Two Brothers, Same Passion: Music

We've been playing music together our whole lives.

Adam Chase — Drums · Matthew Chase — Guitar

We're The Chase Brothers. We grew up in Baltimore and we've been playing together since we were teenagers — first in our high-school band, Black Eyed Susan, opening for major acts while we were still in school. These days we play jazz, funk and indie rock, and as music directors we build big, joyful bands around incredible players.

Our debut album arrives early 2027 →

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Adam Chase and Matthew Chase, back to back. Photo: Michael Weintrob

About

It started in Baltimore, in a high-school band.

We've been playing music together our whole lives. We didn't meet through an ad or an audition. We're brothers — this started at home, in Baltimore, when we were teenagers, and it never really stopped.

As teenagers we started Black Eyed Susan, and that high-school band was already opening for major acts. It taught us early that a rhythm section isn't decoration. It's the engine.

We've carried that with us ever since. As music directors, we've spent years putting together all-star bands and collaborative projects — Jazz Is Phsh, The James Brown Dance Party, A Family Affair and The DAB Sessions — rooms full of heavy players, all pointed at the same groove.

But underneath all of it, it's still the two of us. Drums and guitar. That's The Chase Brothers, and the record we're making now is the first one that's just ours.

Matthew Chase behind the guitar, Adam Chase behind the drum head. Photo: Michael Weintrob

Adam Chase

Drums

The engine room. Adam also plays drums in the indie-pop duo Chess Club. More at adamchase.xyz.

Matthew Chase

Guitar

The harmony and the melody in one pair of hands. Matthew's guitar is the voice the drums have been answering since the two of them were teenagers in Baltimore.

The Album

Our first record under our own name — coming early 2027.

We've made a lot of music under a lot of names. This one is different. This is The Chase Brothers, full stop — the sound we've been circling since we were teenagers, finally written down as ours.

We didn't make it alone. The record features Fred Wesley; Chris Bullock and Justin Stanton of Snarky Puppy; Felix Pastorius; and Alex Taub, Jay White, Lyle Divinsky and Cynthia McDermott.

The album arrives early 2027. Follow our socials for release news — that's where the updates will land.

Adam Chase tossing his drumsticks in a studio portrait

Adam Chase in the studio — the drumstick toss. Photo: Michael Weintrob

Featuring

Fred Wesley · Chris Bullock · Justin Stanton · Felix Pastorius

Also featuring

Alex Taub · Jay White · Lyle Divinsky · Cynthia McDermott

Engineered by

Julian Dreyer

Mixed by

Jonny Koh

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The Players

The guests on this record are the real deal.

Every name below is a featured player on the forthcoming album.

Fred Wesley

Trombone. James Brown's longtime bandleader.

Chris Bullock

Saxophone. A member of Snarky Puppy.

Justin Stanton

Keyboards and trumpet. A member of Snarky Puppy.

Felix Pastorius

Bass. Son of Jaco Pastorius.

Alex Taub

Piano and keyboards. An Asheville-based jazz pianist with a Master of Music in Jazz from McGill University.

Jay White

Bass and vocals. Bassist and vocalist with the Robert Randolph Band.

Lyle Divinsky

Vocals. Singer and songwriter, formerly the lead vocalist of The Motet.

Cynthia McDermott

Mandolin and vocals. An Asheville-based mandolinist and singer.

Their Other Projects

Before this record, we built some bands.

Jazz Is Phsh

We founded Jazz Is Phsh in 2015 — an instrumental jazz/funk tribute to the music of Phish. The debut album, He Never Spoke a Word (2017), started it — headline runs at Brooklyn Bowl in New York and the Howard Theatre in Washington, DC, kept it going.

jazzisphish.com →

The James Brown Dance Party

Our all-star tribute to the Godfather of Soul — a rotating cast of heavyweights playing James Brown's music the way it deserves to be played: loud, tight, and impossible to sit still through. In 2017 the band played the halftime show at a New York Knicks game at Madison Square Garden, with Fred Thomas of The J.B.'s on stage.

jamesbrowndanceparty.com →

We've also launched A Family Affair and The DAB Sessions — same idea every time: get the right players in the room, point them at music we love, and don't get in the way.

Live

Some rooms we'll never forget.

Close-up studio portrait of Adam Chase by Michael Weintrob

Adam Chase, studio portrait. Photo: Michael Weintrob

Teens

Black Eyed Susan, Baltimore

Our high-school band, already opening for major acts. An education you can't buy.
2015

Jazz Is Phsh is founded

An instrumental jazz-funk take on the music of Phish — our first big swing as bandleaders.
2017

He Never Spoke a Word

Jazz Is Phsh's debut album, followed by headline runs at Brooklyn Bowl (New York) and the Howard Theatre (Washington, DC).
2017

Halftime at Madison Square Garden

The James Brown Dance Party played halftime at a New York Knicks game — with Fred Thomas of The J.B.'s, at the Garden. We'll be telling that one forever.
2027

The debut Chase Brothers album

Early 2027. Our name on the cover this time.

Gallery

The brothers, in pictures.

Studio portraits by Michael Weintrob, and the two of us where we live — on stage.

Adam Chase in front with Matthew Chase's arms holding a keyboard, guitar, palette and drumsticks behind him — portrait by Michael Weintrob — Adam Chase in front — and those are Matthew Chase's arms behind him, holding the keyboard, guitar, palette and drumsticks. Two brothers, one portrait. Photo: Michael Weintrob

Close-up studio portrait of Adam Chase — Adam Chase, studio portrait. Photo: Michael Weintrob

Adam Chase in profile. Photo: Michael Weintrob

Matthew Chase playing a red electric guitar live on stage with the full band — Matthew Chase on guitar, live on stage with the full band.

Adam Chase playing drums live on stage under green stage lights — Adam Chase at the drums, live under the lights.

Chris Bullock, Justin Stanton and Alex Taub working on The Chase Brothers' debut album in the studio — Working on the record — Chris Bullock, Justin Stanton and Alex Taub during the debut album sessions.

Group portrait in a wood-walled room: Matthew Chase kneeling at front right and Adam Chase standing at back right, pointing at the camera — Matthew Chase (front right) and Adam Chase (back right, pointing at the camera) — the brothers in a group portrait in a wood-walled room.

Group portrait in a bar with brick arches: Matthew Chase kneeling at front centre and Adam Chase standing at back left — Matthew Chase (front centre) and Adam Chase (back left) — the brothers in a group portrait in a bar with brick arches.

Where it always starts — Adam Chase at the drums and Matthew Chase on guitar, rehearsing together as The Chase Brothers.

Adam Chase and Matthew Chase as young boys in a childhood portrait, cheek to cheek — Adam Chase and Matthew Chase as kids — the brothers, long before the bands.

A full all-star band with horn section performing live on a club stage under red lights — The full band, horns and all — the way this music is meant to be heard.

Press

The short version, for anyone writing about us.

The Chase Brothers are drummer Adam Chase and guitarist Matthew Chase, brothers from Baltimore who have been playing together since they were teenagers — when their high-school band, Black Eyed Susan, was already opening for major acts. As music directors, the brothers founded Jazz Is Phsh, The James Brown Dance Party, A Family Affair and The DAB Sessions, building all-star bands around the music of Phish and James Brown; in 2017, The James Brown Dance Party played halftime at a New York Knicks game at Madison Square Garden. Their debut album as The Chase Brothers — a blend of jazz, funk and indie rock featuring Fred Wesley, Snarky Puppy's Chris Bullock and Justin Stanton, Felix Pastorius, Alex Taub, Jay White, Lyle Divinsky and Cynthia McDermott, engineered by Julian Dreyer and mixed by Jonny Koh — arrives in early 2027.

Contact

Let's talk — whatever you're working on.

Booking & festivals

Talent buyers and festival bookers: the duo scales from an intimate two-piece to the full all-star band. Tell us about your room, your stage, your date.

Email about booking

Sync & song placements

Music supervisors and licensing folks: the debut album lands early 2027, and pre-release listening for film, TV, ads and games is exactly the conversation we want to have.

Email about licensing

Collaborations & press

Players who want to play, writers who want to write about it, reviewers who want an early listen — our door is open. Reach out and tell us what you have in mind.

Email the brothers

Or write to us directly: [email protected]

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