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The Brain Child of Director John Jacobs "Railside", Grand Island, NE — this open-air community concert brought together 2 high school...

Grand Island Senior High (aka GISH) invites Keri Chryst (vocals) and Eric Burger (trombone, vocals, arrangements) for a full week of BIG...

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...

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...

Super excited to hop the TGV in this morning to go play near the French Alps 💜🎶 I‘ll do my best to post photos of the journey...

Youpie! De retour en France, et enfin chez l'Imperial Palace à Annecy en mars ! "Hip Jazz Club" Yes, that's what it's really called ;-)...

EARLY BIRD special this week to join and INTERNATIONAL group of singers of all ages ONLINE from PARIS with yours truly :-) Release Your...

I was preparing this tasty tune for you! — recorded live in Chicago Dec. 17th with the AMAZING Pete Ellman Big Band!! Such a thrill to...

December 8, 2021 - 7:30pm — Palatine, IL I love singing with big bands! What a pleasure to work with this excellent jazz ensemble under...

THRILLED to be taking the stage with this stellar lineup next Saturday :-)

November Whirlwind — part 3/3 I finally got to hit the stage!!! And with all new collaborators and colleagues! In all new venues across...

November Whirlwind — part 2/3 LIVE MUSIC EDITION! SO amazing to get back on the scene and listen to some GREAT bands! Here's a recap of...

November Whirlwind — part 1/3 From Des Moines, to Lincoln, Omaha, and back through Creston, Saint Louis, Kansas City, Indianapolis and...

Surprise visit from the Hastings Tribune on Wednesday leads to a tasty article in Thursday’s paper 😁 Special thanks to Conner Zimmer for...

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...

Hastings, Nebraska — We're half-way through a week of Jazz making with area youth! Fulfilling my mission So grateful for the support of...

Featuring Paul Keller and his orchestra. Blue November First the Blue Strawberry — Now the Blue Llama... and all that jazz. "We connect...

Saint Louis' classiest hot-spot for live music — Live and in Concert — Keri Chryst & The French Connection "Singers and shows, with good...

Joined once again by the Original Blues Brothers Band members Tom "Bones" Malone and "Blue" Lou Marini for Performances and Q&A with the...

My fellow Ohioans - I have finally been accepted to the Official Roster of Ohio Teaching Artists! Ohio —The Heart of It All I am...