Bachelors of Science Degree in Music Education
Concentration in Classical Guitar)

Masters of Education from Elmira College in Elmira, NY

Chris holds a Bachelors of Science Degree in Music Education, concentration in Classical Guitar, from the College of Saint Rose in Albany, NY and a Masters of Education from Elmira College in Elmira, NY. Chris is a cousin of Grammy Award Winning Jazz Flugelhorn Player, Chuck Mangione and Jazz Pianist, Gap Mangione.

Chris has been performing as a solo classical and jazz guitarist for over three decades. He has performed with some of the big names in jazz plus the Mangione/Gordon duo, the Mangione and Benton Jazz duo, Bottle of blues Blues band and the X-ray Big Band. Chris loves to perform Classical and Jazz Standards as a solo guitarist as well as accompany vocalists and instrumentalists in each genre.