Album Notes

For over 25 years, Chuck Alvarez has been playing Blues, R&B, and Jazz, performing and/or recording with:

The Chuck Alvarez Band 1980 to present
Tim Weisberg 1988 to 1997
The Emotions 1995 to 1996
David Benoit 1989 to 1990
The Twisters 1976 to 1980

Album releases include:
- 1998 Sacred Grounds, a live album of 12 rockin' blues covers and originals, high energy performance akin to guitar classics. The CD features a world class band with Vince Denham (Michael MacDonald, Boz Scaggs) on sax. Engineered by Dave Swanson (Blues Traveler, Black Crows).

- 1996 Pines To Palms, an acoustic light jazz CD on which Alvarez teams up with jazz cellist Brian Asher.

- 1993 The Life I Live, Chuck's debut CD, produced by Vernon Porter (Kenny Logins, Dan Fogleberg), engineered by Walter New (Robin Ford, Eric Johnson)
and featuring world renowned keyboardist Mike Finnigan.

Chuck Alvarez also composed music for seven musicals for both national and International audiences, and in the past two years his music has appeared in film, television, commercials and CD ROM.

From the Universal Amphitheater, Irvine Meadows and the Greek Theater in Los Angeles to Longs Beach on Long Island and The Merriweather Post Pavilion in Baltimore. From The Bottom Line in NewYork to The Coach House in Southern California, Alvarez has performed in hundreds of clubs, theaters and larger venues. His performances are known for High Energy and High Quality!