Chris Bergson is an internationally acclaimed American-born guitarist, singer, and songwriter. “Chris Bergson plays the kind of guitar you can build a house on—it’s B.B. meets Steve Cropper meets John Scofield,” notes ROLL Magazine. Hailed as “the New York street poet with a blues soul” by MOJO Magazine and “one of the most inventive songwriters in modern blues music,” by All Music Guide, Bergson is best known as the leader of the Chris Bergson Band. Elmore Magazine calls the Chris Bergson Band “one of the most talented bands playing today, whose soulful blend of American Roots music encompasses blazing rock to funk to soul to Delta blues and all that’s in between.” Bergson is also an accomplished sideman who has performed with luminaries across a wide range of genres, including pop and rock (Norah Jones, Levon Helm), blues and soul (Hubert Sumlin, Bernard Purdie) and jazz (Annie Ross, Al Foster and Larry Grenadier.) The Chris Bergson Band’s 2007 album Fall Changes, recorded at Levon Helm’s studio in Woodstock, New York, was named MOJO Magazine’s no. 1 blues album of the year in 2008. Bergson was inducted into the New York Blues Hall of Fame as a master blues artist in 2015. Bergson is also an Associate Professor at Berklee College of Music in Boston where he teaches guitar and songwriting. Bergson plays D’Addario Strings, McCurdy guitars and uses MONO cases.    Chris Bergson's latest album East River Blues features Larry Grandier, Herlin Riley & Jay Collins.    Selected Press    “The tone evokes the joyous Blue Note soul-jazz of Lou Donaldson, Grant Green, and Stanley Turrentine, among others.” - Glide Magazine   “A record steeped in after-hours soul, jazz-club cool and the kind of hard-earned musical maturity you cannot fake. Bergson’s guitar work is masterfully understated throughout, as it is soulful, economical and deeply melodic…Bergson has crafted a blues album defined not by excess but by nuance, feel and quiet mastery. One for any music lover’s collection, this is a must buy record.” - Blues Matters (UK)    “…With two greats of the jazz scene as his rhythm section: Larry Grenadier on bass and Herlin Riley on drums provide solid, empathetic support. Master saxophonist Jay Collins shines on three tracks…Bergson’s smoke-infused vocals remind us of the great Ray Charles…The title track is a delicately swinging instrumental with Bergson amply displaying his amazing sense of tone and melody." - Bluestown (NL)    Website: www.chrisbergson.com