Jazz Articles about Chris Beckers

Chris Beckers: Messenger of Truth

by Todd S. Jenkins
October 1, 2001

Dutch guitarist Chris Beckers straddles the line between smooth jazz and jazz-rock fusion with comparative ease, creating comfortable textures that keep the listener from dozing or running away. His label CrisCrazz has handled Dutch fusion artists for over twenty years, including the great recent debut by Sietse Huisman’s Art Attack, and this is Beckers’ tenth release under his own name. In the company of several modern fusion stars, he’s crafted a real winner here.

Beckers’ tone is usually pacifying and ...