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Chris Tarry

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About Me

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About Chris Tarry:
New York City based Chris Tarry is one of Canada's most successful and celebrated electric bass exports. With three Juno Awards (the Canadian Grammy) for best Contemporary Jazz Album, eight Juno Award nominations, and other high profile accolades he has established himself as one of North America's top musicians.
Chris's work since moving to New York in 2003 has seen him share the stage and recording studio with top musicians such as John Scofield, Ben Monder, Mino Cinelu, Dave Binney, Jim Rotondi Group, Keith Carlock, Anton Fig, Donny McCaslin, Lew Soloff, Chris Cheek, Oz Noy Trio, Gene Jackson, DJ Logic, and many others.
Chris has produced 8 critically acclaimed albums under his own name and has appeared on over 100 albums around the globe as one of the world's most sought after electric bass players.
Chris's most recent Juno award winning CD "Almost Certainly Dreaming" has been garnering high praise from jazz fans and critics from around the world!
"One of the best jazz groups working today!" - All About Jazz
About the Band:
The Chris Tarry Group is based in New York City and has been in existence in many different incarnations since 1994. With seven award-winning albums ranging in scope from trio's to 15 piece mini-big bands, Chris Tarry has constantly pushed the envelope of jazz with the presentation of his music. Seven sold out concert tours and many festival appearances have made The Chris Tarry Group one of the most successful jazz groups in North America. Regular appearances in New York, Los Angeles, and Europe have increased the band's international exposure.
Chris' experience playing all styles of music is a huge influence on the type of music he writes. Always eclectic, always soulful, and always memorable, The Chris Tarry Group brings you the history of contemporary jazz warmly wrapped with the ability of some of the greatest players in the world.
The Chris Tarry Group's latest offering "Almost Certainly Dreaming" has just won a Juno Award (Canadian Grammy) for Best Contemporary Jazz Album of 2007.
"Almost Certainly Dreaming finds bassist Chris Tarry's quintet in electrifyingly tight form!" - Downbeat Magazine, March 2008

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 12/21/2005
Band Website: christarry.com
Band Members: Chris' latest album "Almost Certainly Dreaming" wins the 2008 Juno Award (Canadian Grammy) for Best Contemporary Jazz Album!
The Current Band Is:

Dan Weiss - Drums
Pete McCann - Guitar
Henry Hey - Piano
Kelly Jefferson - Sax
(Sometimes on sax - Donny McCaslin , Dave Binney , or Dan Willis )
You can pick up all my albums, download lessons, charts, live gigs, all at my website christarry.com.
Endorsements: Markbass amps, Sibelius notation software, DR bass strings.

Sounds Like: Chris Tarry, Yanni, Raffi, and Canada.
Record Label: 19/8 Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Even more reviews..

Four Stars **** Downbeat Magazine, February 07'"Tarry's excellent American debut is a resonant, single-minded bit of contemporary jazz & Tarry's terrain is a muscular and acrobatic electric bass, a wo...
Posted by Chris Tarry on Wed, 21 Mar 2007 03:40:00 PST

Four Stars in Downbeat Magazine!

I'm very excited, some reviews are coming in on the new album and I just tracked down a copy of this months Downbeat magazine (March 07) and found that "Sorry to be Strange" got a four star review! I...
Posted by Chris Tarry on Wed, 14 Feb 2007 01:32:00 PST

Want a lesson with me? Here's some FAQ's

Here's some answers to common questions I get about taking a lesson with me.If you're in the New York area and want to take a lesson drop me a message here at Myspace and we'll set one up. I teach out...
Posted by Chris Tarry on Wed, 10 Jan 2007 06:36:00 PST

New Album Soon!

Hey Everyone,Thanks for all the great emails and comments about the music. My new album "Sorry to be Strange" will be coming out sometime around Oct 1st 06'. We've finished 6 of the mixes out of a p...
Posted by Chris Tarry on Fri, 07 Jul 2006 06:10:00 PST