Chris Morrissey - Standard Candle

Wednesday, February 21, 2018, at 7:30 pm and 9:30 pm

This is an archived event, not part of the current festival.

1160 Broadway (at 27th st), 5th floor
New York NY 10001

As a bassist, Chris Morrisey has logged hundreds of thousands of miles touring five continents with the Jim Campilongo Trio, Mark Guiliana Jazz Quartet, Beat Music, Dave King Trucking Company, Margaret Glaspy, Boy George, Ben Kweller, Andrew Bird, Dosh, Mason Jennings, Gretchen Parlato, Trixie Whitley, Rosanne Cash, Matisyahu, Gabriel Kahane, Amy Helm, Tony Scherr and with five-time Grammy nominee and multi-platinum selling artist Sara Bareilles, for whom he also acts as music director. In his time in that role, he's shared the stage with Sir Elton John, recorded with Cyndi Lauper, coproduced Jackie Wilson's "Higher and Higher" for the Oprah Winfrey Network, and penned the arrangement of Charlie Chaplin's "Smile" for the in memoriam segment of The 66th Annual Emmy Awards.

Chris Morrissey – bass
Nick Videen – saxophone
Grey McMurray – guitar
Josh Dion – drums