Chris Walters

Chris Walters Digs The Masterful Composers

Source: Ken Franckling's Jazz Notes
March 20, 2023

Nashville-based pianist and singer Chris Walters dug deep into the Great American Songbook—and two of his own worthy gems—in what mostly was a tip of the hat to icons George Gershwin and Cole Porter at the Gulf Theater in Punta Gorda, Florida on Saturday, March 18. Walters called this tour “Rhapsody in Burlesque"—-melding a reference to Gershwin's “Rhapsody in Blue" with his sometimes playful and unusual treatments of the material. Rest assured, there were no dancers involved, other than his ...
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