hello everyone. i came across this site and only wish this type of technology had existed, hmmm let's say 40 years ago! my name is chris, and i've been a professional musician on and off since as far back as 1967, when i got my very first piano  gig while still in high school, playing solo jazz piano (and actually all types of piano styles)  and singing at a really cool country club here.
my love for jazz piano began when i was around 10 years of age. i started classical piano lessons at 5, but my training in that was very intense, as nuns were my first teachers! jazz piano recordings which my parents owned, opened up a whole new world to me. i would listen for hours to fats waller, james p. johnson, earl hines, and  os course my main man, art tatum. i also listened to a wide array of other pianists in those record collections  over the ensuing years, including lennie tristano, bud powell, al haig, roger williams, peter nero, eddie duchin, van cliburn, josef hoffman, dave brubeck, jerry lee lewis,jorge bolet, and numerous others. i'll pretty much listen to anyone who can really play, and feel i've learned something from everyone.
along the way i played many gigs arind the country, and not justin jazz. i played in rock bands, country and western bands, bluues bands, r&b, and others, everything from clubs/bars, to weddings, parties, concerts, etc. i loved it all, but along the way i also earned degrees in psychology, therapeutic recreation, and worked all types of "straight" jobs ie; hospitals, rehab facilities, behaviroal health, fitness facilities, law enforcement, you name it! in high school and college i also loved sports/fitness stuff, and that too has always been a part of my life.
now, at nearly 55, i'm just "chillin" getting ready to enjoy retirement. i've always loved fitness tuff, running, swimming, hiking, baseball, football, as well as traveling. my daughter is all grown up, and as a single guy, i still love all of the above!
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