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Last minute gigs, more conferences, the concert of a lifetime, and a doozy of a letdown April Showers Really Do Bring May Flowers Wait...
Keri Chryst
Nov 17, 20231 min read
Concert Sunday - Grand Island, NE - 3pm Nov 19th, 2023
A rare opportunity to catch The French Connection in Central Nebraska THIS SUNDAY as part of the Grand Island Music Series at College...
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Keri Chryst
Nov 17, 20231 min read
The STEMs of Jazz in Hastings, Nebraska
This week, Hastings Middle Schoolers discovered the inner workings of what makes Jazz music tick! And a good time was had by all. Music...
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Keri Chryst
Nov 1, 20221 min read
Shall I sing for your private event?
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...
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Keri Chryst
Oct 31, 20222 min read
A month in review...
Wrapping up a month plus+ of touring activities across the Midwest... Top Notch Bands From duos to 22-piece jazz orchestras I'm so...
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Keri Chryst
Oct 15, 20221 min read
Monday, October 17th - Lincoln & Omaha
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...
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Keri Chryst
Oct 10, 20221 min read
October gigs — Chicago Oct. 10th, 25th, 30th — Lincoln Oct. 17th
The French Connection, and a bunch of Great Little Big Bands Oct 10th - Chicago - Jazz Showcase (with Jeff Hedberg) Oct 17th - Lincoln,...
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Keri Chryst
Oct 1, 20222 min read
Back to the Scat Cat Sessions
Another full week of Scat Cat Sessions in Hastings, NE! Where it all began... Longfellow Elementary was the first primary school to...
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Keri Chryst
Aug 25, 20221 min read
New U.S. dates — time to grab the last few slots!
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...
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Keri Chryst
May 10, 20221 min read
Scat Cat Sessions Tour GIPS
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...
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Keri Chryst
May 5, 20222 min read
Concert Begets Community Vibes in City Center
The Brain Child of Director John Jacobs "Railside", Grand Island, NE — this open-air community concert brought together 2 high school...
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Keri Chryst
Apr 8, 20221 min read
Nebraska - I'm comin' for ya!
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...
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Keri Chryst
Nov 1, 20211 min read
Schools & Jazz Clubs & Big Bands - Oh My!
November Whirlwind — part 1/3 From Des Moines, to Lincoln, Omaha, and back through Creston, Saint Louis, Kansas City, Indianapolis and...
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Keri Chryst
Oct 29, 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...
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Keri Chryst
Oct 24, 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...
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Keri Chryst
Jul 8, 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...
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Keri Chryst
Jul 4, 20212 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...
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Keri Chryst
Apr 30, 20213 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...
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Keri Chryst
Apr 14, 20212 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...
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Keri Chryst
Mar 3, 20212 min read