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Kris Tokarski. MENU. “He knows how to swing and stride — with both hands — and his playing is fluid, supple — never stiff. His accompaniment is the very definition of sweet teamwork, and his solos are full of surprises: you can’t tell where he is about to land, but it’s graceful and satisfying when he does.” - Michael Steinman ( Jazz Lives)
Born and raised just outside of New York City, in East Rutherford, New Jersey, Kris was lucky enough to be exposed to classical music, jazz, and traditional Hungarian music from his family as a young child. Kris attended and completed his bachelor's degree at Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA.
Lessons & Rates. In-person and virtual lessons are available to: amateur and intermediate level pianists who are interested in jazz. professionals who would like to learn more about a specific style. classical pianists interested in jazz. non-pianists interested in jazz improvisation and theory.
Kris Tokarski is a quiet, powerful pianist with a modern jazz background and a firm rooting in the New Orleans jazz professor tradition. That combination of bebop and Jelly Roll Morton sparkle up Tokarski’s performances with a contemporary shine.
Apr 12, 2021 · Kris Tokarski is a skilled jazz pianist who has helped prolong the legacies of several early musical pioneers by not only playing their compositions, but by embracing their techniques and their approach to music.
Kris Tokarski. Born and raised just outside of New York City, in East Rutherford, New Jersey, Kris Tokarski was lucky enough to be exposed to classical music, jazz, and traditional Hungarian music from his family as a young child.
Kris Tokarski is a skilled jazz pianist who has helped prolong the legacies of several early musical pioneers by not only playing their compositions, but by embracing their techniques and their approach to music.
