In chase's own words
“In the decade before his passing, Prince allowed me to travel the world with this phenomenally talented group of musicians and perform in Tribute and in Reverence to his music. In particular, over the past 14 years, Chase & Ovation has been allowed and extremely blessed to perform a monthly concert at Prince’s favorite hometown/local live music venue (‘Bunkers Music Bar’) located in our hometown and in the heart of the North Loop of the Purple City of Minneapolis. We have always done so with Prince’s knowledge under the name ‘Chase & Ovation,’ and are frequently joined on stage with many of Prince’s former band mates. I wake up filled with gratitude every day and give thanks in prayer for the gift of music that Prince has given to me… but MORE importantly the many gifts that he gave the world!”
Let us always remember to Celebrate the Love… the Life… And The Music of PRINCE!
~Tommy Chase~
Dedicated to showcasing
Prince's music around the world
…More from Chase~
“From being babysat by Prince’s mother, Mattie, after my adoption into the Chase family, to my work with Prince on the set of his film ‘Graffiti Bridge,’ to performing for a year with Brown Mark (Bassist for Prince and the Revolution) in the band Cryptic… like SO many of us around the world, the music of Prince and ‘The Minneapolis Sound’ has been the soundtrack to my life.
“After a week of indescribable and absolute heartache just after His departure from our world, and while considering retirement from the Chase & Ovation Prince Tribute, it became abundantly clear through the outpouring of unconditional love that we’ve received from Prince fans all around the world, that discontinuing our performances of his music would be a tremendous disservice to the very one who allowed us to do it in the first place: PRINCE himself! As difficult as the upcoming shows may be to perform, Chase & Ovation will indeed honor all advertised dates and will continue to welcome new opportunities to share and showcase his music all around the world!
“On a personal note, I often wondered: Why did Prince allow me to perform his music while the world knew how closely he protected his art?”…
It is only now that I understand how happy he was that I never tried to impersonate him by wearing a purple jacket and the like, but instead that I/we have only ever focused on paying tremendous reverence to his musical genius rather than his wardrobe.”
Thank you dear brother, Prince! The band and I will do all we can to honor all that you left us here with!
~Tommy Chase~
