Bio:

Chris Fitzgerald has been a member of the Louisville jazz community as both a teacher and a performer since 1985. During that time, he has performed with Jamey Aebersold, Lynne Arriale, Sonny Fortune, Andy LaVerne, Harry Pickens, Jean-Michel Pilc, Richard Stolzman, and many others. Chris earned a Master of Music degree in Theory and Composition from the University of Louisville in 1992. Since then, he has become dedicated to jazz education, serving as a faculty member at the Jamey Aebersold Summer Jazz Workshops for the past eight years. He currently teaches full time at the University of Louisville, where his teaching duties include jazz theory, traditional theory, improvisation, jazz bass, jazz piano, and jazz ensembles. He currently devotes much of his creative energy to performing in a number of local and touring groups, and to his role as bassist in the Harry Pickens Trio.
 

Education:

1989-92 MM University of Louisville
Major: Music Theory & Composition

1985-89 BM University of Louisville
Major: Music Theory & Composition
Principal Instrument: Piano

1984-85 Berklee College of Music
(Focus on Jazz Arranging)

1981-84 AA Jefferson Community College
(Focus on Classical Guitar)