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It's my birthday month! And the Scat Cat Sessions needs YOUR HELP to go the distance! (Literally). How you can help: aka — The Ask If you...

Body, Mind & Voice proves itself an unqualified success in Vaulx-En-Velin, France! Arts Ambassadors Keri Chryst (voice) and Nicola Ayoub...

Orlando, January 2023. TOTALLY worth the 3-day drive from Chicago! Hail Hail the gang's all here And boy do I care! SO amazing to be back...

Start the New Year right! Sunday, January 15th from 3-5pm in Hyattsville, MD Reprise at the Maryland Meadworks I'm so excited to hit the...

Chicago, Ohio, Iowa, North & South Carolina, Georgia, Florida... Come follow follow me! FaceBook : the place to be If you want details...

When one tour ends... another one begins... Are you Next? Just know that I am still in the Midwest throughout the coming season and would...

Wrapping up a month plus+ of touring activities across the Midwest... Top Notch Bands From duos to 22-piece jazz orchestras I'm so...

I'm getting really excited for my next two engagements! 1st - Morning Residency in Omaha I just got off a call with Omaha Central High...

The French Connection, and a bunch of Great Little Big Bands Oct 10th - Chicago - Jazz Showcase (with Jeff Hedberg) Oct 17th - Lincoln,...

Hi Folks - just a quick update that my gig with the Shout Section Big Band was moved to October 30th (instead of the 23rd). Super excited...

Another full week of Scat Cat Sessions in Hastings, NE! Where it all began... Longfellow Elementary was the first primary school to...

The Fall U.S. Midwest tour ...is shaping up nicely :-) I've just added a few more concerts and artist residencies to the calendar - and a...

This fall's Midwest Tour is taking shape... Find out when Keri will be playing near you :-) Current Calendar Sept 24-25 Lincoln, NE The...

And now, that's >1300 more kids who now know the name of Duke Ellington, and have experienced an introduction to the sounds and sign...

The Brain Child of Director John Jacobs "Railside", Grand Island, NE — this open-air community concert brought together 2 high school...

April in Paris — MAY in Grand Island :-) NAC + GIPS = 3 weeks of Jazz making I'm thrilled to bits that a whole new city has opened its...

Cooped up with Covid — the perfect time to update the Cameroon Chronicles Section of the Blog. It's been almost exactly 10 years since we...

November Whirlwind — part 1/3 From Des Moines, to Lincoln, Omaha, and back through Creston, Saint Louis, Kansas City, Indianapolis and...

Surprise visit from the Hastings Tribune on Wednesday leads to a tasty article in Thursday’s paper 😁 Special thanks to Conner Zimmer for...

Joined once again by the Original Blues Brothers Band members Tom "Bones" Malone and "Blue" Lou Marini for Performances and Q&A with the...