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Chris Bergson Band
12+ albums
blues
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Chris Bergson Band is an American blues band based in New York and led by guitarist, vocalist and songwriter Chris Bergson. Their album FALL CHANGES was named MOJO’s #1 Blues Album of 2008. " * * * * ...these guys could strip down the engine of a soulbluesmobile and put it back together blindfold." – MOJO "Bergson's stirring voice and glorious guitar command immediate attention." - BLUES REVUE "Chris Bergson plays the kind of guitar you can build a house on...it's B.B. meets Steve Cropper meets John Scofield." - ROLL Magazine Brooklyn-based guitarist, vocalist and songwriter Chris Bergson creates his own blend of rootsy blues and soul. Bergson has performed with Levon Helm, Hubert Sumlin, Norah Jones, John Hammond, Little Sammy Davis, Ollabelle and Larry Campbell as well as jazz legends Annie Ross and Al Foster. The Chris Bergson Band has headlined at such top New York City venues Joe's Pub, The Brooklyn Academy of Music, The Blue Note, The Living Room, and Jazz Standard. Chris has also performed at the 606 Club (London), B.B. King’s Blues Club (NYC), the Highway 99 Blues Club (Seattle, WA), the Regattabar (Cambridge, MA) and the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (Washington, DC). Bergson has appeared at NYC's River to River Festival, South by Southwest (Austin, TX), Moulin Blues (Ospel, Netherlands), Groningen Rhythm and Blues Night (Netherlands), the Leicester City Blues Festival (UK), the Kaslo Jazz Etc. Summer Music Festival (BC, Canada), the CMJ Fe
