2008 Woodie Awards
Stone rocks out
Kyra Loch
Issue date: 9/17/07 Section: Intermission
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Chris Stone was the center of attention at the Paramount Theater in downtown St. Cloud Saturday night.
Performing his own jazz arrangements of popular hymns and jazz classics during "An Evening with Chris Stone," Stone shined during his solo pieces as well as his collaborations with band mates.
Stone first started out in music by playing at his church when he was young.
He has played in bands for years and loves the complexity of jazz and enjoys bringing the harmonic structure of different songs to new levels. He credits these experiences for the idea of his new debut album.
After thanking everyone for coming that night, the evening started off with a few solo piano hymns that are very dear to Stone.
Bassist Ted Chop and percussionist Terry Vermillion, who is a music professor at SCSU, joined Stone on stage after the solo performance.
Together, they performed some upbeat numbers to an audience of about 200 people, with Stone and Chop trading off between bass and piano solos.
The jazz arrangements were nothing short of unique.. Stone took well-known hymns and made them completely his own.
Some of the rearranged pieces had a Latin feel to them, and sounded a bit like a samba.
Part of this concert was to reveal Stone's first CD he just recorded. He has worked on this album for a long time and was ready for its debut.
"I am excited because it's the first one," Stone said. "It should have been done years ago."
"An Evening with Chris Stone" was a great way for Stone to reveal his new album and share his gift with the audience. Many enjoyed the performance and left satisfied.
"I am a huge fan of jazz music, and Chris does an excellent job," said audience member Jeremy Johnson.
Performing his own jazz arrangements of popular hymns and jazz classics during "An Evening with Chris Stone," Stone shined during his solo pieces as well as his collaborations with band mates.
Stone first started out in music by playing at his church when he was young.
He has played in bands for years and loves the complexity of jazz and enjoys bringing the harmonic structure of different songs to new levels. He credits these experiences for the idea of his new debut album.
After thanking everyone for coming that night, the evening started off with a few solo piano hymns that are very dear to Stone.
Bassist Ted Chop and percussionist Terry Vermillion, who is a music professor at SCSU, joined Stone on stage after the solo performance.
Together, they performed some upbeat numbers to an audience of about 200 people, with Stone and Chop trading off between bass and piano solos.
The jazz arrangements were nothing short of unique.. Stone took well-known hymns and made them completely his own.
Some of the rearranged pieces had a Latin feel to them, and sounded a bit like a samba.
Part of this concert was to reveal Stone's first CD he just recorded. He has worked on this album for a long time and was ready for its debut.
"I am excited because it's the first one," Stone said. "It should have been done years ago."
"An Evening with Chris Stone" was a great way for Stone to reveal his new album and share his gift with the audience. Many enjoyed the performance and left satisfied.
"I am a huge fan of jazz music, and Chris does an excellent job," said audience member Jeremy Johnson.