Radio Musicians-Gear Artist: Chris Juergensen Country, Town : USA, Los Angeles Nationality : American Email: see web site Genre : Pop, Instrument: Vocals, Guitar Web: www.chrisjuergensen.com Booking: self, by e-mail Range : World-Wide Prices : On demand

Native New Yorker, long time studio musician and session guitarist Chris Juergensen is in constant demand as a sideman, front man and clinician. He has played sold out venues as intimate as the world famous Blue Note and as large as the Long Beach Auditorium. After teaching guitar for six years at the prestigious Musicians Institute in Los Angeles along side with Paul Gilbert (Mr. Big), Scott Henderson and Joe Diorio, Chris left the states to become the Director of Education at Tokyo School of Music in Japan where he resided for fifteen years. He currently divides his time between Tokyo and Los Angeles where he continues to write, record and teach. His first solo CD, "Prospects" has been critically acclaimed worldwide and his newest release,"Big Bad Sun" paints a completely new portrait of him. His newest CD, "Strange Phenomena" is slated for release in late 2007. For his efforts in promoting international music education, Chris was made an honorary citizen of New Orleans by the Mayor of the city, Marc H. Morial in 1995 and more recently asked to perform on behalf of Japan at the Japanese embassy in Seoul Korea in 2004. Chris has performed, recorded or done something in one manner or another with such artists as Lincoln Goines (Mike Stern), Richard Hartley and Soul Resurrection, Toss Panos (Steve Vai, Mike Landau), Billy Sheehan (Mr. Big), Keith Wyatt (The Blasters), Ralph Humphrey (Manhattan Transfer, Frank Zappa, Wayne Shorter), Kim Plainfield (Tania Maria, The Pointer Sisters), Jay Dibbs (Vanessa Williams), Steve Bailey (The Rippingtons, Dizzy Gillespie) , Jennifer Batten (Jeff Beck, Michael Jackson), Mike Shapiro (Al Jarreau, Sergio Mendes), Jerry Watts (Andy Summers, Billy Idol), Russel Ferante (Joni Mitchell, Yellowjackets), Kevyn Lettau, Hussain Jiffry (Robben Ford, Michael MacDonald, Whitney Houston, Chaka Khan) and The Hideous Sun Demons. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------