Acclaimed Seacoast Musician Chris Klaxton Debuts New Quartet at The Dance Hall‏

The Dance Hall concert features veteran jazz artists Steve Grover and Tony Gaboury

Kittery, Maine - Seacoast musician Chris Klaxton  debuts his new quartet at The Dance Hall in Kittery on Friday, February 20, 2015 at 7:30pm. The quartet features Klaxton on trumpet, Scott Kiefner on bass, Steve Grover on drums, and Tony Gaboury on guitar.

Grover and Gaboury, long time associates from the Augusta and Portland areas respectively, have performed and taught throughout New England for decades. They are the cream of the crop and bring clear, incisive, and well executed sounds to the table. Klaxton’s blithe and emotive trumpet playing, juxtaposed with a crystal clear, swinging, and precise rhythm section, will make for an interesting evening of original music and jazz standards.

As a freelance trumpet player, pianist, and educator, Chris Klaxton has found himself part of a world
class musical community spanning from jazz to bluegrass / country, hip hop, reggae, indie rock, and classical music. As pianist and trumpeter for New England hip hop group, The Press Project, Klaxton has opened for Soulive, Boyz II Men, George Clinton, and was invited to perform at the 2008 Bonnaroo Music Festival.

Klaxton is a current member of critically acclaimed NH based Tan Vampires, contributing trumpet, guitar, and percussion and also appears regularly as trumpeter and keyboardist with Moe Pope, Boston EMCEE and recently voted "Hip Hop Artist of the Year" (2012 Boston Music Awards).

As a composer, Chris Klaxton's work is featured in his self-led ensembles as well as In Ears and Eyes, an experimental performing / visual art project with artist Roger Goldenberg.

Chris Klaxton has recorded with the Henry Mancini Institute Orchestra (for Pharrell Williams), Randy Bernsen (featured alongside John Medeski), Moe Pope and Rain, Tan Vampires, Jazzputin and the Jug Skunks, Mary Dellea, Elsa Cross, The Politix, Chris Klaxton Group, and The Arcitype.
   

 Tickets are $12 in advance and $15 at the door and can be purchased at www.thedancehallkittery.org or www.brownpapertickets.com.