Chesky Records is a record label founded in 1988 by brothers David and Norman Chesky. The company produces high definition recordings of music in a variety of genres, including jazz, classical, pop, R&B, folk and world/ethnic. Some Chesky artists include McCoy Tyner, Herbie Mann, David Johansen and the Harry Smiths, Joe Henderson, Chuck Mangione, PaquitoD'Rivera, Ron Carter, Larry Coryell, John Pizzarelli, Bucky Pizzarelli, BabatundeOlatunji, Ana Caram, and Rebecca Pidgeon.

Chesky Records also offers binaural recordings, which seeks to replicate 3-Dstereo sound so that the recording sounds as if the listener is in the same room with the musicians. They capture this sound using dummy head recording. For its recordings, Chesky Records uses acoustically vibrant spaces, including the Hirsch Center in Greenpoint, Brooklyn and St. Paul the Apostle Church located in Manhattan.

The company has a mastering studio in New York City, New York.

Studio musician and composer David Chesky founded Chesky Records with his brother Norman in 1988. They began the label to preserve the sound of live-in-the studio recordings, without overdubbing original records. In 1990, they switched from recording in studios to recording in churches. One of the company’s first attempts at improving sound quality was the re-issue of classical pianist Earl Wild’s recordings of Rachmaninoff for Reader’s Digest.

Awards and recognition
•2007 Grammy nomination, “Best Classical Contemporary Composition,” Concerto for Bassoon and Orchestra, David Chesky
•2005 Grammy nomination, “Best Engineered Classical Recording,” Area 31: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, The Girl from Guatemala, David Chesky
•2005 Grammy nomination, “Best Latin Jazz Album,” The Body Acoustic, David Chesky
•2000 Latin Grammy, “Best Latin Jazz Album,” Tropicana Nights, PaquitoD’Rivera
•1998 Grammy nomination, “Best World Album,” Circle of Drums, BabatundeOlatunji
•1997 Grammy, “Best Latin Jazz Recording,” Portraits of Cuba, PaquitoD’Rivera