Chris Morrissey | Arts + Literature Laboratory | Madison Contemporary Arts Center

Chris Morrissey

Arts + Literature Laboratory presents acclaimed New York-based jazz bassist Chris Morrissey on Thursday, July 7, 2022 at 7pm, in support of his 5th release: Impact Winter Formal. Named a “Rising Star of Electric Bass” in this year’s Downbeat Critic’s Poll and called "...the shape of things to come for bassists and bandleaders" by JazzTimes, Morrissey is a musician with an uncanny ability to blend styles and genres. He’s as adept as a singer-songwriter as an improvising jazz musician and composer. Morrissey will be joined by his New York band: Charlotte Greve (alto sax and voice), Marco Bolfelli (guitar), and William Campbell (drums).

Advance tickets $15 ($10 students/ALL members) online at https://chrismorrissey.bpt.me until two hours before the show. Tickets $20 at the door for everyone. Doors open at 6:30pm.

Currently, ALL requires face masks and COVID-19 vaccination or negative test result. Please review our current COVID-19 policies prior to arrival.

Chris Morrissey

Chris Morrissey is a songwriter, a bassist, a singer, a music director, a leo, an uncle, a lover of most cats and some dogs, a New Yorker, a Minnesotan, a yoga practicer, a wino, a restaurant frequenter, and joke teller/appreciator. As a bassist, he's logged hundreds of thousands of miles touring five continents with the Jim Campilongo Trio, Mark Guiliana Jazz Quartet, Beat Music, Dave King Trucking Company, Sara Bareilles, Chris Thile’s “Live From Here” house band, Margaret Glaspy, Boy George, Ben Kweller, Andrew Bird, Mason Jennings, Gretchen Parlato, Trixie Whitley, Gabriel Kahane, and Amy Helm.

As a music director, he assembled bands, arranged and rehearsed repertoire for tour and TV for Sara Bareilles (on her Album of the Year Grammy nominated “The Blessed Unrest” tours), Sharon Van Etten (Remind Me Tomorrow tours), Trixie Whitley (Porta Bohemica tours), and Elle King (Shake The Spirit tours).

As a composer and band leader, Mr. Morrissey has released four records... Read More

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