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When one tour ends... another one begins... Are you Next? Just know that I am still in the Midwest throughout the coming season and would...
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Keri Chryst
- Oct 31
- 2 min
A month in review...
Wrapping up a month plus+ of touring activities across the Midwest... Top Notch Bands From duos to 22-piece jazz orchestras I'm so...
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Keri Chryst
- Oct 15
- 1 min
Monday, October 17th - Lincoln & Omaha
I'm getting really excited for my next two engagements! 1st - Morning Residency in Omaha I just got off a call with Omaha Central High...
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Keri Chryst
- Oct 1
- 2 min
Back to the Scat Cat Sessions
Another full week of Scat Cat Sessions in Hastings, NE! Where it all began... Longfellow Elementary was the first primary school to...
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Keri Chryst
- Jul 30
- 1 min
Big Band Bookings A-Bound!
This fall's Midwest Tour is taking shape... Find out when Keri will be playing near you :-) Current Calendar Sept 24-25 Lincoln, NE The...
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Keri Chryst
- Jul 25
- 1 min
Taking the Stage - with Nicola Ayoub!
So excited with our planning session about upcoming residencies! Empowering Women Through the Arts Soon, soon... my dear colleague Nicola...
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Keri Chryst
- May 10
- 1 min
Scat Cat Sessions Tour GIPS
And now, that's >1300 more kids who now know the name of Duke Ellington, and have experienced an introduction to the sounds and sign...
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Keri Chryst
- May 5
- 2 min
Concert Begets Community Vibes in City Center
The Brain Child of Director John Jacobs "Railside", Grand Island, NE — this open-air community concert brought together 2 high school...
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Keri Chryst
- Apr 8
- 1 min
Nebraska - I'm comin' for ya!
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...
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Keri Chryst
- Mar 18
- 1 min
Celebrating 10 years with Cameroon!
Cooped up with Covid — the perfect time to update the Cameroon Chronicles Section of the Blog. It's been almost exactly 10 years since we...
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Keri Chryst
- Dec 8, 2021
- 1 min
Bring on the Big Bands — Harper College
December 8, 2021 - 7:30pm — Palatine, IL I love singing with big bands! What a pleasure to work with this excellent jazz ensemble under...
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Keri Chryst
- Nov 1, 2021
- 1 min
Schools & Jazz Clubs & Big Bands - Oh My!
November Whirlwind — part 1/3 From Des Moines, to Lincoln, Omaha, and back through Creston, Saint Louis, Kansas City, Indianapolis and...
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Keri Chryst
- Oct 29, 2021
- 1 min
Stop the presses - Scat Cat Cat Sessions make the front page!
Surprise visit from the Hastings Tribune on Wednesday leads to a tasty article in Thursday’s paper 😁 Special thanks to Conner Zimmer for...
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Keri Chryst
- Oct 24, 2021
- 1 min
Scat Cat Sessions Strikes Again
Hastings, Nebraska — We're half-way through a week of Jazz making with area youth! Fulfilling my mission So grateful for the support of...
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Keri Chryst
- Sep 12, 2021
- 1 min
Virtual Program with Zambia (Day 1/3)
Joined once again by the Original Blues Brothers Band members Tom "Bones" Malone and "Blue" Lou Marini for Performances and Q&A with the...
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Keri Chryst
- Sep 2, 2021
- 1 min
Ohio Accredited! Finally!
My fellow Ohioans - I have finally been accepted to the Official Roster of Ohio Teaching Artists! Ohio —The Heart of It All I am...
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Keri Chryst
- Aug 31, 2021
- 1 min
Back in the Saddle — ready for the road!
Yowza! Now that I've finally made it back to the studio and the stage, I am SO ready to make mo' bettah music AND HOW! Sweet System — le...
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Keri Chryst
- Jul 8, 2021
- 1 min
New Gigs on the horizon #usa
U.S. Midwest Calling... The next Scat Cat Session is on the books with Hastings Public Schools (Nebraska) for late October. And a number...
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Keri Chryst
- Jul 4, 2021
- 2 min
Nebraska — the place to be
A note to Nebraska Organizations — NAC grants have been made even easier — No matching funds required! I'm always touting the Nebraska...
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Keri Chryst
- Jun 22, 2021
- 1 min
Cultural Diplomat? So they say...
New Page — all the programs! I'm extremely excited to have figured out a simple-yet-thorough way to tell you all more about my various...
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