CHRIS KASE
Genres: Post Bop, Post-Fusion Contemporary, Classic Fusion • United States

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. He has recorded eight albums as a leader. The most recent entitled Let Go was released by Errabal Jazz in January, 2018. His pedagogical publications include Odd Meter Escapades (Mountain Peak Music, 2016), Arpeggiare (Mountain Peak Music, 2016) and Twenty-first Century Technique (Balquhidder Music, read more...