EDUCATOR
Sounding great!!!!! BRAVO! I’m a huge fan!
Don
Owens
Professor Emeritus
Northwestern University
2021
Evanston, IL, USA
What the Kids Say...
Private Lessons
Avant, je criais et me faisais mal quand j'atteignais un La4. Mais maintenant je peux atteindre un La4 sans problème, et monter jusqu'au Sol5 sans me faire mal et avec des supers sensations!
Rémi
- age
29
Jazz Vocal Academy
Paris, France
2020
Keri Chryst - Artist & Educator
Keri's dual mission as both Performer and Educator go hand in hand. She views each performances as an opportunity to share knowledge and fresh experiences with her audiences — and strives to include an element of collective creative experience in each of her educational projects.
These passions have led her to develop a full array of original curriculum for her Jazz Vocal Academy International as well as founding a France-based non-profit organization — Arts Embassy International — which lends structural support to projects for Teaching Artists such as herself.
With a Master's in Jazz Pedagogy from Northwestern University ('98) and Bachelor's in French Studies (NU '97) plus 2 decades of experience performing, arranging, creating curriculum, and teaching around the globe — she is primed and ready to spread the jazz gospel to anyone eager to learn, in just about any language.
Educational Philosophy
More about Keri's Teaching Philosophy can be found on the Jazz Vocal Academy section of this site.
International Experience
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Cultural Ambassador - U.S. State Department - Africa (Togo, Cameroon, Zambia, Tanzania, Swaziland, Comoros, Djibouti, etc.), Europe - 2011-present
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Vocalist/Actor - Sweet System jazz vocal trio - Paris, Europe - 2014-present
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Vocalist/Band Leader - The French Connection - France - 2004-present
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Founder - Jazz Vocal Academy International - 2004-present
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Vocal Curriculum Developer/Instructor - American School of Modern Music - Paris - 2003-2010
Experience U.S.A.
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Master's in Jazz Pedagogy - Northwestern Univ. - 1998
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NAC Roster Artist - 2015-present
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Jazz Vocal Academy Workshops - Chicago - 2010-present
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Artist in Residence - Hastings Schools, Nebraska
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Hastings College - Artist in Residence - Nov 2019
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Watson Elementary / High School - Scat Cat Sessions - Nov 2019
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Hastings College - Blues Bros Jazz Festival - Mar/Apr 2018
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Hawthorne Elementary / High School - Scat Cat Sessions - Oct 2016
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Longfellow Elementary / Middle School - Scat Cat Sessions - Feb 2016
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College / High School / Middle School - The French Connection - 2013
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