Saxophonist and composer Chad Eby was born on February 14, 1973, in Tarkio, Missouri. Soon after, his family moved to Iowa where he grew up and began his lifelong study of music. His musical education began on the clarinet at the age of 11, and he started to study the saxophone a year later. He went on to study music at Luther College , completing his degree in Jazz Studies at the University of North Texas. From 1995 to 1998 Eby was a featured soloist with the Dallas Jazz Orchestra and can be heard on their 1998 recording, Scrapbook. After graduating from North Texas, Eby and his wife moved to Columbus, Ohio, where he completed the master's degree. in saxophone performance from The Ohio State University. While in Ohio, Eby released his first album, Triptych, in 2000. Gaining critical acclaim from AllAboutJazz.com and fellow saxophonists, such as Branford Marsalis, Wessel Anderson, and Tim Warfield, Eby is preparing to record a second album. He has shared the stage with a diverse range of artists: R egina Carter, Aretha Franklin, Branford Marsalis, Wycliffe Gordon, John Clayton, Jeff Hamilton, John Pizzarelli, Dena De R ose, Evan Christopher, Lew Tabackin, Kenny Drew, Jr., and many others. Eby has toured the Far East and opened for Chick Corea and Origin on a 1999 tour of France . He is active as a composer and arranger and received the Ohio Arts Council award for jazz composition in 2003. His big band arrangements have been performed and recorded by the Columbus Jazz Orchestra, The Dallas Jazz Orchestra, University of North Texas One and Two O'Clock Lab Bands, and many other collegiate jazz ensembles. Eby has also been a featured guest artist and clinician with the Columbus Youth Jazz Orchestra, Ashland University, Otterbein College, Luther College, Delta State University, and countless high schools. When not teaching or performing, Eby enjoys spending quality time with his wife Carmen and their children, Spenser and Mira.