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...

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

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...

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

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...

U.S. Midwest Calling... The next Scat Cat Session is on the books with Hastings Public Schools (Nebraska) for late October. And a number...

A note to Nebraska Organizations — NAC grants have been made even easier — No matching funds required! I'm always touting the Nebraska...

Yowza! I'm getting my brain kicked (in a good way) in this week's SMV Jazz Harmony Retreat ! Harmopalooza We're only 4 days in (out of...

Sunday, Mar 31, 2019 - Meeting the dream team then getting straight to work! "The Band" and the man-with-the-plan out for a well deserved...

Sharing musicianship skills with young Swazi talent! Originally posted: 10 October, 2011 Up and At 'Em Thankfully, the Embassy folk are...

Make hay while the sun shines... I'm doing my best to make the most of this quarantine downtime - in between the occasional bouts of...

How cool is to be able work transatlantically with 2 jazz orchestras and a selection of jazz combo classes from the comfort of my own...

Yowza! "Call and response" in tempo over Zoom? How's that gonna work exactly... Well, it's a good thing I'm used to improvising. 😳 I'm...

I'm super excited to start this 3-part "Virtual Visits" series with the University of Nebraska, Omaha's Jazz Program — thanks to the...

Nebraska - the Great Plains. Jeff Hoffman (guitar/vox), Keri Chryst (vox, comp) and Philippe Petit (piano, arrang) cross the pond at the...

Originally Posted by Keri Chryst on March 2, 2012 at 6:10 AM 10 o'clock start for the workshop with local musicians at the Alliance...

Originally Posted by Keri Chryst on February 29, 2012 at 6:25 AM Happy Leap Day! I figure since the 29th only happens once every 4...

Originally Posted by Keri Chryst on February 3, 2012 at 1:55 PM After a bit of hemming and hawing over departure times, I decide to head...