Chris Murphy is a violin

Violin

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ist, band leader, and composer

Composer

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 that has been composing and performing music for over 15 years.
His music combines jazz, blues, country, classical, ethnic, and electronic music. Chris has performed in over 40 U.S. state

U.S. state

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s, including Hawaii

Hawaii

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, and in England

England

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 and Ireland

Ireland

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. He has lived, worked, and studied in New York City

New York City

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, Boston, Seattle, and his current home, Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California

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, USA.

Discography

• On a Blue Afternoon
  • Chris' jazz & swing concept album paying tribute to Chet Baker
    Chet Baker
    Chesney Henry "Chet" Baker, Jr. was an American jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist and singer.Though his music earned him a large following , Baker's popularity was due in part to his "matinee idol-beauty" and "well-publicized drug habit."He died in 1988 in Amsterdam, the...
    
    , Stephen Grappelli, Jean-Luc Ponty
    Jean-Luc Ponty
    Jean-Luc Ponty is a French virtuoso violinist and jazz composer.- Early years:Ponty was born into a family of classical musicians on 29 September 1942 in Avranches, France. His father taught violin, his mother taught piano...
    
    , Stuff Smith
    Stuff Smith
    Hezekiah Leroy Gordon Smith , better known as Stuff Smith, was a jazz violinist. He is known well for the song "If You're a Viper".-Biography:...
    
    , and Billie Holiday
    Billie Holiday
    Billie Holiday was an American jazz singer and songwriter. Nicknamed "Lady Day" by her friend and musical partner Lester Young, Holiday had a seminal influence on jazz and pop singing...
    
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• Salton Songs
  • Moody, expansive, techno, electronic, trance
    Trance music
    Trance is a genre of electronic dance music that developed in the 1990s.:251 It is generally characterized by a tempo of between 125 and 150 bpm,:252 repeating melodic synthesizer phrases, and a musical form that builds up and breaks down throughout a track...
    
    , world music
    World music
    World music is a term with widely varying definitions, often encompassing music which is primarily identified as another genre. This is evidenced by world music definitions such as "all of the music in the world" or "somebody else's local music"...
    
    , violin
    Violin
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     loneliness, and love songs.
• Noir
  • A documentation of Chris' solo violin show, includes his innovative and original use of loops and electronics. Spans the globe stylistically from classical
    Classical music
    Classical music is the art music produced in, or rooted in, the traditions of Western liturgical and secular music, encompassing a broad period from roughly the 11th century to present times...
    
     to folk
    Folk music
    Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....
    
     to ambient
    Ambient music
    Ambient music is a musical genre that focuses largely on the timbral characteristics of sounds, often organized or performed to evoke an "atmospheric", "visual" or "unobtrusive" quality.- History :...
    
     soundscapes.
• Juniper
  Juniper
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  • 10 Bowfire, heart-pumping bluegrass, Celtic
    Celtic music
    Celtic music is a term utilised by artists, record companies, music stores and music magazines to describe a broad grouping of musical genres that evolved out of the folk musical traditions of the Celtic people of Western Europe...
    
    , bayou
    Bayou
    A bayou is an American term for a body of water typically found in flat, low-lying areas, and can refer either to an extremely slow-moving stream or river , or to a marshy lake or wetland. The name "bayou" can also refer to creeks that see level changes due to tides and hold brackish water which...
    
    , drinks for everyone, you're-gonna-get-hurt fiddle
    Fiddle
    The term fiddle may refer to any bowed string musical instrument, most often the violin. It is also a colloquial term for the instrument used by players in all genres, including classical music...
    
     tunes.
• Broken Wheel
  • Mississippi Mud meets sweaty Chicago in an all-night juke joint jumping with despair, distortion and Jesus
    Jesus
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• Falling Sky
  Falling Sky
  -Synopsis:Murphy plays the role of Emily. Her alcoholic mother, Resse, tells her that the disease runs in the family, and she is at risk of having it too...
  
  (Beasts of Fabulous Elegance)
  • A new violin/drums duo project with punk rock
    Punk rock
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     legend D.J. Bonebrake.
• Luminous
  Luminous
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  • Chris' latest ensemble record features collaborations with John Doe
    John Doe
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     and D.J. Bonebrake from X, Victoria Williams
    Victoria Williams
    Victoria Williams is an American singer-songwriter and musician, originally from Shreveport, Louisiana, although she has resided in Southern California throughout her musical career. She is noted for her descriptive songwriting talent, which she has used to immerse the listener of her songs into a...
    
    , Tim Rutili
    Tim Rutili
    Tim Rutili is a singer, guitarist, and keyboardist, and frontman/lyricist for the American rock band Califone. Originally from Chicago, Rutili now lives in Los Angeles. He was raised in Addison, IL. After moving into Chicago in 1988, he found success with the band Red Red Meat...
    
     from Califone
    Califone
    Califone is an experimental rock band from Chicago. The band is named after Califone International, an audio equipment manufacturer. Their work has been critically acclaimed....
    
    , Larry Taylor and Steven Hodges from Tom Waits
    Tom Waits
    Thomas Alan "Tom" Waits is an American singer-songwriter, composer, and actor. Waits has a distinctive voice, described by critic Daniel Durchholz as sounding "like it was soaked in a vat of bourbon, left hanging in the smokehouse for a few months, and then taken outside and run over with a car."...
    
     band, Nathan Larson, Nels Cline
    Nels Cline
    Nels Cline is an American guitarist and composer, currently the lead guitarist of alternative rock band Wilco. David Carr of the New York Times describes Cline as "one of the best guitarists in any genre."-Career:...
    
     from Wilco
    Wilco
    Wilco is an American alternative rock band based in Chicago, Illinois. The band was formed in 1994 by the remaining members of alternative country group Uncle Tupelo following singer Jay Farrar's departure. Wilco's lineup has changed frequently, with only singer Jeff Tweedy and bassist John...
    
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• Seven Crows
  • Chris' latest album. A mystical, brooding, romantic, sensual violin journey, recorded with only his electric violin, a looping
    Looping
    Looping may refer to:Media and entertainment*Loop , a repeating section of sound material*Audio induction loop, an aid for the hard of hearing...
    
     machine, and some cheap guitar pedals, Seven Crows is rich with layered violin
    Violin
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     fantasies, swirly bowed dreams, ostinato
    Ostinato
    In music, an ostinato is a motif or phrase, which is persistently repeated in the same musical voice. An ostinato is always a succession of equal sounds, wherein each note always has the same weight or stress. The repeating idea may be a rhythmic pattern, part of a tune, or a complete melody in...
    
     plucked recipes and Chris' lush garage rock
    Garage rock
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     string orchestration mining the emotional terrain of love, life, and adventure. A fascinating 13 song album recorded and mixed by Colin Studybaker (Iron & Wine
    Iron & Wine
    Samuel Beam , better known by his stage and recording name Iron & Wine, is an American singer-songwriter. He has released four studio albums, several EPs and singles, as well as a few download-only releases, which include a live album...
    
    , Califone
    Califone
    Califone is an experimental rock band from Chicago. The band is named after Califone International, an audio equipment manufacturer. Their work has been critically acclaimed....
    
    ) and Erik Colvin, and produced by Kristian Dunn (Soft Lights, El Ten Eleven).

External links

• http://www.somnius.com/amn/2007/04/25/tons-of-nels-cline-news/
• http://www.nowontour.com/news/press-releases/1636-violinist-chris-murphy-readies-luminous
• http://ickmusic.com/index.php/2007/06/11/hot-violin-action-chris-murphy/
• http://jefitoblog.com/blog/?p=1258
• http://trypanblue.blogspot.com/2007/06/chris-murphy-featuring-mike-watt-blues.html
• http://perchmusic.com/2007/06/the-best-of-june/
• http://rocksellout.com/2007/06/30/chris-murphy-luminous/
• http://www.bowed.org/031/notes.html
• http://www.prefixmag.com/blog/video-chris-murphy-blues-for-bukowski-w-mike-watt/5991#comment-25039
• http://stashdauber.blogspot.com/2007/06/blues-for-bukowski.html
• http://mixtapemetropolis.blogspot.com/2007/07/these-blue-times.html
• http://thecelebritycafe.com/cd/full_review/12928.html
• http://www.seaoftranquility.org/reviews.php?op=showcontent&id=5442
• http://indiesurfer.blogspot.com/2007/07/chris-murphy.html
• http://www.twanslist.com/2007/07/26/blues-for-bukowski/
• http://www.musicweb-international.com/jazz/2007/Murphy_Luminous.htm