Chaz Hearne
  • About
  • Music
    • Intelligence Is Rising (2019)
    • Rise of the Voluminous (2017)
    • The One Year EP (2016)
    • The Legend of Core Dynamo (2015)
  • Shows
  • Videos
  • Contact
  • Chaz Thoughts
  Chaz Hearne
NEW ALBUM
 
INTELLIGENCE IS RISING
​

OUT NOW!


"Chaz Hearne's paper-thin, pitch-perfect tenor casts a dreamy haze over the music...and his ear for dynamic pop orchestration is keenly articulated by The Dazzlers."
-Rochester CITY Newspaper

​Chaz's newest album featuring The Dazzlers.
Buy on Bandcamp, stream on Spotify or Soundcloud.
Picture
Chaz Hearne is a folk musician based out of Rochester, New York. Though the banjo may be his weapon of choice, he has also been known to wield the guitar, piano, violin and singing saw; all while singing with a voice of ethereal honey.
​
His most recent collaboration, Chaz and The Dazzlers, is a 6 piece band that ranges from intricate fingerpicked acoustic numbers to all-out rock anthems. Backed up by everything from mandolin and double bass to horns and harmonies, Chaz tops it off with thoughtful melodies and a barely restrained enthusiasm. Their new album Intelligence Is Rising is an optimistic mantra inspired by a trip visiting different national parks. 
​
2015’s The Legend of Core Dynamo, Chaz's debut solo effort, is a politically themed concept album where the musicians move through genres as the stories progress. After working together on Core Dynamo, Chaz and cellist/vocalist Alex Gilewicz joined forces to make The One Year EP - an album that celebrates folk music in all its forms. The Independent Spotlight called it "an EP that stands very tall against its indie counterparts" while it was recognized as a new and notable album on the music sharing website Noisetrade.

Getting his start in Chicago, Chaz has been featured in Sofar Chicago and Sofar Indianapolis videos and his music appears on the international video blog Sailing La Vagabonde. His 2017 album, Rise of the Voluminous, features Alex Gilewicz and many others under the name Chaz Hearne and the Goodmen. Jamsphere Magazine called it "a weird new classic, sneakily inventive and massively engaging" and The Bandcamp Diaries referred to it as “a compelling and energetic rollercoaster ride that inspires, amuses and enchants at varying times, or all at once.”

View this post on Instagram

BIG SHOW COMING UP! We cannot WAIT to play with the amazingly talented @ritaharrisproctor at @three_heads_brewing on Thursday at 8. Rita and Ben will join us for most of our set to make it EVEN MORE DAZZLING! When you add music by Susanna Rose, @everdene_holler and @sugargliderband you'd have to be crazy to miss this show! And thanks to Dave Hearne for capturing ALL SIX DAZZLERS in the same photo at our show at Abilene last month!

A post shared by Chaz Hearne (@thisisntchaz) on Dec 10, 2019 at 8:46am PST

View this post on Instagram

SO MANY CHAZ DAZZ SHOWS COMING UP! Check out my website for details: chazhearne.com/shows #livemusic #rochesterny #localmusic #folk #rochestermusicfest

A post shared by Chaz Hearne (@thisisntchaz) on Dec 3, 2019 at 7:42am PST

View this post on Instagram

Found a great picture in the archives for #ThrowbackThursday. This is back in 2011 at The Gallery Cabaret with Dan Powers and Liz Townsend. I miss these wonderful humans!

A post shared by Chaz Hearne (@thisisntchaz) on Nov 14, 2019 at 7:52am PST

Follow chaz. he knows where to go.
​

Chaz email list
​

Join Now