Westchester Jazz Alliance Quartet

The Westchester Jazz Alliance Quartet is a premier jazz quartet that includes Charley Krachy, sax, Dave Frank, piano, Joe Solomon, bass, and Takashi Inoue, drums. Two of the members were closely associated with the legendary jazz pianist/educator, Lennie Tristano. The mission of the Westchester Jazz Alliance and WAJQ is, through education, performances, and jazz parties, to increase awareness, participation, and enjoyment of jazz in the New York area and beyond.

About Charley Krachy

A native son of Verplanck, Charley left at age 17 to join the US Navy. Charley has been playing the saxophone since the age of 10 and professionally for the last 35 years. During this time, he has performed at venues throughout New York – including Birdland and the Blue Note with jazz greats Ted Brown, Connie Crothers, Virg Dzurinko, Kazzrie Jaxen, Roger Mancuso, and Ratzo Harris. In 2016 Charley performed with the Kazzrie Jaxen Quartet at Lincoln Center. Charley has also performed in Stockholm, and Uppsala Sweden with Swedish pianist Boel Dirke and Guitarist Andy Fite.