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AEI artist Keri Chryst is back at Beverly Elementary to help ring in the season with jazz! Excited to learn about JAZZ! Scat Cat Sessions - Part Deux It’s been less than 2 years since the last Scat Cat Session here at Beverly Elementary in Toledo, Ohio. It’s pretty cool that many of the “upper classmen” (well, 3rd, 4th and 5th graders) still remember some of the names and faces of the jazz greats that they’d learned about when they were “little”. ;-)  And just like rereading

AEI artist - Keri Chryst - introduces a fresh round of young Nebraskans to the joys of jazz & improvisation Scat Cat Sessions - Lincoln Elementary It was another whirlwind week for our founding member artist, Keri Chryst, and the young Scat Cats at Lincoln Elementary in Hastings, Nebraska. Ella, Louis & Duke All 400+ students, ages K-5 got a chance to interact with this professional jazz vocalist to learn about some of America’s most treasured jazz artists.  By the end of the

As I sit sipping coffee on the porch in one of my favorite neighborhoods on a gorgeous Chicago spring day... I dare say it's time to...

Gigs, Grad School Push, & a New Tribe... Oh, and some MEA Conferences to boot. Taking Time to Shift Gears Extended my stateside stay for...

Before getting back to the Scat Cat Sessions ... a quick visit to the birth place of jazz! New Orleans bound! The Jazz Education Network...

What are you doing New Year's Eve? Come taste a delicious 5-course French meal to the strains of tasty French jazz! The French...

A rare opportunity to catch The French Connection in Central Nebraska THIS SUNDAY as part of the Grand Island Music Series at College...

With Vaughn Wiester's Famous Jazz Orchestra - Don't miss it! Big Band Night - October 30th, 2023 A repeat performance with the...

The long awaited dates in my other other #hometown ! 2 VERY different ways to catch The French Connection Big Band - October 30th, 2023 A...

So excited to start my first Artist Residency in my home state this week! Stay tuned to follow the tail* as the Scat Cat Sessions have...

Let the exchange begin! Songwriting, Professionalism & Networking - I’ll show you mine if you’ll show me your… skill set and showmanship...

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...

Last chance for Chicagolanders to catch me with a big band this season! w/ Shout Section Big Band Sunday Oct. 30th, 2022 @ Elmhurst Hall...

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...

Achievement level unlocked, and how! October 10th, 2022 was my début appearance at this mecca for Chicago jazz. Top Notch Band Leader...

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...