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chris coyle with bass

Chris Coyle

Chris Coyle is a bassist and composer based in Philadelphia, PA. Chris has gained recognition as a versatile performer and creator through an endless quest of listening, learning, collaboration, and curation. He leads his own Jazz/Experimental ensembles: Phantasma Trio, Vaux Taux, and Outside Sound. He has shared the stage with some of Philadelphia’s most prominent Jazz musicians: John Swana, Behn Gillece, Doug Hirlinger, Matt Scarano, Joanna Pascale, V. Shayne Frederick, Orrin Evans, Duane Eubanks, and many others. And he is a member of the renowned group Relache Ensemble, an established force in contemporary music for 40+ years.

 

Chris has also performed with a wide array of other dynamic ensembles: Son Step, NotSoSilentCinema, Fish Harmonics, Noggin Hill, Oscuro Quintet, Conjunto Philadelphia, West Philadelphia Orchestra, and Rhinoceri Trio, among others. As a composer, Chris blends chamber writing with electro-acoustic sounds, uses harmony and form to explore musical ambiguity (choose your own damn adventure), and utilizes an original approach to improvisation. He has been recognized by the American Composers Forum, the McKnight Foundation, and the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts. Chris has performed and done workshops all over the Midwest and Northeast US, in Canada, Germany, and South Korea.