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Free Concert - Chicago/Elmhurst - Dec 4, 2021- 1pm
THRILLED to be taking the stage with this stellar lineup next Saturday :-)
Keri Chryst
Dec 1, 20211 min read


Jazz Clubs & Big Bands - My Turn!
November Whirlwind — part 3/3 I finally got to hit the stage!!! And with all new collaborators and colleagues! In all new venues across...
Keri Chryst
Dec 1, 20211 min read


Stop the presses - Scat Cat Cat Sessions make the front page!
Surprise visit from the Hastings Tribune on Wednesday leads to a tasty article in Thursday’s paper 😁 Special thanks to Conner Zimmer for...
Keri Chryst
Oct 29, 20211 min read


Saint Louis — LIVE STREAM !
Streaming live from the Blue Strawberry - Tuesday, Nov 9, 2021 Showtime Tue, November 9 2021 at 7:30PM CST 364 N Boyle Avenue St. Louis...
Keri Chryst
Oct 26, 20211 min read


Scat Cat Sessions Strikes Again
Hastings, Nebraska — We're half-way through a week of Jazz making with area youth! Fulfilling my mission So grateful for the support of...
Keri Chryst
Oct 24, 20211 min read


Live @ the Blue Llama — Ann Arbor, MI — Nov 19
Featuring Paul Keller and his orchestra. Blue November First the Blue Strawberry — Now the Blue Llama... and all that jazz. "We connect...
Keri Chryst
Oct 14, 20211 min read


Meet me in Saint Louis... Blue Strawberry - Nov 9
Saint Louis' classiest hot-spot for live music — Live and in Concert — Keri Chryst & The French Connection "Singers and shows, with good...
Keri Chryst
Oct 12, 20211 min read


Virtual Program with Zambia (Day 1/3)
Joined once again by the Original Blues Brothers Band members Tom "Bones" Malone and "Blue" Lou Marini for Performances and Q&A with the...
Keri Chryst
Sep 12, 20211 min read


Ohio Accredited! Finally!
My fellow Ohioans - I have finally been accepted to the Official Roster of Ohio Teaching Artists! Ohio —The Heart of It All I am...
Keri Chryst
Sep 2, 20211 min read


New Gigs on the horizon #usa
U.S. Midwest Calling... The next Scat Cat Session is on the books with Hastings Public Schools (Nebraska) for late October. And a number...
Keri Chryst
Jul 8, 20211 min read


Sweet System has sweet new website!
Pardon the poor pun, but we're just so excited to share our new site with you, and to actually have some upcoming dates on the books!...
Keri Chryst
Jul 6, 20211 min read


Nebraska — the place to be
A note to Nebraska Organizations — NAC grants have been made even easier — No matching funds required! I'm always touting the Nebraska...
Keri Chryst
Jul 4, 20212 min read


That Time I Performed with the Blues Brothers Band gang — Part 2
Sunday, Mar 31, 2019 - Meeting the dream team then getting straight to work! "The Band" and the man-with-the-plan out for a well deserved...
Keri Chryst
Apr 30, 20213 min read


That Time I Performed with the Blues Brothers Band gang — Part 1
There's a first time for everything — may this be the first of many! Dream team photo opp after the big gig with (left to right) "Blue...
Keri Chryst
Apr 14, 20212 min read


Back in the U.S. of A. — Café Coda Concert — Oct 2019 — Tenderly
The fall-winter U.S. tour 2019 started off on a cozy rainy night in Madison, Wisconsin with a warm reception at Café Coda under the...
Keri Chryst
Mar 12, 20211 min read


Flashback : V-E Day Quarantine Concert for the U.S. Embassy Paris
Originally Live Streamed - 7 May 2020 Three months into the pandemic lockdown of 2020, Keri was graciously invited by the U.S. Embassy,...
Keri Chryst
May 6, 20201 min read


Flashback: Nebraska - Hastings High School and Middle School
Nebraska - the Great Plains. Jeff Hoffman (guitar/vox), Keri Chryst (vox, comp) and Philippe Petit (piano, arrang) cross the pond at the...
Keri Chryst
Nov 4, 20132 min read


Tanzania Chronicles - Day 6 - Performing Arts - University of Dar Es Salaam
Monday, 29 April 2013 Today's plan is a noon pick-up, with a quick tour of the city, followed by rehearsal, and a concert tonight at the...
Keri Chryst
Apr 28, 20133 min read


Tanzania Chronicles - Day 5 - Alice Foundation
Sunday, 28 April 2013 The schedule says 9am pickup. Ugh. But hey, it's all in the contract, and for a good cause - I mean, this is what...
Keri Chryst
Apr 27, 20134 min read


Tanzania Chronicles - Day 4 - Dancing with the Deaf
Saturday, 27 April 2013 Now THAT's what I'm talkin' about! This is where the real magic happens. We're picked up just after 10am by a...
Keri Chryst
Apr 26, 20132 min read
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