Fred Chalenor - After enduring advanced Alzheimer's for many years, passed away yesterday
Fred was a truly gifted musician and a fantastic bass player ,composer producer. One of the most prolific indie/avant-garde and jazz musicians from the Pacific Northwest .Fred has been active Since the late 70s years involved in a variety of projects,
From his duo with Amy Denio, their much acclaimed grammy award pop group The Tone Dogs,his on going collaboration with Wayne Horowitz ,Pipgen & Zony Mash, his stint with the wonderful Curlew, Boodlers ( with Elliot Sharp) ,Slow Music (improvisation project with Bill Rieflin, Robert Fripp ,Matt Chamberlain and REM guitarist Peter Buck were involved) ,His experimental trio Face Ditch (with Henry Franzoni )
And of course finally his own wonderful bands Caveman Shoestore , and their sublime collaboration with the late Hugh Hopper Hughscore
An unsung hero
RIP brother Fred
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Originally Posted by chalkpie
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