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Chritty Cren

Changing the World Through Music

About Me

God-fearing brotha originally from THE T-Town of Thomson, GA, not Thomason, not Thomaston, and for daggone sure not Thomasville. Anyone who knows me will tell you that music cannot leave my soul. I started on piano at 3 years old and started on trombone at 11. It gave me my identity growing up & I am blessed to have this gift from such a powerful and awesome God. I am blessed to play with Mr. Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz @ Lincoln Center Orchestra. To my wife Melody, I love you and thank you for supporting me and caring for me in such an invaluable way for 11 years. To Jazzlyn, my heart and soul. I'm going to make sure I am a good father to you. Shout-out to the fam in T-Town, Dearing, ATL, Duval, the Chi, Long Island, Tallahassee, Indiana, SC, and areas in between. Shoutout to the friends and playcousins I met along the way.

My Interests

Music, sports, women (mine especially), writing, composing, transcribing, working out, family, reading, current events, suits, movies, TV, video games, hustlin'

I'd like to meet:

Where do I start? Slide Hampton, Tye Tribbett, Hez, Kirk Franklin, Jamie Foxx, D'Angelo, Diddy, Jay-Z, Trombone Shorty, DMac, TMac, Shaq, DWade, Kobe, summa urrbody! Can't leave out Tyra, Serena, Venus, Nia, Buffie, i'll stop right there; i'm tellin' on myself.Most importantly, uh, God!!

Music:

The roots: Gospel, blues, jazz What I heard around the house: Funk, hip-hop, R&B What I can appreciate: Baroque, Classical, Romantic, Renaissance, reggae, reggaeton Old school and New school of each genre

Movies:

Mo' Better Blues, Friday, Next Friday, Friday After Next, Batman, Scarface, Godfather, Unfaithful, Coming to America, Crash, Kings of Comedy, 'Round Midnight, Harlem Nights, Nutty Professor, Spiderman, Superman, Borat,

Television:

Wheel of Fortune, Family Feud, SportsCenter, Fresh Prince reruns, too many to name.

Books:

Thinking in Jazz, To Be or Not to Bop, Duke's Bones, Tuesdays with Morrie

Heroes:

Jesus Christ - after Jazz was born, I truly understand the meaning of John 3:16. Casper Crenshaw for my first gig. Matt McCutchen, my middle school band director for challenging me to be a leader instead of a follower. Michael Jordan for always striving to be successful. Miles Davis--Being his own person no matter what decade. J. J. Johnson--Trombone Master Pac & Big--changed the face of hip-hop Wycliffe Gordon--First Trombonist I saw live that motivated me to start on jazz Any black pioneer who fought to give us the chance today to do what we do.

My Blog

A lil bout me.

TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF - The SurveyName:Chris CrenshawBirthday:December 20, 1982Birthplace:Augusta, GA Humana HospitalCurrent Location:Saint Albans, NYEye Color:BrownHair Color:BlackHeight:6'6''Right ...
Posted by Chritty Cren on Tue, 18 Jul 2006 08:51:00 PST