Dr. Chris Morrow
Faculty: Jazz Drum Set
Education:
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign: Doctor of Musical Arts, Jazz Performance University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign: Master of Music, Jazz Performance Berklee College of Music: Bachelor of Music, Performance
Bio:
Originally from Riverside, Illinois, Dr. Chris Morrow has been a professional drummer, percussionist, and educator since 2001. A versatile and stylistically fluent performer, he is active across all forms of American music, including jazz, blues, R&B, and rock. His principal teachers include Don Skoog, Skip Hadden, Ed Uribe, Bobby Sanabria, Ignacio Berroa, Peter Magadini, and Joel Spencer. As a performer, Chris has worked across the United States and Europe. His performance credits include work with artists Christian Collin, Miles Minor, Sam Cockrell, Joe Di Zillo and Special Chemistry, Chip McNeill, the Doublewide Blues Band, Lucca Feracota and the Sons of Chicago, Candy Foster and Shades of Blue, Goio Lima, the Men of Essence, the All-Nighter Band, Denise La Grassa, Frank Parker, Leon Lewis-Nicol, Beto Rodriguez, Owen Knap, Harry Hmura, Nigel Mack, the Jigawatt Trio, Eric Mantel, Pistol Pete, Big Dog Mercer, Susan Williams, the Kilborn Alley Blues Band, Andrew Duncanson, the Painkillers Blues Band, among many others. Chris draws on decades of professional performance experience in his private teaching. Working with students of all ages and levels, lessons are individualized and goal-oriented, designed to address the specific needs and goals of the student.
Favorite Song:
Thunder Road by Bruce Springsteen
Quote:
“Music education is essential because it gives students a meaningful form of self-expression, helping them develop their own voice and identity through sound. Music is where creativity, discipline, and personal perspective come together. The Merit School of Music is where the next generation of musicians get the opportunity to work with the best mentors in Chicago.”
