Chez started his extensive music career at the age of 9 when he joined his father's local drum corps, the Saints. He went on to join the Garfield Cadets Drum and Bugle Corps, and in 1979 joined forces with Jon Bon Jovi to create the band the Atlantic City Expressway, which played New Jersey shore clubs for five years. In 1980, Chez graduated from John P. Stevens High School in Edison, NJ.
He first met Shaffer and the CBS Orchestra's Will Lee at a club in New York City in 1986 and was asked to tour with Shaffer's band. As "The World's Most Dangerous Band," they performed at such venues as the Jacksonville Jazz Festival and Summerfest in Wisconsin, and the closing ceremonies of the 1996 Winter Olympics. He was Trumpet player on The Late Night With David Letterman Band for 25 years.
Chez has also played with such artists as Tower of Power, the Robert Cray Band, Dave Edmunds, Dion, Graham Parker, Kim Wilson Sting, Flava Flav, Rolling Stones, Stevie Wonder David Bowie, and Bon Jovi. He has performed at such events as the 1989 Presidential Inauguration, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductions, John Lennon's 50th Birthday Celebration, the 1996 Olympic Games Closing Ceremonies, the Concert of the Century, the Concert for New York, and the Very Special Christmas Concert. Al was also in the famous New Jersey shore band, La Bamba and the Hubcaps.
Chez Started a big band in 2008 called The Brothers Of Funk subsequently releasing a record in 2014.
Chez was born in Jersey City, N.J., on July 7, 1961. He and his wife, Cat, continue to live in New Jersey.