CHRIS MASSEY

Chris Massey is a Spectra Jazz recording artist based out of New York City who is becoming a wildly talked about new breed of young talented player in the world of jazz. Drummer,composer and bandleader Massey produces a fire and forward momentum in his playing that is becoming a fresh sound in the scene today. During this time he was under the tutelage of local legend Cedric Hobbs who had played with Charlie "Bird" Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, and many other jazz legends of the day. It was during this time where Chris learned that jazz was not a music genre but a state of consciousness. In 2003 Chris began performing with world renounced artists such as former Jazz Messenger Donald Harrison Jr. Since then he has performed with such renowned artists as Dave Holland, Joe Lovano, members of the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, Birdland Big Band well as many other great read more...