Chris R-

Chris is one of the most innovative, private music instructors and producers in Las Vegas today. His 37 years of performance, recording and teaching experience are all integrated into the piano and music education you will receive. Having trained students between the ages of 5 and 85, he has developed a uniquely customized style of teaching that emphasizes individual artistic, technical and personality traits.

Schooled during his maturing years by husband-and-wife Juilliard graduate concert pianists Francis Veri and Michael Jamanis, Chris was introduced to a whole new world of technical expertise. He took his excitement and talents to the real-world stages, pursuing performance opportunities in Funk, R&B, Country, Jazz and Blues bands both locally and around the nation. He landed a job as chief programmer for Sybersound records between 1995 and 2000 where he honed his studio and production chops. Since then, he has been recording, producing and performing from Nashville, Atlanta, New York, Central Pennsylvania, Las Vegas, Los Angeles and San Francisco…to Carnival Cruise Lines in front of a combined 80,000 people world-wide as one of their star, solo piano bar performers. He spent May 2012-May 2013 with the Maryland-based, regionally successful country act Richie Fields before moving back west where he served as Entertainment Director and performed in various dueling and solo piano venues from Sacramento to San Jose.

Presently Chris has returned to Vegas and is calling it home. He’s directed his career away from cover-music performances and has redirected it toward producing original music for TV, film, self-released original music…and of course…teaching.

The combination of all his experiences helps to make Chris’ teaching fun, intense and adaptable to the needs of each student while still managing to maintain the integrity required to achieve proficiency. Courses are available in Technique, beginner-to-intermediate Classical, Blues, Jazz, Music Theory, New Age, Improvisation, Arranging, ear-Training, Composition and Sight-Reading. the courses are designed to accommodate all levels, from beginner to advanced. College-level tutoring is also available, as well as professional-level artistic enhancement for students who already have experience and want to refine their art.