Chris Morrissey

"An unself-conscious style bender."
-The New York Times

"Marvelously inventive compositions within a fresh perspective..."
-Allmusic.com

"Chris Morrissey may be the shape of things to come when it comes to bassists and bandleaders.
-JazzTimes

Chris Morrissey is a songwriter, a bassist, a singer, a leo, an uncle, a lover of most cats and some dogs, a New Yorker, a Minnesotan, an avid yoga practicer, coffee, beer and wine drinker, restaurant frequenter, and joke teller/appreciator.

As a bassist, he's logged hundreds of thousands of miles touring five continents with the Jim Campilongo Trio, Mark Guiliana's "Beat Music", Ben Kweller, Andrew Bird, Dosh, Mason Jennings, Gretchen Parlato, and most recently with five-time grammy nominee and multi-platinum selling artist Sara Bareilles, for whom he also acts as music director.

As a leader, Mr. Morrissey has released three records to high praise: "The Morning World" (2009), "Cannon Falls Forever" (2011) and "North Hero" (2013), and performs regularly in New York with his bands. He lives in Greenpoint, Brooklyn in a room that a landlord would call "cozy".