North Central College presents "An Evening with Jazz Pianist Chris White". This concert will be a tribute to jazz pianist Horace Silver. Appearing with Chris White (piano) will be Art Davis (trumpet), Scott Burns (saxophone), Kelly Sill (bass) and Jack Mouse (drums). Pianist Chris White hails from Toronto, Canada. After obtaining a B.A. in English from the University of Toronto, he decided to focus his studies entirely on music. While pursuing his Masters degree in Jazz Studies from Indiana''s prestigious Jacobs School of Music, he performed with the Bloomington Symphony, David Baker, Jamey Aebersold and Oliver Nelson, Jr. In 2010 he completed his Doctoral of Musical Arts in Jazz Performance at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Currently Chris is a busy freelance musician in the Chicago area, and has performed at the Jazz Showcase, Ravinia, the Green Mill, Andy's and many more. He is a member of the Paul Marinaro Trio. He has recorded two CDs, Young at Heart and Tributaries.
North Central College presents "An Evening with Jazz Pianist Chris White". This concert will be a tribute to jazz pianist Horace Silver. Appearing with Chris White (piano) will be Art Davis (trumpet), Scott Burns (saxophone), Kelly Sill (bass) and Jack Mouse (drums). Pianist Chris White hails from Toronto, Canada. After obtaining a B.A. in English from the University of Toronto, he decided to focus his studies entirely on music. While pursuing his Masters degree in Jazz Studies from Indiana''s prestigious Jacobs School of Music, he performed with the Bloomington Symphony, David Baker, Jamey Aebersold and Oliver Nelson, Jr. In 2010 he completed his Doctoral of Musical Arts in Jazz Performance at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Currently Chris is a busy freelance musician in the Chicago area, and has performed at the Jazz Showcase, Ravinia, the Green Mill, Andy's and many more. He is a member of the Paul Marinaro Trio. He has recorded two CDs, Young at Heart and Tributaries.