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Chris Kase (b. 1964, New Brunswick, NJ) is a jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist, composer and educator who has resided in Madrid, Spain since 1997. He has performed and/or recorded with many well known jazz artists such as: The Mingus Big Band, Adam Nussbaum, Kenny Wheeler, Bob Mintzer, The Bird of Paradise Orchestra, Steve Coleman, Chick Corea, Steve Wilson, Al Foster, Grant Stewart, Bruce Barth, Conrad Herwig, Jacob Sacks, Jamie Baum, David Berkman, Jim Rotondi, Perico Sambeat, Iñaki Salvador, Jorge Pardo and Don Braden, among others.

Presently, Chris maintains an active performance schedule throughout Spain. He is professor of jazz trumpet at Musikene, the Superior Conservatory of Music in San Sebastián.

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Espejismo . Mirage

By Jorge Cariglino

Label: Jcari Records
Released: 2019
Track listing: Espejismo; Nuevo Tres; Lizzy; Stella By Starlight; Careful.

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Daniel Cano: Social Music

Read "Social Music" reviewed by Roger Farbey

by Roger Farbey
May 19, 2019

Interviewed by Bryant Gumbel for NBC's the Today Show in 1982, Miles Davis wrily responded “I don't like that word jazz...I think social music...all the social melodies...out in [the] air...it's not jazz anymore...that's the social music I'm talking about. You take what you want out and leave what you don't like. You know, like food." Thus ...

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Let Go

By Chris Kase

Label: Errabal Jazz
Released: 2018
Track listing: Teaser, The Wishing Song, Song of the Underground Work Song, Afastado, Riff One, Roweena, Courting Disaster, Out of Towner, Let Go. Puddle Jumper, For Ken Wheeler.

Article: Album Review

Chris Kase: Let Go

Read "Let Go" reviewed by Nicholas F. Mondello

by Nicholas F. Mondello
June 25, 2018

Chris Kase is one of those artists that those in the know, know. The trumpeter, who currently resides, teaches and performs primarily in Spain, is a superb player and composer. All those qualities can be seen in Let Go. It is an intelligent, thought-provoking display of his fine musicianship. “Teaser" opens the session ...

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Six

By Chris Kase

Label: Nuba Records
Released: 2012

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Nine Easy Pieces

By Chris Kase

Label: Satchmo Jazz Records
Released: 2004
Track listing: Numero tres; Pieza facil; Speak Low; Mystery Waltz; Hesitation Tango; Cycle of Cycles: I. Dark Intervial; II. Loose Canon; III. Tiny Gems of Memory; Monje

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Chris Kase: Nine Easy Pieces

Read "Nine Easy Pieces" reviewed by John Kelman

by John Kelman
March 24, 2004

In his detailed liner notes trumpeter Chris Kase attempts to shed some light on the technical considerations behind the compositions on his latest release, Nine Easy Pieces. And it is true that there is a lot of meat in his writing; but what really makes this album succeed is the easygoing manner in which all participants ...

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Mingus Big Band 93 - Nostalgia In Times Square

By Mingus Big Band

Label: Dreyfus Records
Released: 1993
Track listing: Nostalgia In Times Square; Moanin; Self Portrait In 3 Colors; Dont Be Afraid The Clowns Afraid Too; Duke Ellingtons Sound Of Love; Mingus Fingers; Weird Nightmare; Open Letter To Duke; Invisible Lady; Ecclusiastics.