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Keri Chryst
Mar 312 min read
February/March - Changes afoot
Gigs, Grad School Push, & a New Tribe... Oh, and some MEA Conferences to boot. Taking Time to Shift Gears Extended my stateside stay for...
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Keri Chryst
Dec 30, 20231 min read
Next stop NOLA - then return to Toledo
Before getting back to the Scat Cat Sessions ... a quick visit to the birth place of jazz! New Orleans bound! The Jazz Education Network...
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artsembassyintl
Dec 11, 20231 min read
New Year's Eve @ The Refectory - Columbus,OH
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...
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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
Oct 30, 20231 min read
TONIGHT ! In Columbus - 7:30pm
With Vaughn Wiester's Famous Jazz Orchestra - Don't miss it! Big Band Night - October 30th, 2023 A repeat performance with the...
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Keri Chryst
Oct 17, 20231 min read
Columbus Gigs - October 30-31st 2023
The long awaited dates in my other other #hometown ! 2 VERY different ways to catch The French Connection Big Band - October 30th, 2023 A...
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Keri Chryst
Sep 29, 20233 min read
Time for a little Backstory...
The turn of events that helped breathe life into Arts Embassy International (AEI)! True Story When I made the decision in 2010 to leave...
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Keri Chryst
Sep 24, 20233 min read
Zambia Chronicles 2023 - Day 6 - back to basics - The Blues
The Scat Cat Sessions make their Zambian début! A little less talk and a little more action - finally a day full of music making!...
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Keri Chryst
Aug 14, 20232 min read
So, about Arts Embassy International...
And how we help each other "Experience Cultural Unity Across Borders through the ARTS" Born in the summer of 2012 June 2012, Paris,...
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Keri Chryst
Mar 12, 20232 min read
Women Empowering Women — part 1
Body, Mind & Voice proves itself an unqualified success in Vaulx-En-Velin, France! Arts Ambassadors Keri Chryst (voice) and Nicola Ayoub...
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Keri Chryst
Feb 28, 20232 min read
Jazz Education Network (JEN) Conference 2023
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...
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Keri Chryst
Jan 11, 20231 min read
Happy New Year from my Whirlwind Winter Tour — more news on FaceBook
Chicago, Ohio, Iowa, North & South Carolina, Georgia, Florida... Come follow follow me! FaceBook : the place to be If you want details...
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Keri Chryst
Nov 29, 20221 min read
Somewhere Beyond La Mer
What fun workshopping the SSAA arrangement that Valley High School commissioned en français! Ask and ye shall receive In the middle of...
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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 28, 20221 min read
Big Band Costume Ball - Sun. Oct 30th - Elmhurst Hall
Last chance for Chicagolanders to catch me with a big band this season! w/ Shout Section Big Band Sunday Oct. 30th, 2022 @ Elmhurst Hall...
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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 15, 20221 min read
Triumph at Chicago's Jazz Showcase
Achievement level unlocked, and how! October 10th, 2022 was my début appearance at this mecca for Chicago jazz. Top Notch Band Leader...
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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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