Chris Flory

Christopher Glen "Chris" Flory (born November 13, 1953 in Geneva (New York) ) is an American guitarist of mainstream jazz .

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Flory comes from a musical family; he brought the guitar itself (except for eight months in which he had 1,971 teaching) self-taught at. During his school days in Providence (Rhode Island) he met Scott Hamilton . After studying at Hobart College and his first appearances with rhythm and blues bands, he worked with Hamilton and his combo from 1974 until the 1990s. He has also worked with Roy Eldridge , Hank Jones , Illinois Jacquet , Jo Jones and Buddy Tate . In the early 1980s he was a member of Benny Goodman's band . Since the mid-1980s he has led his own groups and released albums under his own name; he is also featured on numerous recordings by Hamilton. Since 1999 he has played in Loren Schoenberg's big band . He also worked with Ruby Braff , Rosemary Clooney , Bob Wilber , Flip Phillips , Maxine Sullivan , Buck Clayton and Duke Robillard . He toured China with Judy Carmichael.

Leonard Feather , Ira Gitler : The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz. Oxford University Press, New York 1999, ISBN 0-19-532000-X .
Martin Kunzler : Jazz Lexicon. Volume 1: A – L (= rororo-Sachbuch. Vol. 16512). 2nd Edition. Rowohlt, Reinbek near Hamburg 2004, ISBN 3-499-16512-0 .

personal data
SURNAME	Flory, Chris
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Flory, Christopher Glen (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American jazz musician
DATE OF BIRTH	November 13, 1953
PLACE OF BIRTH	Geneva (New York)