Performances

How Birds Work @ Artists Quarter

Title: How Birds Work @ Artists Quarter Link out: Click here Description: Dean Granros – gtr Peter Schimke – pno Kenny Horst – dr CB – bs Start Time: 09:00 Date: 2012-11-16 Please come out to the Artists Quarter on Nov. 16th & 17th. This is for the Birds! How Birds Work returns to the…

Join the fantastic singer / songwriter Dave Olson and his merry band of FarmGirls for a night of beautiful songs about life, liberty and the pursuit! Friday Nov 9th @ the Aster Cafe (http://aster-cafe.com/music.html) 9:00 pm $5 cover 2 big sets! Songs from Dave’s album ‘No October’ and many others. Dave Olson – vocals and…

This is a great, but grim, article on the economic state of being an artist: http://www.salon.com/2012/04/22/no_sympathy_for_the_creative_class/ My friend Jeremy Walker is also wrestling with some big questions regarding his path: http://www.mnartists.org/article.do?rid=323537 It got me thinking about what my freelancing life can be like sometimes. The last two months have possibly been the busiest and most…

I am pleased to announce that the debut album ‘New Hope’ from Chris Bates’ Red 5 is available worldwide today, Tuesday Sept 18th! If you are living in the Minneapolis / St Paul area you can pick up your very own copy at all the Electric Fetus and Cheapo locations. You can also go to Amazon or itunes…

Update: WOW. It’s finally here. After many months of working and waiting it’s all happening this weekend. I’m releasing my debut CD as a leader and my band Chris Bates’ Red 5 will be throwing down at the Artists Quarter. We’ll be taking you on a musical journey and I would love to see you…

Jeremy Walker’s Boot Camp

Title: Jeremy Walker’s Boot Camp Location: Dakota Link out: Click here Description: Boot Camp featuring Jeremy Walker on piano Brandon Wozniak on saxophone Chris Bates on bass Miguel Hurtado on drums Start Time: 23:00 Date: 2012-08-24

Artists Quarter Friday and Saturday Sept 14th and 15th 9pm $10 cover CD’s will be for sale. Chris Thomson: tenor and soprano saxophones Brandon Wozniak: tenor and alto saxophones Zack Lozier: trumpet and flugelhorn Jt Bates: drums and cymbals Chris Bates: acoustic and electric basses

Title: Atlantis Quartet @ the Artists Quarter! Location: the Artists Quarter Link out: Click here Description: ONE NIGHT ONLY!!! Atlantis has been laying in the weeds working up some new music for you all and we are truly excited to be able to play it for you on Saturday at the Artists Quarter. We’ll mix…

Title: Zack Lozier, Adrian Suarez and CB @ Harriet Brewing! Location: Harriet Brewing Link out: Click here Description: Trumpeter Zack Lozier is hosting a jazz night on the first Thursday of every month down at the Harriet Tap Room. On Thursday, Zack and I will be playing in a trio formation with the super talented…

“Chris Bates ‘Good Vibes Trio’ - Over the past few years, Bates has been on fire, playing in multiple bands, showing up on MPR podcasts, emerging as a leader and making two exceptional albums: 2012's ‘Chris Bates' Red 5: New Hope’ and now this. - Pamela Espeland - MinnPost

“With Red 5, Bates puts the bass in a new light.” – David Cazares, State Of The Arts

“…bassist Chris Bates’ album “New Hope” stands out like the Hope diamond among this year’s local CD gems.” -Tom Surowicz - Star Tribune

“New Hope is a stunning nine-song collection charged with emotion and a heartfelt ambition to let the music be fulfilling in and of itself.” - Natalie Gallagher - City Pages

“Speaking of Bates, he proves his vitality on the murky “Chance, Love, Logic” with his urgent lines pushing the ensemble…” - Jay Collins - Cadence Magazine

“‘Let’ starts with a pseudo-classical melody showcasing Chris Bates’ beautiful arco bow work” - Return of Slide Huxtable

“…on Kelly Rossum’s ‘Line’ bassist Chris Bates plays a critical role in holding together the loose limbed sound of the ensemble; his sound is elastic and spacious, present but not obtrusive. - Jeff Dayton-Johnson - All About Jazz

“The Bates Brothers are endowed not merely with well-honed chops but with an exquisite sensitivity to one another’s labors that could only come from living and playing together for twelve or more years. This is definitely not a recording that could have been made by a quickly assembled cast of all stars.” - Samuel Chell - All About Jazz

“Chris Bates’ ‘Solid Liquid’ is a highlight of the album, combing expressive Ellington voicings in the winds with bass and percussion underpinnings akin to the support the Maestro once received from the likes of Blanton and Greer.” - JazzTimes

“Then the wonderful quartet ‘How Birds Work’… even when Chris is standing still, he’s not standing still, he’s up on the balls of his feet, swaying, smiling, nodding his head, dancing with his bass.” – MPLS/St Paul Magazine

Chris Bates
3054 Boone Ave N
New Hope, MN 55427 USA

612-306-6781
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Chris Bates

How Birds Work @ Artists Quarter

Dave Olson @ Aster Cafe

11 in 9

Worldwide! Chris Bates’ Red 5 ‘New Hope’ Album Release!

CD RELEASE PARTY!

Jeremy Walker’s Boot Camp

Chris Bates’ Red5 CD Release Party

Atlantis Quartet @ the Artists Quarter!

Zack Lozier, Adrian Suarez and CB @ Harriet Brewing!