MP3 Chris Chandler - King Ivory
New Orleans, R&B, Jazz Fusion. From mambo to Down N Dirty Blues This Cd of original Songs has it all
12 MP3 Songs
BLUES: Rockin'' Blues, BLUES: Rhythm & Blues
Details:
Talents: Pianist - Vocalist - Songwriter - Arranger
Birthplace: Savannah, Georgia
Currently resides: Atlanta, Georgia
Education: B.A. in Music, College of William and Mary
Master''s Degree in Music, University of Richmond
Artistic Style: Swing, shuffle blues, standards, R&B/Pop
Musical Influences: Floyd Kramer, Nikki Hopkins, Mose Alison, The Beatles, Glen Miller, Count Basie, Johnny Mercer , Frederic Chopin, Mozart
Recording Projects:"
Christmas All over the World" Playing Dude Records, c&p 2004
"88 Keys & the SwingKats," Playing Dude Records, c&p 2000
Lover''s Holiday, Playing Dude Records, c&p 1997 (more than 1500 copies sold regionally)
Southern Charm & Swing, Playing Dude Records, c&p 1993 (more than 20,000 copies sold internationally)
Wind of Change, independent label, c&p 1990
Theme song "Florida Moon" and background music "Twilight Serenade" for short film ''Best Two Out of Three,'' directed by Oscar winner Robert Wise
"Piano Roll Rag," theme song for cable program ''Dialogue'', Comcast Cable Savannah, Georgia
"Atlanta Braves are Comin''," a tribute to the Atlanta Braves, CD single, Playing Dude Records, c&p1998
Performance Highlights:
Baltic Jazz Festival 2003 St. Petersburg and Moscow, Russia
New Year''s Eve at the Hyatt-Downtown Atlanta, 1997, 1998, 1999
Atlanta Braves NLCS Playoffs, 755 Club, Turner Field, 1998
Harry Connick, Jr. Wrap Party and Sit-In Performance, Dark Horse Tavern, 1998
SciTrek''s 10th Birthday Party, SciTrek, 1998
International Tour Operators Convention, for Georgia Colonial Coast Travel Association,
The Depot, 1997 Georgia Historic Preservation Trust, Georgian Terrace, 1997
Good Morning America, Live from Savannah, March 1997
March of Dimes Walk America, Fox Theater, 1997
Fight Night, Cobb Galleria Center, 1996
Georgia Music Hall of Fame, Gala Opening, Macon, 1996
1996 Centennial Olympic Games, Xerox Olympic Pavilion, JW Marriott-Buckhead, Atlanta, 17 days-July-August 1996
Olympic Opening Ceremony, Rousakis Plaza, Savannah Waterfront Association, 1996
Night in Old Savannah Festival, Roundhouse Complex, Savannah, 1995-1996
Downtown Saturday Night, Lucas Theater for Performing Arts, Savannah, 1995
Johnny Mercer Festival, Opening Act for Mel Torme, Savannah, Georgia, 1994
Arts in the Park, St. Simon''s Island, Georgia, 1992-1995
Jazz Festival, Athens, Georgia, 1993-1994
Tower Records, In-Store Appearance, Atlanta, Georgia, 1993
Savannah Jazz Festival, 1990-1994
Olympic Flag Transfer, through Georgia, 1992
Television: NBC Affiliate WSAV TV3, News 3 Today, Savannah
"Good Morning America," Live from Savannah
"Dialogue," Cable Channel 7, Savannah
"Countdown to Olympics," NBC Affiliate WSAV TV3, Savannah
"Good Day Atlanta," WAGA TV, Atlanta
"Jazz, Folk, & Blues," Cable Channel 7, Savannah
"Coastal Sunrise," NBC Affiliate WSAV TV3, Savannah
Radio: CKCU FM93.1, Swing is in the Air, Ottawa, Canada
Radio 2NSB, FM91.5, Graham Curran, New South Wales, Australia
WMBR FM88.1, Cabaret Corner, Boston, Massachusetts (on-air telephone interview)
WHRV FM, Saturday Night Fishfry, Neal Murray, Hampton, Virginia
WQXI AM790, Atlanta, Georgia
WLOW FM106.9, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
WHCJ FM88.5, Savannah, Georgia
WUGA Public Radio, Athens, Georgia
WGST, FM105.7, The Kim Peterson Show
Movies: "My Father, My Son," made for television movie starring Keith Carridean and Carl Maulden
Videos: "Live at the Georgia Music Hall of Fame," Savannah Production Group
"Jeepers Creepers," from the album Southern Charm & Swing, Savannah Production Group
Internet: Official Chris Chandler Website https://www.tradebit.com.
Johnny Mercer Educational Archive https://www.tradebit.com
Business Interests: C. Chandler, Inc. - a corporation dedicated to the art of music
Playing Dude Records, an independent label
Risandler Publishing Co.
Industry Recognition: ASCAP Popular Song Award, 1995 - 2001
Williams Fellowship, University of Richmond, for performance of Chopin''s Second Concerto with the Richmond Symphony
Professional Affiliations:
Pump Audio Publisher for Southern Charm & Swing and Lover''s Holiday and Christmas all over the World
Member, ASCAP, writer since 1989, publisher since 1991
American Federation of Musicians, Musicians Local 148-462
Member, TAXI
Past President, Friends of Johnny Mercer
Past Vice-President, Friends of Johnny Mercer
Past Board Member, Coastal Jazz Association
CHRIS CHANDLER
Bio Sheet
About Lover''s Holiday
* Produced on Chandler''s independent record label, Playing Dude Records, Lover''s Holiday is considered Adult Contemporary, though it contains tracks which can crossover to Jazz, Blues, and R&B. All music published/co-published under Risandler Publishing.
* Tracks one, four, five, and 10 were co-written/written by Virginia Adair, an Atlanta, Georgia, socialite who is 76 years old.
* Mixed and mastered at Disney i.d.e.a.s. In Orlando, Florida.
* Co-produced by independent Polygram record producer, Ken Hatley, and veteran Nashville engineer Danny Michael Hilley (tracks nine and 10), having engineered gold albums for Barbara Mandrell and Eddie Rabbit.
* Features Dan Toler, former guitarist with the Allman Brothers, on four of the 10 tracks.
* Features Dave Ferguson, 1996 Helen Hayes Award winner and Stone Temple Pilots session player, on trumpet/flugle horn.
* Tracks one, four, five, nine, and 10 from this album have received the ASCAP Popular Song Award in 1995, 1996, and 1997.
* Track nine, Lay of the Land, was originally