New York based Chris Tarry hails originally from Canada and is one of that countries most successful and celebrated electric bass exports. With two Juno Awards (Canadian Grammy) for best Jazz Album, six Juno Award nominations, and other high profile accolades he has established himself as one of North America's most sought after musicians.

Chris's work since moving to New York in 2003 has seen him share the stage and recording studio with some of the top musicians in the world such as John Scofield, Ben Monder, Jim Rotondi Group, Dave Binney, Mino Cinelu, Tommy Smith, Keith Carlock, Anton Fig, Donny McCaslin, Pete McCann, Lew Soloff, Chris Cheek, Oz Noy Trio, Gene Jackson, DJ Logic, Henry Hey, Dan Weiss, Adam Klipple's Drive By Leslie, Ian Froman, Jake Langley Trio, Rob Thomas, Steve Hunt, David Gilmore, Joel Rosenblatt, Vinny Valentino Group, Jon Cowherd, The Mahavishnu Project, Jesse Selengut's Noir, Elisabeth Lohinger Band, Walter Phishbacher's "Phiscbacher", Verve recording artists Metalwood, and many others.

Chris has released 8 critically acclaimed albums under his own name and has appeared on over 100 albums around the globe as one of the world's most sought after electric bass players.

Chris' own band The Chris Tarry Group has a new album coming out November 10th on Nineteen Eight Records in NYC called "Almost Certainly Dreaming". CD release concerts are scheduled for December 2nd, 2007 at the 55bar in NYC and January 10, 2008 at The Rex (IAJE) in Toronto.

Reviews of Chris Tarry's last album "Sorry to be Strange" released October 2007

"Tarry's excellent American debut is a resonant, single-minded bit of contemporary jazz ... Tarry's terrain is a muscular and acrobatic electric bass, a world where deep rock might saddle to deep swing in a moment. He's a softie with a spine, having mastered the borderland between mainstream jazz and various popular forms." - Greg Buium, Downbeat Magazine (Four Stars ****, Feb 07)

"I don't think I've heard a tighter, more consistently cooking, more continuously uninhibited improvising jazz band than The Chris Tarry Group ... All five musicians borrow each other's ears, or rather pool them to create their marvelous ensemble" - Stephen Pedersen - The Chronicle Herald

"With his new CD Sorry to be Strange freshly minted, Tarry proves himself a gifted player, composer and band leader, with a knack for drive and dynamics in pieces that are exploratory, yet still accessible." - Stephen Cooke, The Chronicle Herald

"Chris is on the cusp of becoming a genuine jazz star" - Alex Varty, The Georgia Straight

"Sorry to be strange is a cool balance of strong melodies, good grooves, and lively interaction." - Roger Levesque, The Edmonton Journal

"(Sorry to be Strange) delivers a dozen songs laden with grooves and flowing lyricism." - Cam Hayden, See Magazine

"Since relocating to New York in 2003, he (Chris Tarry) has further focused his virtuoso skills and is currently leading the Chris Tarry Group, a band that showcases some of Brooklyn's most dynamic younger players." - Stuart Broomer, Toronto Life Magazine

"Once tenorman Kelly Jefferson starts blazing in pursuit of pianist Jon Cowherd's outside flights that follow general weirdness and striking guitar from Pete McCann (love this guy!) on the second track ("Yeah Guys") of power electric bassist Tarry's new album, you realize there's a seriously hard, skittery edge to his complex, always-on-the-move hard bop- and rock-seasoned fusion." Geoff Chapman, The Toronto Star

"An album that echoes with the spirit of the New York jazz scene" - Carsten Knox, Infomonkey.net