Education
B.M. from Berklee College of Music. Principal teachers: Wes Montgomery, Grant Green, George Benson, and Charlie Parker.
Bio
An active performing and recording artist, Chris’s stylistic range includes Jazz, Blues, Rock, Funk, Reggae, and Ska. Current bands he works with are The Chris Brown Trio, The Attractors, Fat and Gristle Blues Band, John Frazee Trio, Shane Allessio Band, and Riki Rocksteady All Stars. He has also performed with Dion Knibb, and opened for The Slackers and Lee “Scratch” Perry. Chris’s dynamic performances can be seen in NYC, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine. He appears at numerous venues such as the Beehive, Plough and Stars, Stomping Grounds, Drift, Parlour, Fiction Café, Lilypad, and The Midway. His recent album releases are On Pointe, Love Bombs, and Everything and Nothing. Chris grew up in Newton listening to Freddie King, Buddy Guy, and Magic Sam. He graduated from Berklee College of Music where he studied Wes Montgomery, Grant Green, George Benson, and Charlie Parker.