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My Take
Chris Minh Doky is exactly the kind of musician I treasure. A Copenhagen-born jazz bassist, he picked up the double bass at sixteen and released his debut album just four years later, which tells you how much talent and discipline he packed into a short span. The roster of artists who have trusted him, Mike Stern, Michael Brecker, Trilok Gurtu and Ryuichi Sakamoto among them, says everything about his standing. Coming from a deeply musical family, with a jazz-pianist brother and a Danish national honor to his name, he represents substance over flash. I have endless respect for a true craftsman who holds the music up from the bottom end.
Overview
Chris Minh Doky (born 7 February 1969) is a Danish jazz bassist. He is the younger brother of jazz pianist Niels Lan Doky. He released his first album, Appreciation, in 1989 four years after picking up the instrument. As a sideman, he has collaborated with Mike Stern, Michael Brecker, Trilok Gurtu, Ryuichi Sakamoto, and David Sanborn.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Chris Minh Doky
- Name (Japanese)
- クリス・ミン・ドーキー
- Reading
- くりす・みん・どーきー
- Born
- February 7, 1969 (age 57)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Rooster
- Origin
- Copenhagen, Denmark
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- jazz musician / composer / double-bassist
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- Order of the Dannebrog
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.