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Christopher Bakriges
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Christopher Bakriges was born in Detroit in 1958 and grew up near the original Motown Studios. He soon gave up his classical repertoire for lessons with Earl Van Dyke, Hitsville USA’s heralded sideman. “I learned how to approach playing in the Detroit Style of jazz piano, imitating Barry Harris, Tommy Flanagan, Hank Jones, Sir Roland Hanna, Kirk Lightsey, and trying to phrase on the piano like Yusef Lateef does on his horn…and that kind of improvisation was a gradual process of teaching to be myself.” Chris began training with the Detroit Artist Collective and Temptation’s saxophonist Kusuku Mafie (Norris Patterson) which ultimately led to playing his own music with Jaribu Shahid and Tanni Tabbal. After getting degrees from the University of Detroit, Chris had an opportunity to teach and play in the Republic of China where he developed a keen interest in the music of other cultures
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Chris Bakriges
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Chris Bakriges brings many years of performing experience to his performing Jazz Standards and original compositions. Born in Detroit Michigan he grew up near Motown Studios where he first learned to improvise and perform Jazz and Blues. He was influenced by McCoy Tyner and Jean Luc Ponty in those days and formed Critical Theory which fused both these progressive voices and performed in festivals as far away as India, Pakistan, and Turkey. Bakriges was the music director for WAMC’s “Jazz Alive” on Northeast Public Radio in the early 90’s, the only live jazz radio program broadcast in the U.S
Chris Bakriges Curates Series at Miles' Jazz Cafe in Midtown, New York
Miles' Cafe 212 E. 52nd St. 3Fl. (b/2nd & 3rd Ave.) New York, NY 10022 E/V train to 53rd St. Lexington, 6 train to 51st St. TEL: (212) 371-7657 Chris Bakriges Curates Series at Miles' Jazz Cafe in Midtown, New York Pianist, composer, educator Dr. Chris ...
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