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Chris Jonas works between worlds. Formerly a painter, Jonas regards music as an abstract physical art, speaking in terms of musical objects and textures, densities and colors. He designs performance sets and spaces to frame his music and contain his ensembles. Since his move to New York in 1991, he has participated in a cross section of the City's creative ensembles, including Cecil Taylor's New York ensemble, as a long term member of William Parker's "Little Huey" Creative Music Orchestra, Anthony Braxton's Ghost Trance Ensembles, two saxophone quartets -- the Brooklyn S.Q. (with Fred Ho, David Bindman and Sam Furnace) and the Great Circle S.Q. (with Randy McKean, Dan Plonsey and Steve Norton) -- and many other projects, recording albums for Soul Note, Black Saint, FMP, Aum, New World, Braxton House and others.

Currently Jonas leads the critically acclaimed ensemble "The Sun Spits Cherries." Jonas also leads the Brooklyn and Cleveland Creative Orchestras. Jim Szabo of WRUW calls him "The Johnny Appleseed of Creative Music" referring to his workshop concerts with local creative musicians in cities all over the US.

Chris Jonas is a member of the NYC composers' collective CIC.

The Sun Spits Cherries features soprano sax player Chris Jonas.  Another of the extremely talented "Little Huey" ex-alums Jonas is marking his own path on an instrument few have chosen.  Joined by Joe Fiedler on tenor trombone, Chris Washburne on bass trombone, and Andrew Barker (Gold Sparkle Band) on percussion, Jonas delivers a highly rewarding unique timbre of sound in this 9-part composition.  53+ minutes of a totally modern concept of jazz composition that repeatedly rewards.

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