Jason Scheff

Quick Facts

Full Name	Jason Scheff
Occupation	Composer
Date Of Birth	Apr 16, 1962(1962-04-16)
Age	62
Country	United States
Birth City	San Diego
Horoscope	Aries

Jason Scheff Biography

Jason Scheff is one of the most popular and richest Composer who was born on April 16, 1962 in San Diego, United States. Jason Randolph Scheff (born April 16th 1962) is an American bassist, singer and songwriter. From 1985 until 2016, he was the singer and bassist for the legendary pop-rock group Chicago.

He would appear on two a cappella albums from “West Coast All Stars”. The first one in 1997 “California Dreamin'” included vocals from Joseph Williams, Bill Champlin, Bobby Kimball & Scheff The second release was released in 1998 called “Naturally”, again was comprised of Williams, Kimball and Scheff and to the mix Tommy Funderburk as the fourth vocal.

In 2005, Scheff (credited as Jason Chefe) appeared on the Pink Floyd tribute album Back Against the Wall, performing lead vocals and bass on the track “Run Like Hell”, together with Dweezil Zappa (lead guitar), Tony Kaye (keyboard solo), Aynsley Dunbar (drums), Bob Kulick (electric guitar), and Billy Sherwood (keyboards).

In addition to performing the band’s classic material, Scheff had composed several original songs for the band, including their 1989 Top 10 single “What Kind of Man Would I Be?” Scheff also co-wrote the song “Heart of Mine” with Bobby Caldwell and Dennis Matkosky. The song became a big hit for Boz Scaggs in 1988 and was included in the 1988 Boz Scaggs album “Other Roads” and the collection Hits!. Scheff would perform “Heart of Mine” several years later in 2007 for a theater in a round setting at the Bluebird Cafe in Nashville. Scheff, along with co-writers Peter Wolf and Ina Wolf, wrote the song “Bigger Than Elvis” in 1993 for what was intended to be Chicago’s 22nd album. This song is about his father, Jerry Scheff, describing Jason’s childhood memories of watching his father play on television. The album however, was rejected by Warner Brothers in 1993, and remained unreleased until 2008 when Rhino released it as Chicago XXXII: Stone of Sisyphus. In 2005, Scheff and Chicago founding member Robert Lamm convinced the band to record Chicago XXX, their first collection of new material since 1991’s Twenty 1. Scheff also enlisted Rascal Flatts vocalist and bassist Jay DeMarcus to serve as producer for the new album, which was released on March 21, 2006. Scheff co-wrote seven of the twelve songs on the CD.

Scheff has also released music as an artist on her own, and released an album titled Chauncy in 1996. He also recorded several duets that were only released in Japan.

Jason Scheff Net Worth

Jason Scheff is one of the richest Composer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Jason Scheff 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Scheff graduated from the class of 1980 from the San Diego’s Point Loma High School. He began his professional musical career in 1982 when he joined of the band from Los Angeles called Keane. In the latter part of the 1970s and the beginning of the 1980s He was in a variety of bands along with musicians that would later go into the formation of Ratt.

In mid-1985, 23-year old Scheff was a member of the multi-platinum band Chicago following the news that Peter Cetera had departed the group to pursue a solo career. Scheff was praised for his eerie voice resemblance to Cetera. His vocals as lead singers were featured on the track “25 or 6 to 4,” an re- release of their hit single from 1970. later followed by “Will You Still Love Me?”

In the 2000s, he was part of Robert Lamm’s solo band for performances and three albums.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Jason Scheff Dating?

According to our records, Jason Scheff married to Tracy Yarro. As of December 1, 2023, Jason Scheff’s is not dating anyone.

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Scheff toured in late 2019 with Todd Rundgren, Micky Dolenz, Christopher Cross and Joey Molland of Badfinger in celebration of The Beatles White Album on the “It Was Fifty Years Ago Today – A Tribute to the Beatles’ White Album”. Scheff performed the Chicago songs “25 or 6 to 4” and “Hard to Say I’m Sorry”.

Facts & Trivia

Jason Ranked on the list of most popular Composer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Jason Scheff celebrates birthday on April 16 of every year.

What songs did Jason Scheff write for Chicago?

He composed several original songs for for the group, including “We Can Last Forever ”, a #1 Hit on AC radio, and their 1989 Top 5 single “What Kind of Man Would I Be?” He also co-wrote the song “Heart of Mine”, a big hit for Boz Scaggs in 1988. Jason comes from Rock ‘N Roll Royalty.

Is Jason Scheff still in Chicago?

After 31 years of playing in the band, Jason Scheff has left the ranks of Chicago. Scheff has been on a leave of absence since May due to family health reasons, but the departure seems permanent now as the band announced a new bassist.

Who took Peter Cetera's place in Chicago?

Jason Scheff , Longtime Tenor Lead Vocalist of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducted supergroup Chicago. Scheff joined the group in 1985 replacing the iconic vocalist/bass player Peter Cetera going on to be one of the principal songwriters and main contributors throughout Chicago’s career.

Does Jason Scheff have kids?

As of 2011, Scheff was married with four children and living in Nashville. In October 2016, after over thirty years with Chicago, he left that group.

Who was the best lead singer for Chicago?

Peter Paul Cetera (/səˈtɛrə/ sə-TERR-ə; born September 13, 1944) is an American musician best known for being a lead vocalist and bassist of the rock band Chicago from 1967 until his departure in 1985, before launching a successful solo career.