41. ICE ARTIST BIOS PAGE 2 has inspired and performed works by composers Frank Felice Ressl Dance Ensemble, andthe jazz percussion duo CDs MP3s REVIEWS SPONSORS PHOTOS bios MAILING LIST http://www.icemusic.org/bios2.htm

Erik Griswold Percussionist Joe Holmquist is a musician whose career encompasses performance, composition, and music education. He was the founder of the internationally regarded new music ensemble Zeitgiest and performed with the group for 16 years. Recently, he has architected the ensemble Helios which draws repertoire from both classical and jazz disciplines. The group has been featured on Minnesota Public Radio and released its debut recording in December of 1998. Joe performs regularly with the Minnesota Opera, Plymouth Music Series, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Dale Warland Singers, and Minneapolis Pops. He has received two McKnight Fellowships in the area of composition and is currently a faculty member at Macalester College. Cellist James Jacobson has performed with NuClassix, Extension Works, Enchanted Circle, and The Maine New Music Network. After graduating form the New England Conservatory, James Jacobson became a member of Michael Tilson Thomas' New World Symphony and performed with the Boston Symphony. Since moving to Minneapolis in 1992, he has performed with the Minnesota Orchestra, Minnesota Opera, Plymouth Music Series, and the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra. Pianist John Jensen is a founding member of the new music quartet Helios and was an Artist-in-Residence at Iowa's Grinnell College as a member of the Mirecourt Trio until 1991. He has appeared in concert with Judith Raskin, Sidney Harth and the Gregg Smith Singers and has also accompanied violinist Endre Balogh and baritone Bruce Yarnell through the auspices of Columbia Artist Management. John Jensen has recorded the first and second piano sonatas of Charles Ives for the Music and Arts CD label and made his New York recital debut performing Ives' second sonata, the Concord. The New York Times said of this performance, "Jensen handled the enormous technical demands with aplomb...a first rate performance of a great work."

42. Music CLASSICAL composers ARCHIVE composers searchable by nationality, timeline, yearof birth or alphabetically. jazz ONLINE -artist bios, reviews, music http://www.new-carlisle.lib.oh.us/teen/music.htm

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43. Jazz Site Of The Week Archive The club s web site includes concert listings, bios, audio clips and other info Thejazz composers Collective The jazz composers Collective exists to provide a http://www.jazzheads.com/siteofweek_arch.html

Jazz Site of the Week Archive JAZZONWEB - THE JAZZ PORTAL Here is a new site that just came to our attention. The site includes links to jazz labels, editorials, artists, audio, clubs and live shows, jazz schools and education, music shops and artisans, news and reviews, and lots more.....This is a site worth checking out and watching how it grows. Sax on the Web Harri Rautiainen has created a great site for fans of the saxophone. Discussions range from mouthpieces and reeds to Jazz Sax Playing and Rock Sax Playing. And a transposition chart for those who can't play up or down a step. Highlights of great players, saxophone links, saxophone discussion forum and much more. A very thorough site!!!! Horace Silver Discography A tribute to the Hardbop Grandpop A Passion for Jazz This site has of all subjects "The Etymology Jazz".....plus the history, styles and players including a photo gallery, educational resources and an extensive midi file archive. The Passion For Jazz website is a wonderful source for all who have the passion for jazz. Check it out!!!! Take Phive Jazz If you're looking for resources on jazz artists, links, history, reviews, online radio, or essential recordings, this is the place. Take Phive Jazz is your one-stop resource for all that is jazz, and if you can't find it here, thewell-organized, high quality links section should point you in the right direction, with site descriptions included. The Jazz Artists section maintains a huge database of biographies, discographies, and images, which is constantly being updated and added to. The Jazz History section provides you with a brief but informative view of the century in jazz, organized by style, and including the characteristics and origins of jazz. To read critical reviews of various classic jazz albums, take a look at the Jazz Reviews section. If you're trying to find online jazz radio, visit Online Radio, where you'll find direct links to NetRadio jazz stations. Finally, for a list of essential jazz albums, go to the Jazz Recordings section. Very informative site!

44. Faculty BACK FORWARD CLASSROOM FACULTY bios ALFABETICAL LIST OF LAST NAMES Ahmed RepertoryOrchestra, NDR Radio (Germany), Copenhagen Radio, jazz composers Showcase. http://www.newschool.edu/jazz/Faculty/bios.html

CLASSROOM FACULTY BIOS ALFABETICAL LIST OF LAST NAMES Ahmed Abdullah (composer/trumpeter/writer) BM, Queens College. Leader of own ensembles since 1972, with current band Diaspora, performed and/or recorded as sideman with numerous artists including Sam Rivers, Rashid Ali, Arthur Blythe, Billy Bang and Ed Blackwell. He worked with Sun Ra as key member of the Arkestra with performances worldwide and more than 25 recordings spanning a 20 year period. Junko Arita (vocalist) Vocal Sight-Singing I and II Jane Ira Bloom (saxophonist/composer/producer) Ensembles/Standards/Ornette Coleman Ensemble/ Linear Improvisation Graduate of Yale University and the Yale School of Music. Winner, Downbeat International Critics' Poll for soprano saxophone. Recipient of the Doris Duke Jazz Competition Award and fellowships from the NEA and the Rockefeller and Ford Foundations, as well as the IAJE Charlie Parker Fellowship for Jazz Innovation. Performed, recorded and/or collaborated with Charlie Haden, Ed Blackwell, George Coleman, Rufus Reid, Kenny Wheeler, Julian Priester, Fred Hersch, Jay Clayton, and Cleo Laine. Compositions and commissions for the American Composers Orchestra, Pilobolus Dance Theatre, and the NASA Art Program. Has performed at Montreal, Paris, Berlin, San Francisco, Detroit, JVC, and Texaco Jazz Festivals, and at the Kennedy Center, Carnegie Hall, and Lincoln Center, as well as various New York clubs. Richard Boukas (guitarist/vocalist)

45. ITG 2002 - Ensemble Bios They have also arranged some of the music of the great composers, both classicaland jazz, who unfortunately didn t have the Orfeo Trumpet Consort to write for http://www.trumpetguild.org/2002conference/ensembles.html

Ensemble Biographies BBC Big Band Best Big Band in the British Jazz Awards ('92, '94, '97 and '99) As well as gracing Radio 2's Monday night listeners with its presence, the BBC Big Band reaches worldwide audiences through the BBC World Service, satellite radio and via the Internet. The BBC Big Band has played with Van Morrison, Georgie Fame, Michael Ball, Martin Taylor, Pat Kane and Helen Shapiro. It's also entertained thousands with international stars such as Tony Bennett, George Shearing, Michel Legrand, Louie Bellson, Lalo Schifrin, Ray Charles and Dr. John. Concert tours with these artists have taken the band all over the world. The Band regularly features on the festival circuit - from Harrogate and Cheltenham to Glasgow, Edinburgh, Cork and the London Jazz Festival. At the Proms the band has played with guests Cleo Laine, John Dankworth, Clark Terry and Wayne Marshall. The year 2000 saw the Band in Belfast with George Benson for BBC Music Live and at the South Bank's Rhythm Sticks Festival with Billy Cobham and Ed Thigpen. Individually, the BBC Big Band boasts a huge range of talent and experience. It's members can play almost anything at sight, from Tommy Dorsey arrangements to Stan Kenton, whilst remaining no strangers to a good drink and a good laugh.

46. MUSIC COMPOSERS Scores, MIDI, sounds, bios, texts and more. Young composers a service to young composersof music location to research classical music, jazz, musical theatre http://www.cannylink.com/musiccomposition.htm

Music : Composition American Song-Poem Music Archives - song-poem music is that which results when lyrics, solicited through ads for poems, are set to music by studio pros. Gems of Compositional Wisdom - essay. Picture Gallery of 1000 Composers - Includes nationality listing. Resources for Young Composers Sharon's Music Research Resources - a central musical location to research classical music, jazz, musical theatre and theory. - resources in musicology, music instruction, research, notation, recordings and more. Young Composers - listen to the original MIDI music compositions of young composers. FAQ - Selected Sources COMPOSERS Airaksinen, Pekka - Music and meditation have been his instruments in research of Buddhism and many cultural heritages, including Greek, Egyptian and Finnish. Albert, Stephen - biography, work list, and more. Alonso-Crespo, Eduardo - biography, compositions and issued CD's. In both English and Spanish. Antheil, George - biography, work list, and more. Armstrong, Philip Babbitt, Milton - biography, work list, and more. Bach, P.D.Q.

47. American Composers Orchestra--Orchestra Bios also be heard in such diverse settings as the Montreux jazz Festival, the area, heis currently the first clarinetist with American composers Orchestra, The http://www.americancomposers.org/orchestra/orchestra_bios.htm

homepage other activities Board of Directors Administrative Staff ... Artistic Advisors Eva Gruesser Back Diva Goodfriend-Koven Diva Goodfriend-Koven has performed on both flute and piccolo with all of the major orchestras and chamber orchestras in the New York City area. She is active as a teacher and also plays in The Locrian Ensemble (the mission of the group is to perform music that is no older than 10 years). She has been a member of American Composers Orchestra since 1981 which is also when she became a regular Associate musician with the MET Orchestra. Besides membership in both the American Symphony and American Ballet Theater, she has attended and performed at the Bard Music Festival since its inception in 1989. She has been seen on Live From Lincoln Center performing with the NY Philharmonic,and has recorded extensively with Orpheus, ACO, The MET Orchestra, Brooklyn Philharmonic, and also on numerous commercial films and sound-tracks. Back Joseph Schor Violinist Joseph Schor is currently principal second violin of American Composers Orchestra, and first violinist of the Bennington String Quartet. Joe is also a faculty member of the Chamber Music Conference and Composers Forum of the East, having served previously as its musical director. He has performed as a member of the Franklin, Tonart, and Silvermine String Quartets, and at Marlboro Chamber music. Joe was formerly concertmaster of the Denver and New York Opera Orchestras, and served as principal second violin of the Festival Casals Orchestra during its many years in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and for many years, was a member of the New York City Ballet Orchestra. Joe has taught at Iowa University, Bennington College, Middlebury College, Windham College, Hartt College, and Peabody Conservatory, and is an original member of ACO.

48. Composer Bios / G ~ O'Connor Piano, MIDI Keyboard And Organ Studio featured in Disney s newly released Fantasia 2000) proved that jazz was powerful thesignature of one of the most influential of composers, songwriters and http://www.oconnormusic.org/composers-g.htm

Today is Composer Birthdays Of Interest To Children Books, CD's and Tapes Quotes and Fun Facts Read More! MIDI Files Listening Other Links Other Sites News Items Oscar Winners Grammy Winners A B C D ... F G H I J K ... Z Galway Galway's birthday Read quotes by and about Galway Top of "G" section Top of page Gershwin George Gershwin lived between 1898 and 1937. He is considered to be a twentieth century composer. If you hate homework but like roller skating, you have something in common with American composer George Gershwin. Born in Brooklyn, New Yord to Russian immigrant parents, George loved to play street hockey, 'cat', and punch ball. He didn’t even have an interest in music until his family got him a piano when he was twelve. Nine years later he had his first hit, "Swanee", with lyrics written by Irving Caesar. No one else in the Gershwin family was musical, but George was fascinated by music. When he heard a schoolmate play the violin, George struck up a friendship with the boym who introduced him to the world of concert music. Gershwin's American in Paris and Rhapsody in Blue (featured in Disney's newly released Fantasia 2000 ) proved that jazz was powerful enough to combine will with symphonic music. Gershwin was only 26 years old at the time when he composed

49. Jazz Link Enterprises bios, and Ms. Hibler prepared and narrated commentary about the composers and theirmusic and art work for Mr. Bruning s book The Dale Bruning jazz Guitar Series http://jazzlinkenterprises.com/bios/bio_jude.html

Jude Hibler Bio Articles Bios Birthdays Books ... Email Jazz writer, author, photographer, and concert and CD producer Jude Hibler has interviewed and/or photographed some of the giants in the jazz world. She published and edited Jazz Link magazine in San Diego, California from 1988-1992. She has written liner notes and has had her photographs used for compact disc recordings, and two of Joe Pass' music books: Joe Pass Improvising Ideas which she coauthored, and Joe Pass Note for Note , both published by Mel Bay. She is a feature writer and photographer for 20th Century Guitar magazine and Jazzscene of Oregon and has had articles in Just Jazz Guitar magazine. She was a publicist for Concord Jazz records in the early 1990s. Jazz historian Leonard Feather asked her to be a contributing writer for his final The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz In 1996, she and her business partner, guitarist and educator Dale Bruning coproduced his CD on the JLE label entitled The Dale Bruning Quartet: Tomorrow's Reflections (JLECD-4001). They present theme concerts, such as one featuring Tin-Pan alley composers, whereby Mr. Bruning wrote arrangements and Ms. Hibler prepared and narrated commentary about the composers and their music. In 1997, she did the notation and art work for Mr. Bruning's book:

50. Jazz Link Enterprises bios, and Ms. Hibler prepared and narrated commentary about the composers and theirmusic In 1997, he authored his first book The Dale Bruning jazz Guitar Series http://jazzlinkenterprises.com/bios/bio_bruning.html

Dale Bruning Bio Articles Bios Birthdays Books ... Email A native of Carbondale, Pennsylvania, guitarist, composer, arranger and educator Dale Bruning spent time living, working and recording in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York during the 1940s and 1950s. During his tenure in the United States Navy from 1953-57, he was a guitarist and arranger, and when called upon, he also played piano, bass, vibes and percussion. Upon his release in 1957, he studied at Temple University, declaring and graduating with a bachelor of arts degree in psychology. He took as many music classes as he could. Concurrently, he studied music and guitar with world renowned educator Dennis Sandole. In 1961, Mr. Bruning became the leader of the house band for The Del Shields Show , a television variety program that originated from Philadelphia on WRCV, an NBC affiliate. In 1964, he and his family moved to Denver. An accident in 1988 nearly ended Mr. Bruning's career as a performing musician. While securing a window pane in the rubbish can, a piece of glass broke and slashed a deep cut across his left wrist. His median nerve to the fingers and the thumb tendon were badly cut. Dr. Charles Hamlin rebuilt the sheath around the nerve, enabling it to regenerate itself. After this tragedy, his commitment to playing was fueled by his deep passion for the music and his own acts of courage every time he picked up the guitar to practice, knowing the pain would be excruciating. His valor during the slow rehabilitative process was rewarded, however, as he has become an even stronger performer than prior to the accident. Considering that he has little feeling in one finger, he amazes audiences with his ability and agility on the fingerboard.

51. Internet Resources www.classical.net; Music History 102 A guide to Western composers and their Findthe CMT TV schedule, latest news, artist bios, tour information. Music - jazz. http://156.42.5.97/Polaris/library/userdef/ud_mcld_internet.asp?anchor=entertain

52. Bookmarks About Jazz ambient, electronic, classical and 20th century composers, all of concentrates oncontemporary funkfusion and acid jazz. WAV and MPEG as well as bios and infos http://www.sainet.or.jp/~head/Jazz.html

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53. Richard Bliwas - Bios stars by Downbeat Magazine, Ben has one of the most original voices in modernjazz. (CD now) He is the founding member of the jazz composers Collective, a http://www.richardbliwas.com/bios.php3

Richard Bliwas Ben Sher and Ned Goold . By 1984 he moved to New York and like a modern troubadour supported himself through an odyssey of gigs that spiraled into the late 1990's when a renewed interest in recording, sparked by the suggestion of his favorite pianist Paul Bley, led him to record his first two CD's Compose Yourself solo, duo and trio improvisations and the painterly production of songs and improvisations from another single afternoon stream of consciousness session, Walk the Bike Ben Allison The Bassist was named "One of the 25 rising jazz stars" by Downbeat Magazine, "Ben has one of the most original voices in modern jazz." (CD now) He is the founding member of the Jazz Composers Collective, a musician run organization based in New York. His album Third Eye was included in the top ten jazz CD's of 1999 by The New York Times, Boston Globe as well as several other publications. He has extensive credits performing in film, radio, and television. He has recorded extensively with top jazz musicians, and has worked with Richard since their 1997 gig with David Budway and Scott Cutchall at the Knitting Factory David Tronzo A modernist, David is a devotee of the bottleneck slide guitar. He has worked on projects ranging from

54. Meet The Composer - Industry Links Guild; jazz composers Collective; jazz Corner; Kalvos Damian s New Music BazaarSite contains nearly interviews with 175 composer guests, bios, photos, essays http://www.meetthecomposer.org/bbs.htm

ABOUT MTC Board of Directors Staff Contact Meet The Composer ... WHAT'S NEW Announcements and program news MTC SPOTLIGHT Interviews with current MTC awardees ON THE MAP Features on MTC composers and events PROGRAMS APPLICATIONS PROGRAM CALENDAR Performance info for MTC sponsored events, including dates and ticket info COMPOSERS IN CONVERSATION Archived interviews LINKS Links to composers and arts organizations HOME INDUSTRY LINKS Composer Contacts Industry Links Please e-mail the name of your organization, web address, snail mail address and phone number (optional). Please be careful when typing in your web address ! You may also send us a one-line description of your site which we'll post under your URL. Meet The Composer is not a membership organization, and there is no charge for this service. This area of the site is updated on a regular basis. ACTIVE EYE A new performance company that breaks down artistic and cultural boundaries through an approach that is both multi-disciplinary, fusing music, text and dance, and multi-cultural, drawing from artistic traditions from East Asia and the West Al Rainey Research Service Contemporary classical music for various ensemble groups American Composers Alliance American Composers Forum American Harp Society American Music Center ... esearch,

55. Bill Allred's Classic Jazz Band Albums CDs Records Bill Allred s Classic jazz Band bios Jay Mueller. Jay worked with the Disneyland Band,the Bill Holman and Tom Kubis big bands, The composers big band, and http://www.billallred.com/classicjazzband/bio_jaymueller.html

FREE Downloads Band Member Bios Photos Fan Club ... Solo Performances ADDRESS 653 Rosemere Circle Orlando, FL 32835 (407) 293-8212 fax EMAIL info@billallred.com Bill Allred's Classic Jazz Band Bios Jay Mueller Jay Mueller - Bass Born in Louisiana, Jay attended the Northwestern State University of Louisiana and also studied at the University of Houston. A serious bassist, Jay is on demand for gigs on tuba, and electric and upright bass. He is a charter member of the small circle of bass players that pioneered the "Four Beat Swing" style of tuba playing. After moving to L.A. and studying with Morty Corb and Bob Magnusson, Jay worked with the Disneyland Band, the Bill Holman and Tom Kubis big bands, The Composers big band, and the San Bernardino Civic Opera. This led to numerous studio dates, including jingles for British Petroleum and work on the hit television show "Wings." A move to Orlando, Florida, proved to be a smart one. Jay performed at Circus World, Walt Disney World, and toured with the Ringling Bros. Circus Band. Orlando also opened the door to engagements with Bob Crosby and the Bobcats and many jazz appearances, as well as guest appearances with the Florida Symphony Orchestra. He has performed for many Broadway shows, including CATS, A Chorus Line, and The Phantom of the Opera.

56. MIDI Links - Links To URLs With MIDI Files jazz MIDIs, plus links to various music sites, bios on a jazz Land A few more jazzfiles old hymns, blues and ragtime, famous 19th century composers (eg Stephen http://www.midisite.com/links/midilink.htm

SEND E-Mail INFO HOME MIDIs [TEXT-ONLY] ... ORIGINAL GENERAL ARCHIVES: MIDI Search SMF on The Net's all-in-one MIDI search page. Find specific MIDIs faster than you knew possible. Disney Music Page Disney MIDIs. MIDI Net Pretty good sized selection of everything from classical to pop to broadway and so on. findMIDIs About 500 or so classic pop/rock, current top 40 stuff, assorted 'indie' metal, and so on. UseNet Newsgroups The MIDI group, itself, with hundreds if not thousands of MIDI files, often posted over and over again, admittedly, by different people: alt.binaries.sounds.midi There are now 12 or more offshoots from the main a.b.s.m. ng, but as most haven't been picked up by various news servers, best just to check these out if you get 'em. ARCHIVES JAZZ FOLK/TRAD ROCK ... ORIGINAL CLASSICAL Classical MIDI Archive Pierre Schwob's huge collection of many excellent classical MIDIs. One of the consistently best and most useful MIDI sites on the world-wide web. A must see. Classical MIDI Connection Created by Faren Raborn, but now maintained by the MidiWorld folks. Another comprehensive collection of classical music, perhaps filling in some holes in the collection of Mr. Schwob.

57. Bios the Frankfurt Radio Big Band, The Banff jazz Orchestra, The McGill jazz Orchestra,as has led her to have the opportunity to study with composers and saxophone http://www.angelfire.com/jazz/cjensen/crisy-biopg.htm

var cm_role = "live" var cm_host = "angelfire.lycos.com" var cm_taxid = "/memberembedded" CHRISINE JENSEN BIO Christine Jensen • ALTO & SOPRANO SAXOPHONE, COMPOSITION • Christine Jensen has built a reputation as an original voice on both the Canadian and International jazz scene. In May 2000 she released her debut recording featuring her sextet entitled Collage on Effendi Records, which went on to receive rave reviews internationally. "Jensen has arrived with a beautiful bang, making spirited, positive music" -Ottawa Citizen "Collage is a carefully layered work that reveals new musical vistas with each listening" -JazzTimes Magazine Born in Sechelt, British Columbia, Jensen spent her formative years in Nanaimo, gaining a firm footing in the jazz and classical tradition. Her mother, an accomplished pianist and music teacher, had her taking piano lessons starting at age seven. Subsequently, Jensen picked up the alto saxophone in order to participate in the city's award winning school music program. Her teachers, as well as her mother's record collection turned her in the direction of jazz, garnering her accolades for her saxophone playing at a national level. Jensen's works have been transported all over the world, in part due to her sister, jazz trumpeter Ingrid Jensen. Her composition skills gained attention when Ingrid's debut jazz album Vernal Fields went on to win the 1996 Juno Award. This album contained three of her compositions, including the title track. She has had her big band works played and recorded by the Frankfurt Radio Big Band, The Banff Jazz Orchestra, The McGill Jazz Orchestra, as well as numerous University bands throughout North America.

58. Kriste Peoples - Band Bios Bloodstone through the Orchestral Reading Project of The American composers Forum rangingfrom traditional big bands to smaller, freejazz experimental projects http://www.kristepeoples.com/band bios.html

59. Hux Records- Artists Biographies - Gay & Terry Woods - Billie Jo Spears - Elton CBS in 1971 (with Ratledge guesting), and played with Barry Guy s jazz composers Orchestra and Dean also formed a new large jazz ensemble, Newsense. More bios. http://www.huxrecords.com/bio8.htm

WOODS co-founded Steeleye Span with ex-Fairport Convention bassist Ashley Hutchings. They left that band in 1970 and formed their own Woods Band with guitarist Ed Deane, drummer Pat Nash and Gay's brother Austin Corcoran. The Woods Band released an eponymous-titled album in 1971 but soon after Gay and Terry Woods returned to live in Ireland. Their repertoire included distinctive arrangements of traditional folk songs and they attracted the attention of Polydor Records who signed the duo in 1973. Their first album for the label, 'Backwoods' , received encouraging reviews and had a strong Irish feel, the follow-up 'The Time Is Right' was more influenced by American folk and country music. Gay and Terry's third and final album for Polydor was released in autumn 1976 and was electric folk with support from Fairport Convention's Dave Pegg and Dave Mattacks and Andrew Bodnar and Steve Goulding from Graham Parker and The Rumour. After a couple of independent label releases in the seventies Gay relocated to Holland and formed Auto Da Fe with Trevor Knight. Auto Da Fe was far removed from the previous folk rock incarnations and the band's synthesiser-led rock featured on two albums and six singles. In the early 1990s Auto Da Fe disbanded.

60. The Necks - Bios Beat Manifesto , which won the 1995 Australian Guild of Screen composers Award for apopular weekly radio program which looks at crossings of jazz with other http://www.thenecks.com/pages/bios.html

Chris Abrahams One of the most distinctive keyboardists Australia has produced, Chris was born in 1961 in New Zealand but came to Sydney by way of Nigeria at an early age. He first came to public attention as pianist and chief composer for The Benders. With them he recorded three albums and toured overseas to India, Cuba, the UK and Europe. In 1993 he toured the world for nine months as keyboard player with Midnight Oil. Currently he performs and composes with Melanie Oxley, and The Hunting Party. He has released three highly-acclaimed solo piano albums. Chris has also been pivotal in the local revival of interest in the Hammond organ. Abrahams is one of Sydney's most in-demand session players, having appeared on over 50 albums with the likes of The Laughing Clowns, The Triffids, The Church, The Jackson Code, The Whitlams, Stephen Cummings, Karma County, Wendy Matthews and The Sparklers. He has recorded over 60 of his own compositions or co-compositions, and has been covered by such artists as Stephen Cummings, and Vika and Linda Bull. Chris has production credit on albums by The Benders and Melanie Oxley, as well as having composed half a dozen movie soundtracks. Chris has been voted Best Keyboardist for two years running in the Rolling Stone Critics' Awards.

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