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Chris Montgomery

Born: August 9

Chris Montgomery, a contemporary jazz guitarist has performed on some of the world’s most prestigious festival stages. Influenced by Pat Metheny, Larry Carlton, Lee  Ritenour, Pat Martino, George Benson, the genius of  Wes Montgomery, and Oscar Peterson, Chris fuses classic jazz with contemporary sensibilities. He is also heavily influenced by classical composers, Vaughan Williams, Elgar, Bach, Debussy, Ravel, and Astor Piazzolla.

musical experiences

Guitarist Chris Montgomery has performed internationally, including: the world famous Festival International de Jazz de Montreal, the DuMaurier Jazz Festival, Omni La Costa Resort, the Escondido Performing Arts Center, The California Center for the Arts, Museum of Making Music in Carlsbad. He has worked with such music luminaries as Joe Pass, Oscar Peterson, Phil Nimmons, Taj Mahal, Eric Marienthal, Willie Murillo, Becky Martin, Wayne Bergeron, Sammy Nestico and Rob McConnell. For many years Chris performed and directed the Coastal Cities Jazz Band and performed and directed the award winning Coastal Communities Concert Band.

Out Of The Oven, Into The Computer: 30 Years Of Canadian Jazz Concerts Now Free Online

by Mark Sabbatini
January 19, 2008

Talk about jazz that really cooks: Thirty years of Canadian concerts are being offered free online by a Toronto radio station that made it possible by baking the original analogue tape reels. The Canadian Jazz Archive at jazzarchive.ca features all of JAZZ-FM91's Sound Of Jazz concert series since they began in 1976, with performances ...

Longtime Masters Showcase Exclusive Digitial Release at New Online Store

by Mark Sabbatini
November 13, 2006

Guitarist Frank Vignola has never downloaded an MP3, but that isn't stopping him from launching a new online store featuring unique albums with some of his favorite players. VMdownloads.com by Venture Music, launched with an initial collection of eleven albums and more scheduled for release soon, features a number of just-recorded projects by Vignola, ...

Is it random or is it Memorex? Landmark ruling may make all online music sharing 'legal'

by Mark Sabbatini
April 1, 2005

The odds of a randomly generated audio file matching a standard-quality MP3 of “So What" are roughly one in 326 trillion. By coincidence, a $2,000 Dell PC can now generate that many numbers in two hours and 43 minutes. Those numbers, argued in extreme technical detail, are the basis of a March ...

"Stealing" Music Legally at allofmp3.com

by Mark Sabbatini
March 12, 2005

Some might argue that, like teen drinking or sex education, the only responsible option for this Russian site offering albums for pennies on the dollar is declaring it unacceptable. But, much like those issues, I believe it's inaccurate and irresponsible to ignore it, since the temptation will be too great for many to resist. ...

Report from CES: A Future Studded with Rhinestones

by Mark Sabbatini
January 16, 2005

I have traveled into tomorrow. It looks a like lot today, with decorative rhinestones. No radical leaps in the digital music world appear to be coming soon if the 2005 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas is any indication. Increasing numbers of companies hoping to cash in on the iPod's success are offering their ...

Shredding and Sitting at CES 2005

by Mark Sabbatini
January 7, 2005

So this is the future: After breaking a leg using a high-tech snowboarding parka to switch between an iPod and cell phone in mid-air, gear geeks can recover in a lounge chair equipped with full-blown Surround Sound circuitry. Priceless. Actually there is a price, probably a rather steep one, for those hoping ...

The Future of Digital Music: A Preview of CES 2005

by Mark Sabbatini
January 6, 2005

So far the greatest discovery from a sneak preview into expensive future technology is free and long outdated stuff. Going through endless press releases and agendas for the 2005 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas reveals lots of hype about surround-sound MP3s, walkman-like satellite radios and other advances designed to let people listen to ...

Best Online Bets of 2004

by Mark Sabbatini
January 2, 2005

This is the year I became a believer. I've been downloading music for years, mostly a few novelty or sample tracks here and there. But 2004 is the first year where my purchases of online music clearly exceeded traditional CDs. And the amount of free and legal music may have surpassed both. ...

Mixtaper.com

by Mark Sabbatini
December 8, 2004

Sometimes it's a great thing getting a reminder of one's ignorance. Stumbling upon these user-created collections of free music downloads, usually compiled from different sites and grouped into virtual “albums," exposes an entirely new genre of site foreign to me despite years of scouring the Net for files. Maybe it's just associating the “mix" ...