Welcome to the home of jazz bassist, Chris Hodges. Chris is a cultured and versatile electric and double bassist in Southeast Alabama. His work with three and four piece versions of his group, The Chris Hodges Band, his newly formed duo with percussionist, Eric Ward, and his freelance work, makes him one of the busiest jazz bassist in the area. If you have any event (public or private) that needs live music or need just a hired gun, you have come to the right place. Look around and feel free to ask questions.

Album Update

Jul 212010

Hey everybody. I had originally attempted to use Kickstarter as a means to fund my album. However, since kickstarter is an all or nothing program and I did not reach my goal, I was unable to get any funding. Please read my blog on the subject and find out how you can help me in this endevour (by the way, you get cool stuff for helping)! Thanks!

Welcome

Jul 022010

 

Thanks for stopping by and checking out my new website! I have been wanting to move in this direction for a while now and I hope you like it. With this format, I can update this site from my Droid which will allow me to make changes on the go. I will be able to blog about a show and add pictures before I even leave the gig! We’ll see how it goes but that’s my plan!

Stay tuned for gig updates and recaps and all kinds of new little features. I hope you dig it!

RSS Shagtastic Voyage

  • What Jazz Is
    Where I come from, jazz is somewhat similar to…say…the rings of Saturn. Everyone knows about them but few acknowledge their presence. Out of that, there are very few who understand their composition or reason for being. So, it’s not uncommon for me to have a weird look passed my way when I tell someone what […]
  • Let’s try this – Album Update 2.0.1
    Ok, so the All-or-nothing deal might not be the best route when one is funding their first studio album. As the people who pledged via my Kickstarter site already know, my project was not funded.  Why didn’t it work? Well, I think it made it a little confusing to some people who don’t know what […]

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