Whether you need a solo performer or a group to bring excitement and entertainment to your event, Chris offers a variety of musical styles from Smooth Jazz, R&B, and Instrumental versions of Top 40 covers. Chris comes as a solo performer or as guitarist for the Azul Experience, a San Antonio based Smooth Jazz / R&B group, comprised of all prior Air Force veterans. The Azul Experience was voted "Best Jazz Band" and "Best R&B Artist" in the San Antonio Current's 2015 Music Awards. Chris & the Azul Experience are regularly hired as the backing band to support prominent national jazz artists in concerts and festivals in and around San Antonio.
Chris is sooo talented. He is very polite and professional. He made sure that he made my evening wonderful. His music is beyond excellent.
Chris was and is one-of-a-kind. The music selected was perfect, the performance accompanying the music selection was awesome and the total set was wold class! Bravo, Bravo, and again Bravo Chris!
Response from Chris Knox Sr - Guitarist:
Bob,
Many thanks to you & Brenda for allowing me to be a part of your special day. We were able to work thru the changes and I'm glad that you and your guests enjoyed the selections. It was a very nice & intimate setting!! Best wishes!!
I have a very diverse group and this band was able to accommodate everyone. All of our members enjoyed the music and wish we had booked them for more than one night.
Response from Chris Knox Sr - Guitarist:
Monique,
Thank you so much for the feedback! We truly enjoyed supporting your event and hope we can work together again in the future!!
Best Wishes
Price Range: $100/hr (per performer) - 2 Hour minimum
Gig Length: 60 - 180 minutes
Languages: English
For most events, the first set will be comprised of smooth jazz standards or instrumental renditions of popular cover tunes. As the event progresses or, at the request of the host/event planner, more vocal and dance-oriented songs are added.
When musical group is requested, be prepared to see a high energy performance that immediately engages the audience; with performers capable of delivering a wide variety of musical styles. The goal is to have the musical entertainment be one of the many memorable aspects of your special event.
FROM CHICAGO TO DETROIT (MOTOWN) TO TEXAS
Chris has deep musical roots and influences stemming from the Midwest. Born in Chicago, Illinois and later raised in Detroit, Michigan during the Motown heyday. Between his dad and his uncle, there was always a guitar in the house and that's where he found his passion. He took a departure from music during high school, but his interest rekindled after joining the U.S. Air Force and getting stationed in San Antonio, Texas.
USAF YEARS & TOPS IN BLUE
During his 20-year Air Force career, Chris played in several R&B and Jazz bands and developed lifelong friends and music mentors while stationed in Korea, Germany and San Antonio. During his tour in Germany, one of his most notable moments was being selected as guitarist for the Air Force "Tops in Blue" entertainment showcase. The experience was a six-month, overseas tour spanning 23 countries across Europe, the Pacific, Panama, Honduras, Iceland & Greenland.
SAN ANTONIO SCENE
After completing the Tops-in-Blue tour, Chris was re-assigned back to San Antonio and formed his own Jazz/R&B band called "Groove Factor". The group disbanded a few years later after his band mates (all military members) got reassigned to other AF installations.
Chris channels his musical talent as a freelance guitarist and occasional musical director for music festivals, concerts and recording projects. He is regularly hired to back nationally known smooth Jazz artists performing around San Antonio and South Texas. He also performs with other well-known San Antonio bands, and local theater groups.
Chris has released three singles, available on iTunes and working on a self-titled, full-length CD project.
Solo Performance
45 - 60 minute setup time
110 Power (2-4 outlets)
Band Performance
1 1/2 - 2 hour setup time
Load in/out as close as possible to stage or performance area
Minimum stage area (excluding dance floor): 10' x 20'
110 Power (4 quad outlet boxes) needed across front and/or back of performance area
PA Sound system & lighting can be available depending on event and size of venue
| May 05, 2023 • 7:00pm - 9:00pm | Birthday Party |
| August 29, 2020 • 3:00pm - 5:30pm | Wedding Reception |
| November 02, 2019 • 6:30pm - 10:00pm | Harvest Moon Fall Festival - Palacios, TX |
| July 12, 2019 • 7:00pm - 8:15pm | Balcones Hts Jazz Festival w/ Wednesday Ball |
| April 09, 2019 • 6:30pm - 8:30pm | Corporate Event |
Ain't No Sunshine - Various Artists
Ain't Nobody - Chaka Khan
All I Do - Stevie Wonder / Kirk Whalum
As - Stevie Wonder
Ascension (Don't Ever Wonder) - Maxwell
Autumn Leaves - Various (Jazz Standard)
Before I Let Go - Maze
Been So Long - Anita Baker
Betcha Never - Vanessa Williams
Billy Jean - Michael Jackson / BWB
Black Magic Woman - Santana
Breezin' - George Benson
Can We Talk - Tevin Campbell
Can't Get Over You - Maze
Can't Hide Love - EWF
Caught Up In the Rapture - Anita Baker
Celebration - Kool & the Gang
Chameleon - Herbie Hancock
Champagne Life - Ne-Yo / Gerald Albright & Norman Brown
Cheaper to Keep Her - Johnnie Taylor / Gerald Albright
Cold Duck Time - Various (Jazz Standard)
Daydreaming - Aretha Franklin / Kim Waters
Deep Waters - Incognito
Do I Do - Stevie Wonder
Don't Ask My Neighbors - Emotions / Bobby Caldwell
Dreamin' - Vanessa Williams
Every Breath You Take - Sting
Fly Like An Eagle - Steve Miller / Seal
Foolish Heart - Journey
Footprints - Various (Jazz Standard)
For the Love of You - Isley Brothers
Georgy Porgy - Toto / Incognito
Get Down On It - Kool & the Gang
Get Here - Oleta Adams
Get Up and Dance - Rick Braun
God Bless the USA - Lee Greenwood
Happy - Pharrell Williams
Happy Accidental - Everette Harp
Help the Poor - Robben Ford
I Can't Make You Love Me - Bonnie Raitt / Boyz II Men
I Can't Stop Loving You - Kem
I Put a Spell on You - Various (Blues Standard)
I'll Be Around - Spinners
If I Ain't Got You - Alicia Keys
Imagine - John Lennon / Randy Crawford
Isn't She Lovely - Stevie Wonder
Josie - Steely Dan
Just the Two of Us - Bill Withers
Killing Me Softly - Fugees
Let's Stay Together - Al Green
Love Calls - Kem
Love TKO - Teddy Pendergrass
Lovely Day - Bill Withers / Walter Beasley
Mercy, Mercy, Mercy - Various (Jazz Standard)
Mister Magic - Grover Washington Jr. / Amy Winehouse
Mornin' - Al Jarreau
My Cherie Amour - Stevie Wonder / Phillip "Doc" Martin
My Funny Valentine - Various (Jazz Standard) / Chaka Khan
My, My, My - Johnny Gill / Gerald Albright
Never Too Much - Luther Vandross
On the Way - Chris Knox Sr.
Oye Como Va - Santana
Peg - Steely Dan
People Get Ready - Curtis Mayfield / Seal
People Make the World Go 'Round - Stylistics / Phil Perry
Remember the Time - Michael Jackson
Rock With You - Michael Jackson / Chuck Loeb
Show & Tell - Al Wilson
Signed, Sealed, Delivered - Stevie Wonder / Michael McDonald
Sing A Song - EWF
Smooth - Santana
So Amazing - Luther Vandross
Some Kind of Wonderful - Various / Joss Stone
Song For My Father - Various (Jazz Standard)
Summer Breeze - Various / George Benson & Al Jarreau
Summertime - Various (Jazz Standard) / Al Jarreau
Sunny - Various (Jazz Standard) / Peter White
Sweet Love - Anita Baker
The Sweetest Taboo - Sade
Talk to Your Daughter - Robben Ford
Tennessee Whskey -
The Thrill is Gone - B.B. King
This Masquerade - Various / George Benson
Uptown Funk - Bruno Mars
Use Me - Bill Withers
What You Won't Do for Love - Bobby Caldwell / Go West
What's Going On - Marvin Gaye / Michael McDonald
You Don't Know What Love Is - Various (Jazz Ballad)
Gospel/Religious
Every Praise - Hezekiah Walker
Falling In Love With Jesus - Jonathan Butler
How Great is Our God
I Need You Now - Smoke Norful
I Won't Complain
Let It Rise
O' Give Thanks
Thank You Lord - Walter Hawkins
Walk With Me - Various
You Are Good - Israel Houghton
Guitarists - Paul Jackson Jr., George Benson, Norman Brown, Paul Brown, Robben Ford
Others - Everette Harp, Althea Rene', Cindy Bradley, Steve Cole, 3rd Force, The Temptations, Will Downing, Phil Perry, EWF, Commissioned, Fred Hammond, Sam Cooke, Snarky Puppy, Seal, Chaka Khan, Stevie Wonder, Sting, The Whispers, The Winans, Kem, Bobby Caldwell, Yellowjackets, Jeff Lober, George Duke, Kirk Franklin, Fred Hammond, Donny Hathaway.
Guitar Amp
Microphones (1 - 9)
Bass Amp
Drum Kit
Keyboards w/ Stand (2)
Audio Mixer
Speaker System w/ Sub-woofer
Lighting System
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