Akron , OH
Born and raised in Cleveland, saxophonist Christopher J. Coles is based in the Greater Akron area. He serves on the faculty of Kent State University, University of Akron and Tri-C Creative Arts Academy. Chris holds a bachelor’s degree in performance from Youngstown State University, where he studied extensively with James Umble, Kent Englehardt, and David Morgan, and a master’s degree in performance from the University of Akron. At the 2015 Banff Workshop for Jazz and Creative Music, Chris had the distinct honor of studying with many influential jazz pioneers, including Vijay Iyer, Mark Turner, Imani Izuri, Tia Fuller, Billy Hart, Ingrid Jensen, Zakir Hussain, Somi, Vosany Terry, and Miles Okazaki, among others. In 2017, Coles won Akron’s Knight Arts Challenge for his multimedia suite Nine Lives which pays homage to the victims of the Charleston Church Shooting in 2015.
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Saturday, January 11, 2025
4:00 PM - 4:50 PM EST
