Update

2008-09-10

Hey Everyone,

First of all thanks to all the fans who came out the the Chris Tarry Group gig at Joe's Pub in August and the 55 bar the other night. What a turnout both times! I was blown away, thank-you.

It's been awhile since I wrote a short update about all that's been going on. Well, as this site is pretty much an extention of that, aside from the hiking, the injuries (hiking), the crazy travel for various gigs (Africa, China, India, Peru, Europe, ect) there's not much need for an update, here, however, are a few quick few little items.

A few new albums to watch for. The first to hit the streets will probably be Adam Klipple's Drive by Leslie album featuring Adam and his cool organ influenced tunes, Keith Carlock on drums, Seamus Blake on sax, Brad Shepic on guitar, and myself on bass. Just heard some of the final mixes and they sound great!

Just got out of the studio last week playing on the great piano player Daniel Kelly's latest album. It's piano trio featuring Daniel, his great tunes, Jordan Perlson on drums and myself on electric bass. It sounds great!

What else.. Oh yeah, Michelle and I have been in the middle of buying a condo here in New York. It's been major stress but it seems like we're finally at the end of the process. We're moving a little further into Williamsburg Brooklyn on Sept 18th.

Ok, that's pretty much it for now. Talk to ya later!

CT

The Juno Finally Showed Up!

2008-08-25

After six weeks lost in the mail the new Juno Award finally arrived! Thanks Fed Ex!

Chris Tarry Group at Joe's Pub!

2008-08-05

The band is going to be playing at one of New York's great music venues Joe's Pub on August 15th at 7:30pm. Be sure to get your tickets early!

Buy your tickets here!

Joining us for this gig is the regular Chris Tarry Group line-up with:

Dave Binney - saxophone, Henry Hey - keys, and Pete McCann - guitar.

The great drummer Mark Guiliana will be fililng in for Dan Weiss. Mark is one of the world's greatest drummers, holding down the groove for such great artists as Avishai Cohen, Jazz Mandolin Project, Bobby McFerrin, Jason Lindner, Branford Marsalis, and James Williams.

Be sure to check it out, this is gonna be a great gig!

CT gets sixth place in Downbeat Critics Poll!

2008-08-05

I was excited to hear that I got a sixth place showing in Downbeats 2008 Critics Poll in the Rising Star Electric Bass category!

I didn't even know I was mentioned or that even such a thing actually existed until various people started handing out congrats and I had no idea what they were talking about! Thanks to whomever voted for me!

Here's the rundown:

1. (52) Hadrien Feraud

2. (26) Stomu Takeishi

3. (25) Richard Bona

4. (23) Matthew Garrison

5. (20) Linley Marthe

6. (17) Chris Tarry

7. (16) Avishai Cohen

8. (16) Drew Gress

9. (15) Reed Mathis

10. (15) Nate McBride

11. (14) James Genus

12. (9) Dominique Di iazza

13. (9) Brad Jones

14. (9) Reggie Washington

John Muir Trail, Ooops I hurt myself UPDATE!

2008-08-01

Hey Everyone,

Well, as most of you know I travelled out to California for a little vacation to attempt a hike of the John Muir trail in 11 days. I got 100 miles in and hurt my left shin/ankle. I'll be going back next year to finish the rest when I figure out what happened to my shin. MRI this week to find out!

The band just returned from an amazing Canadian tour, thanks to all who came out to the shows. Next up is a Joes Pub gig here in New York on Aug 15th and then some dates in Europe in October. Be sure to check out the Gigs section for all the latest info.

I head out on the road soon with the great NY singer Elisabeth Lohninger and then Michelle and I head to China for a few weeks at the end of August.

Gig in Kashmir, India

2008-05-29

Just got back from India, amazing experience, will post some more pics soon. Hope everyone is well!

Chris joins the Markbass team!

2008-04-22

I've just started endorsing Markbass Amps! Thanks to Peter, John Lee, Marco, and everyone at Markbass for asking me to join the team, I'm very excited about the future with Markbass! Drop by their site and check em' out!

Chris Tarry wins Juno Award!

2008-04-10

Chris won a Juno Award this past weekend for his latest album "Almost Certainly Dreaming" in the category of Best Contemporary Jazz Album.

Next CT Group gig April 23rd @ The 55 bar in NYC

2008-03-26

The band featuring Dave Binney - sax, Jordan Perlson - drums, Pete McCann - guitar, Henry Hey - keys, Chris Tarry - bass/tunes. Two sets starting at 9:30 & 11pm.

http://www.55bar.com

New Video Lessons Posted

2008-03-07

Yes, I finally got around to posting some new "10 Minutes with Chris Tarry" instructional videos. Check them out, they are in the lessons section.

Next CT Group gig March 9th @ The 55 bar in NYC

2008-02-27

The band featuring Dave Binney - sax, Dan Weiss - drums, Pete McCann - guitar, Henry Hey - keys, Chris Tarry - bass/tunes. Two sets starting at 9:30 & 11pm.

http://www.55bar.com

New Pics with my Aguilar Stuff!

2008-02-27

Check out the photo section for some new pics of me with my Aguilar rig!

Juno Award Nomination!

2008-02-05

Very excited to say that my new album "Almost Certainly Dreaming" has been nominated for Best Contemporary Jazz Album at the 2008 Juno Awards. The Juno's are the Canadian Grammy's! Visit the Juno Awards site.

Bass Player Magazine Review (Feb 2008)

2008-01-17

Just got a great review of the new album "Almost Certainly Dreaming" in this months issue of Bass Player Magazine!. Thanks to Chris Jisi for the terrific review!

Brooklyn-based Chris Tarry may be in a bigger pond than his native Western Canada, but the transplanted bassist/composer is still a big fish, musically. His eight and perhaps best CD stresses his ensemble writing, from the brisk bopper "An Unlikely UFO" to the swirling samba "Alien Blueprints." Tarry's 5-string gets an extended workout on "Prettiest Town of Goderich," but even cooler is his moody groove solo on the electric-Miles-ish "In the Beginning." - Chris Jisi, Bass Player Magazine

Great review on the new album!

2007-12-30

"Almost Certainly Dreaming demonstrates rapid growth and increased cohesion for a group that's swiftly forging an identifiable identity defined by inventive writing and playing that, while often visceral, doesn't place style ahead of substance. If they're this good in the studio, let's hope the next step is a live recording..." Check out all of it here!

All About Jazz Interview posted!

2007-12-17

Check out this nice CT interview "Chris Tarry: New Challenges, New Influences, New York" by my friend Paul Olon over at All About Jazz.

New Site Launched!!

2007-12-14

Welcome to the new super-charged, fuel-injected christarry.com! Special thanks to Matt, Steve, and Lis at Artgig Studio for building the website of my dreams!

Nobel Peace Prize Concert!

2007-12-14

Just got back from Oslo last night where I played the Nobel Peace Prize concert with legendary sufi rock band Junoon. Also on the bill were Alicia Keys, Annie Lennox, Earth Wind & Fire, Melissa Egheridge, KT Tunstall, Kevin Spacey, and Uma Thurman! I also got to attend the ceremony and hang out with Al Gore, amazing time! There are a few pics in the Photo section of the site with more to come!

New CD "Almost Certainly Dreaming" Released!

2007-11-16

Hey everyone, new CD is finally out! Head on over to the CD section to buy your copy. We're doing some big tours in the New Year of Canada and Europe, some of the dates are already posted over in the Gigs section, check em' out!