CHRIS CLEMENTE TRIO
Chris Clemente – Bass Guitar/Producer
Chris was recognized in Bass Player Magazine for his bass playing on the CD release of the Chicago band “Amazing Headgear”. Chris released a CD debuting his own band, “Kick the Cat”, featuring his contemporary jazz compositions and bass playing. The first of KTC’s 3 CDs was lauded in Bass Frontiers Magazine as “…spirited and fresh”. “Bassist Clemente funks, swings, and solos with style and ease…” As a result of KTC’s debut CD, I became an official “Famous User”, clinician and product specialists for international bass company Warwick In 2004, Chris was the featured Artist on Warwick’s website. In 2008 Wil Ramirez of Ramirez Bass built the Model ‘CC’ bass guitar, which he helped to design and develop. Clemente was a featured Guest speaker at Northeastern University for its Contemporary Music symposium 1996 and Featured Artist at Northeastern University’s New Music Concert performing an original composition on Solo Electric bass. Chris performed as a musician in Tom Cruise’s break out movie “Risky Business” on Warner Bros and performed with Academy Award winner Jennifer Hudson (Dream Girls and American Idol) on the Oprah Winfrey Show, 2007. A brief list of names with whom Chris has performed includes; Umpherys McGee, Drop Q, Jon Secada, Randy Brecker, Hiram Bullock, Percy Sledge, and The Coasters. Christian Howes, Bobby Flynn, Kanye West and Jennifer Hudson as well as other numerous artists of varied styles. He has toured parts of Scandinavia and the orient. Other Chicago groups Chris has supported include: Crawl, Drop Q, Kick the Cat, Tributosaurus, Ladies of the Canyon, Willow Creek, Ravinia Music Program, Andrea Amos Project, Day Jams. In June of 2009 he received a Masters degree in Music from DePaul University. During the school year Clemente is a teaching artist for Ravinia. He is a contributing composer for Harpo Studio and Chicago Public Radio’s Vocalo.org project. In 2010 Chris Clemente and his cohorts in Crawl were commissioned to compose and perform original music with the Elmhurst Percussion Ensemble.