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Chris Bell

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Chris holds a Master’s degree in Composition (Jazz) from Texas State University and spent three years in private study with the great New York based Jazz guitarist Richie Hart. Chris has been teaching at the Austin School of Music since 2002 where he specializes in Jazz guitar, performance, theory and improvisation with a heavy accent on the Blues. He has shared the stage with some stellar musicians including Ron Wilkins (Lena Horne, Dizzy Gillespie) organist/producer Ron Levy (B.B. King, Roomful of Blues) and drummer Jeff Salisbury (Albert King, Chuck Berry) as well as Austin locals Kellye Grey, Alex Coke, Dexter Walker, Chris Maresh, John Vogelsang, and Doug Hall

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Big Star Soundtrack to Film Documentary Released on Omnivore Recordings

The story of Big Star will finally hit the big screen in the feature-length documentary Big Star: Nothing Can Hurt Me (Magnolia Pictures). After years in the making, the movie comes to theaters, On Demand and iTunes on July 3. On June 25, Omnivore Recordings released the soundtrack to the film featuring 22 tracks, all of ...

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The dB's Set to Release First CD in 30 Years with Original Lineup

The dB's Set to Release First CD in 30 Years with Original Lineup

Falling Off the Sky is the first new dB's album in a quarter-century. It's also the first in three decades to feature the band's original lineup of singer/songwriter/guitarists Peter Holsapple and Chris Stamey, bassist Gene Holder and drummer Will Rigby—the same lineup that recorded the beloved early-'80s classics Stands for deciBels and Repercussion. Street date is ...

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Article: Take Five With...

Take Five With Chris Bell

Read "Take Five With Chris Bell" reviewed by AAJ Staff


Meet Chris Bell:Guitarist, performer, educator, based in Austin, Texas.Instrument(s):Guitar.Teachers and/or influences? Richie Hart, Grant Green, Wes Montgomery, B.B. King.Your sound and approach to music: I'm far more interested in playing jazz on the guitar than I am in playing jazz guitar.Your teaching approach: I'm ...


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