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Single Malt Recordings
The Chris Greene Sto': T-shirts, coffee mugs, and other cool goodies with our logo on them.
Chris Greene Quartet at Tunecore
Chris Greene's MySpace Page.
Chris Greene's Facebook page.
Chris Greene's video clips on You Tube.
Chris Greene's LinkedIn page.
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The reviews for "Soul and Science - Volume One" are in!

AllAboutJazz.com: Review by Bridget A. Arnwine
Jazz Police: from Ian Tiele, president of the Brookfield Jazz Society
Knock the Hustle.com: from Hadj Williams - author, blogger, thinker, professional thorn in the side of corporate America...
JazzChicago.net: by Brad Walseth

ARTISTS YOU SHOULD KNOW

Marc Piane: Great bassist, and the anchor of the Chris Greene Quartet. Awesome guy - just don't let his theories that link "giving dap" with the activation of the Wonder Twins frighten you.
Damian Espinosa: Superlative pianist, and a longtime friend and musical compadre, and the brains of the Quartet. CLAIMS to be a Star Wars and 80s movie expert, but has NEVER seen or heard of "Berry Gordy's The Last Dragon." How is that possible?
Tyrone Blair: The engine of the Chris Greene Quartet, stand-up guy and a powerful and versatile drummer. But he judges me. He doesn't verbalize it, but I know he's doing it. And I don't like it.
The J. Davis Trio.: Definitely Chicago's best live hip-hop band, a frequent employer...and a great group of guys. The mutant offspring of The Modern Jazz Quartet and A Tribe Called Quest.
Tommy Bradford: One of my favorite local saxophonists, a fashion plate, and my opponent in an ongoing "jazz beef." My buddy.
Jeffrey Lien: A burnin' and creative drummer - and a fellow Evanston resident.
Jarrard Harris: Wonderful alto saxophonist, educator, and a longtime friend. Clearly one of the handsomest men in Chicago. Seriously. This man cannot take a bad picture.
Lori McClain: Jazz vocalist, actress, comedienne...she does it all - and quite well, I might add.
Deep Blue Organ Trio: I LOVE this band. I defy you to find a tighter, funkier, more organic band (of ANY genre) in the city of Chicago. Some people go to church on Sundays. I go to the Green Mill on Tuesdays to see this band.
Jordan Baskin: A motherf***er of a piano player, and a fellow IU alum. To quote Marc Piane, Jordan definitely DOES NOT suck.
Will Howard: Raconteur, producer, and a FRIGHTENING electric bassist.
Dudley Owens: Monster young alto player. He sounds like Bunky Green on steroids.
Greg Ward: Awesomely talented and open-minded, and ubiquitous alto saxophonist. He plays so good, I want to break his fingers.
Eric Koppa: Bad-ass saxophonist, member of the Prohibition Orchestra, and all around decent fellow.
Steve Hashimoto: Great electric bassist, writer, town crier, and a voice of reason in this crazy business of music.
Ethan Sellers: Your one-stop shop for all things Ethan - musician, composer, thinker, affable guy. Leader of Tautologic. He also designed the cover for the new CGQ album.
Kalyan Pathak: Jazz drummer, percussionist and tabla MASTER.
Tommi Zender: Killer multi-instrumentalist and songwriter.
Chris Rob: Insanely talented singer and multi-instrumentalist. Chicago-born and NY based. The only man EVER to "out-Prince" me. EVER.
The Voodoo Kings: High energy blues-funk-rock band based in Chicago. Led by guitarist Mike Kranicke.

OTHER COOL STUFF

Okayplayer.com.: Home page for The Roots, Common, D'Angelo, Jill Scott, Talib Kweli, etc...
CdBaby.com: If you're an independent artist, why in the hell WOULDN'T you have your music here?
Shorefront: A quarterly publication documenting the African-American experience in Chicago's Northern suburbs.
Brookfield Jazz Society: A great, unpretentious group of jazz fans located in the western suburbs. You honestly couldn't ask for a more supportive and enthusiastic audience.
Hot Chicks with Douchebags.: Self-explanatory.
The Criterion Collection: Fellow movie nerds...UNITE!
African-American history links: Something for everybody.
Black People Love Us!: Indeed. This site is BRILLIANT.
Tucker Max!: Visit, read, and understand. An unlikely guru, of sorts.
Ed Motta: If Stevie Wonder, Jobim, and Chick Corea had a child, raised him in Brazil, and made him listen to American soul, Steely Dan and Broadway musical soundtracks - he might sound a little like this guy. One of my favorite artists.
Mint Condition: One of my favorite bands - and one of the most criminally underrated groups on the planet. Why these guys haven't really blown up the way they should requires a serious investigation.
Paul Maslin: Saxophonist, instrument repair person extrodinare.
My Damn Forum: A great online bulletin board. Post your music and have it critiqued. Discuss music, politics, religion, etc...
Engineer/producer/professor Nick Eipers.: Professor of audio technology @ Columbia College and engineer @ Shantyville studios. He engineered "jazz" for us. We'll be working with him again.
Branford Marsalis: Branford. Geez -- I should just quit and get a real job.
Maceo Parker: I owe my whole career to "Life on Planet Groove." In short, no Maceo, no me.
Steve Coleman: One of the best alto sax players and conceptualists on the planet - and a pivotal influence in everything I do. Born and raised in Chicago.
Gina Barge: Multi-talented writer, blogger, and wry urban sociolgist.
All About Jazz
Gods of Music
http://dolemite.com: 3 words: Rudy Ray Moore.
http://garageband.com
Purple Thumb - Charles Mortel: A cool multimedia site. Check out some of Charles's work on my pic page.
T-Shirt Hell: I should be offended, but sadly, I'm not.