Chris Barrick is a percussionist/drummer in the Cincinnati, OH region specializing in jazz vibraphone, classical percussion and drum set. A recent graduate of the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music with a B.M. in Percussion Performance, he is now a graduate assistant pursuing a Master's Degree in Percussion at the College-Conservatory of Music at the University of Cincinnati. He also teaches percussion part-time at Cincinnati Christian University.
Well versed in classical and contemporary styles, he has performed with the Indiana University New Music Ensemble, David Baker's Jazz Ensemble, Bob Becker, Emil Richards, James Bunte, Columbus Indiana Philharmonic, Terre Haute Symphony Orchestra, Evansville Philharmonic, CCM Afro-Cuban Jazz Ensemble, Woody Shaw III, Bubble Life, Peter Adams and the Nocturnal Collective, Poco Loco, Mambo Diablo, CCM Department of Dance as well as studies with Rusty Burge, Anthony Cirone, Steve Houghton, Gerry Carlyss, Craig Hetrick, Chuck Redd and Art Gore, arranging studies with Brent Wallrab, and participation in masterclasses from Lyle Mays, Tim Adams, John Tafoya, Fernando Meza, Anne-Julie Caron, and Tony Miceli. He was recently awarded the Terry Gibbs Vibraphone Scholarship through the Percussive Arts Society.
He is available for musical engagements.
