Singer, Songwriter, Lead Guitar and Cornet player; Chris Canas has a major Musical background. It began as a toddler when his mother took him to his first Jazz and Blues Festival at Hart Plaza in Detroit. Chris wants to help keep the “Blues” alive and kicking in the hearts of music lovers by adding a little new with the old. He crosses genres’ with ease and embraces diversity in music. While mastering the cornet in the Farmington music program, he joined the jazz Band led by David Drake. He then fell in love with the guitar and the blues sounds it could make. Chris then joined the Ann Arbor School of Performing Arts. Not needing a guitar player, he was enrolled as a cornet player and refined his performance and improvisation skills. Being that his first love was blues guitar, he practiced almost night and day. Chris has played with the Ann Arbor School of The Performing Arts, and numerous venues in and around the Detroit - Ann Arbor area with various artists. He also “jams” with other musicians at the “Tap Room” in Ypsilanti, “Bakers Keyboard Lounge” in Detroit, and "The Music Menu" in Detroit. He has also played with Thornetta Davis and Lucas. Although trained in traditional jazz, Chris enjoys the soul stirrings of the “Blues” and loves to write lyrics and music that inspire.His band, The Chris Canas Blues Revolution has been blazing a trail of blues, soul and funk across the Detroit area and beyond.
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