Henri Chaix (pronounced "Shecks") has long been recognized as an outstanding pianist whose
music has become a reflection of his primary influences: Jelly Roll Morton, James P. Johnson,
Willie "The Lion" Smith, Fats Waller, Jimmy Yancy and Earl "Fatha" Hines. His early
apprenticeship was with Sidney Bechet, who used to spend his summer vacations in Geneva
(Henri's home base).
Chaix was a pianist in a number of different bands in the 1940's and this finally led to his forming
his own group. He was able to maintain the same personnel for more than a decade and toured
continuously with the cream of America's musicians. The band stopped working as a unit by around 1971,
but Chaix has never stopped performing.