , James cotton , Celine
Dion , Buddy
Guy Stevie Ray Vaughn , Jimmy Vaughn , Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes ,
Shirley Austin Billy Idol , Bruce Springsteen , The Temptations , Joe Lewis Walker ,
Mary Wells , Eddie Floyd Bon Jovi , Little Anthony and the Imperials , Elliot Randal ,
Labamba and the Hubcaps , Martha Reeves , Spyro Gyra , Jay and the Americans , Greg
Adams , Papa John Creach , Benny and the Spydrs , The O.J.’s , Pheobe Snow , Debbie
Gibson, Al Green
for more information contact CHEZMAN inc.
at 908-832-0150
or E-mail at
thechezman@erols.com
ALAN CHEZ
trumpet / flugelhorn
ALAN was born in Jersey city , New Jersey in
1961. His father a country and western singer and his mother always had
a love for music. When Alan was three his parents took him and his two
older brothers Michael and Peter to a drum and bugle corps contest in
Jersey city. Alan loved it. When the family moved to Edison N.J. his
father help start up a local drum corps called THE SAINTS. Alan being to
young at the time had to wait until he was 9 yrs old to join . Hearing
his two brothers practice all the time Alan got horn playing in his
blood. Alan stayed in the corps , eventually being one of the corps
soloists until 1977 when the corps disbanded.
Looking for another venue to play the horn Alan
stayed with drum corps. Joining the GARFIELD CADETS 1978-1982. Traveling
all over the country with the corps in the summer months Alan looked
for places to play during the winter. He joined up with JON BON JOVI
in 1979 starting the band THE ATLANTIC CITY EXPRESSWAY. The band played
all the Jersey shore clubs (although no member of the band was over 17)
for about 5 years.
After high school Alan got a offer to go on the road
with another local band, LA
BAMBA and the HUBCAPS.
His mom told him to quit
his job at a electrical supply store and off he went.
Alan met up with Paul Shaffer and Will Lee in a club
in New York in 1986 and was asked along with his horn partner Bruce
Kapler to do some touring with the Worlds most Dangerous band . They
performed for about two years at such venues as the Jacksonville jazz
festival and the Summerfest festival in Wisconsin.
After a few years of playing clubs in the New Jersey /
New York area. Alan ventured out playing with the California based bands
TOWER OF POWER 1988-1992 and the ROBERT CRAY BAND 1994-1995.
After years of sitting in with PAUL SHAFFER on the
LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN. Alan was asked to join the band full
time in February1997.
Alan has a son
Travis -17 and a daughter Jessica -11.
