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Chris Bergson

With MOJO Magazine's #1 Blues Album of 2008, Fall Changes, and #2 Blues Album of 2011, Imitate the Sun, New York guitarist/singer Chris Bergson has established himself as "one of the most inventive songwriters in modern blues music." (Richard Skelly, All Music Guide), creating his own blend of blues, roots and soul. Chris Bergson has performed and/or shared the stage with Hubert Sumlin, Levon Helm, Norah Jones, John Hammond, Little Sammy Davis, Etta James, Bettye LaVette, Annie Ross, Al Foster, and Matt Wilson, to name just a few. "Bergson is the real deal...reminiscent of The Band at their best...high octane funk...wonderful stuff indeed!" Blues In The Northwest "Gut-busting, horn-bedecked NY blues." "A powerful spirit with flavours of Ray Charles and Tom Waits..

Freihofer's Saratoga Jazz Festival, Saratoga Springs, NY, June 29-30, 2013

by R.J. DeLuke
July 12, 2013

Saratoga Performing Arts CenterFreihofer's Saratoga Jazz FestivalSaratoga Springs, NYJune 29-30, 2013 Fiery music that burned with intensity, eclectic compositions that shifted in time signature and tempo, sweet melodies and down-home dirty blues--all were heard at this year's Freihofer's Saratoga Jazz Festival in upstate New York, an event that is among the ...

Sarah DeLeo: I'm In Heaven Tonight

by C. Michael Bailey
April 8, 2009

On The Nearness of You (Self Produced, 2006), vocalist Sarah DeLeo exhibited her diaphanous, spherical voice on a collection of off-the-beaten path standards, all well suited to her most welcome, conservative vocal style. She does not veer far from this approach on I'm In Heaven Tonight, again choosing songs that have not been thoroughly ...

Fall Changes

By Chris Bergson

Label: 2 Shirts Records
Released: 2007

Sanctuary

September 28, 2007

Album: Fall Changes
By Chris Bergson
Label: 2 Shirts Records
Released: 2007
Duration: 03:56

Up In Buffalo

September 27, 2007

Album: Another Day
By Chris Bergson
Label: 2 Shirts Records
Released: 2005
Duration: 04:56

Another Day

By Chris Bergson

Label: 2 Shirts Records
Released: 2005
Track listing: Come and Gone; High Above the Morning; Sweet White Lie; Greyhound Station; Three Sisters/Death Letter; Up in Buffalo; Another Day.

Chris Bergson Band: Another Day

by Jim Santella
March 17, 2005

Jazz and blues come together on Chris Bergson's latest release, Another Day, which features the expressive singer/guitarist in a set of originals that come from deep within himself. American folk music remains his core element as Bergson surrounds his messages with earthy blues hues and refreshing jazz overtones. His band provides a hearty aura ...

Blues

By Chris Bergson

Label: Unknown label
Released: 2004
Track listing: Staring at the Clock; Come and Gone; Little Girl Blue; The Stumble; Cold November.

Chris Bergson: Blues

by Jim Santella
March 20, 2004

Recorded live at New York's Smoke jazz club, this brief session digs deeps into the heart and soul of the blues. Chris Bergson sings ‘em the way he feels ‘em. By answering each of his vocal phrases with pliant guitar licks, the artist is able to interpret each tale of woe with double barrels. ...