Back in Paris - Making the rounds...
From intimate jazz clubs to Embassy balls - hitting the Parisian scene and gearing up for future concerts and other projects :-) Chez...
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Keri Chryst
May 10, 20221 min read
Scat Cat Sessions Tour GIPS
And now, that's >1300 more kids who now know the name of Duke Ellington, and have experienced an introduction to the sounds and sign...
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Keri Chryst
May 5, 20222 min read
Concert Begets Community Vibes in City Center
The Brain Child of Director John Jacobs "Railside", Grand Island, NE — this open-air community concert brought together 2 high school...
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Keri Chryst
Apr 8, 20221 min read
Nebraska - I'm comin' for ya!
April in Paris — MAY in Grand Island :-) NAC + GIPS = 3 weeks of Jazz making I'm thrilled to bits that a whole new city has opened its...
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Keri Chryst
Mar 18, 20221 min read
Celebrating 10 years with Cameroon!
Cooped up with Covid — the perfect time to update the Cameroon Chronicles Section of the Blog. It's been almost exactly 10 years since we...
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Keri Chryst
Dec 8, 20211 min read
Bring on the Big Bands — Harper College
December 8, 2021 - 7:30pm — Palatine, IL I love singing with big bands! What a pleasure to work with this excellent jazz ensemble under...
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Keri Chryst
Nov 1, 20211 min read
Schools & Jazz Clubs & Big Bands - Oh My!
November Whirlwind — part 1/3 From Des Moines, to Lincoln, Omaha, and back through Creston, Saint Louis, Kansas City, Indianapolis and...
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Keri Chryst
Oct 29, 20211 min read
Stop the presses - Scat Cat Cat Sessions make the front page!
Surprise visit from the Hastings Tribune on Wednesday leads to a tasty article in Thursday’s paper 😁 Special thanks to Conner Zimmer for...
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Keri Chryst
Oct 26, 20211 min read
Saint Louis — LIVE STREAM !
Streaming live from the Blue Strawberry - Tuesday, Nov 9, 2021 Showtime Tue, November 9 2021 at 7:30PM CST 364 N Boyle Avenue St. Louis...
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Keri Chryst
Oct 24, 20211 min read
Scat Cat Sessions Strikes Again
Hastings, Nebraska — We're half-way through a week of Jazz making with area youth! Fulfilling my mission So grateful for the support of...
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Keri Chryst
Oct 14, 20211 min read
Live @ the Blue Llama — Ann Arbor, MI — Nov 19
Featuring Paul Keller and his orchestra. Blue November First the Blue Strawberry — Now the Blue Llama... and all that jazz. "We connect...
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Keri Chryst
Oct 12, 20211 min read
Meet me in Saint Louis... Blue Strawberry - Nov 9
Saint Louis' classiest hot-spot for live music — Live and in Concert — Keri Chryst & The French Connection "Singers and shows, with good...
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Keri Chryst
Sep 12, 20211 min read
Virtual Program with Zambia (Day 1/3)
Joined once again by the Original Blues Brothers Band members Tom "Bones" Malone and "Blue" Lou Marini for Performances and Q&A with the...
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Keri Chryst
Sep 2, 20211 min read
Ohio Accredited! Finally!
My fellow Ohioans - I have finally been accepted to the Official Roster of Ohio Teaching Artists! Ohio —The Heart of It All I am...
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Keri Chryst
Aug 31, 20211 min read
Back in the Saddle — ready for the road!
Yowza! Now that I've finally made it back to the studio and the stage, I am SO ready to make mo' bettah music AND HOW! Sweet System — le...
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Keri Chryst
Jul 8, 20211 min read
New Gigs on the horizon #usa
U.S. Midwest Calling... The next Scat Cat Session is on the books with Hastings Public Schools (Nebraska) for late October. And a number...
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Keri Chryst
Jul 4, 20212 min read
Nebraska — the place to be
A note to Nebraska Organizations — NAC grants have been made even easier — No matching funds required! I'm always touting the Nebraska...
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Keri Chryst
Jun 22, 20211 min read
Cultural Diplomat? So they say...
New Page — all the programs! I'm extremely excited to have figured out a simple-yet-thorough way to tell you all more about my various...
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Keri Chryst
May 26, 20214 min read
FLASHBACK: Swaziland Chronicles - Day 3 - Afternoon Jam/Rehearsal
After lunch, we're scheduled to work with Bholoja's band in preparation for a public concert the following evening in Swaziland's premier...
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Keri Chryst
Apr 30, 20213 min read
That Time I Performed with the Blues Brothers Band gang — Part 2
Sunday, Mar 31, 2019 - Meeting the dream team then getting straight to work! "The Band" and the man-with-the-plan out for a well deserved...
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