Musician // Bass Player

MUSIC

Originally from Central Scotland, Chris is an experienced live & studio bass player having been gigging, recording and teaching professionally for over 15 years. A music graduate of Newcastle Performance Academy with a B.Mus (Hons) in Jazz, Popular and Commercial Music he has spent the majority of his professional career performing with leading function bands and theatre companies all over the UK & Europe. For the past 8 years Chris has also been acting bass player for Motown artist Martha Reeves & The Vandellas. Since he started playing with Martha in Dec 2012 he has been touring throughout the UK & Europe playing some of the most prestigious venues (London Palladium – part of the Royal Variety Show, S.S.E Hydro - Glasgow, The Jazz Café – London, The Blue Note - Milan, The Cavern Club – Liverpool, The Assembly Rooms – part of The Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and many more…), festivals (Cheltenham Jazz Festival, Cross The Tracks, Festival No.6, Tramlines Festival, Black is Black Festival Madrid, and many more…..), TV shows (BBC’s The One Show) and also sharing stages with some of the biggest names in the industry (Brian Wilson – Beach Boys, Mary Wilson – The Supremes, Chaka Khan, Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbot, Seasick Steve, Ocean Colour Scene and many more).

Live on BBC's The One Show with Martha Reeves & The Vandellas

Teaching // Services
Services

Bass Guitar
Live performance
Tuition  /  Music Theory  /  Exam Preparation
Recording Sessions
Composition  /  Transcription
Editing  /  Scoring

Associated Artists
Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
Rockaoke

The Electrics

CIA

The Drive

Athletes In Paris

Ross John Stewart

The Birthday Letters

Theatre Productions
Media
The Blues Kitchen Shoreditch London with Martha Reeves
The Blues Kitchen Shoreditch London with Martha Reeves
Cross The Tracks Festival - Brixton London
Cross The Tracks Festival - Brixton London
Cross The Tracks Festival - Brixton London
Cross The Tracks Festival - Brixton London
Cross The Tracks Festival - Brixton London
Cross The Tracks Festival - Brixton London
The Buttermarket Main Arena with Martha Reeves
The Buttermarket Main Arena with Martha Reeves
Band Pit for The New Gershwin Musical: Crazy For You
Band Pit for The New Gershwin Musical: Crazy For You
Sage Gateshead with Athletes In Paris
Sage Gateshead with Athletes In Paris
Soundcheck on tour with Martha Reeves
Soundcheck on tour with Martha Reeves
The Buttermarket Main Arena with Martha Reeves
The Buttermarket Main Arena with Martha Reeves
Gorilla Manchester with Martha Reeves
Gorilla Manchester with Martha Reeves
Studio work
Studio work
The Buttermarket Main Arena with Martha Reeves
The Buttermarket Main Arena with Martha Reeves
The Drive
The Drive
Chris Blair Creates
Chris Blair Creates
Live at The Blue Note Milan - Martha Reeves
Live at The Blue Note Milan - Martha Reeves
Bunga Bunga Battersea - Rockaoke
Bunga Bunga Battersea - Rockaoke
Bunga Bunga Battersea - Rockaoke
Bunga Bunga Battersea - Rockaoke
Bunga Bunga Battersea - Rockaoke
Bunga Bunga Battersea - Rockaoke
The Brudenell Social Club Leeds - Martha Reeves
The Brudenell Social Club Leeds - Martha Reeves
Bass Pad - Martha Reeves
Bass Pad - Martha Reeves
Martha Reeves Band
Martha Reeves Band
Fender Precision - Aguilar Tone Hammer 500 w/ 1x15
Fender Precision - Aguilar Tone Hammer 500 w/ 1x15
Live - Martha Reeves
Live - Martha Reeves
Get in touch
If you'd like to discuss an event, tuition or if you have a query related to any of my services in any way please get in touch by clicking the link above or drop me an email on the link below.  
Thanks for dropping by.

t.  +44 7749545838
e.  chrisblairmusic@live.co.uk
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