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Chris Vitas, aka Kharmaman, at the San Diego County Fair, 2019!
Hello ladies & gents, the San Diego County Fair people gave me a couple of spots this year, here are the dates. Just me, playing Jazz, New Age, Keltik and weird sounds from my pedal board! Yes, that’s a violin!! Kharmaman: Thursday June 6, 2019, 3–5 pm O’Brien Stage (main entrance) Wednesday June 19, 2019, …
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Chris Vitas Quartet performs Tom Thumb, by Wayne Shorter
The Chris Vitas Quartet: Chris Vitas, violin, Peter Sprague, guitar, Bob Magnusson, bass, and Duncan More, drums, perform Tom Thumb, by Wayne Shorter. At the Coronado Public Library, July 21, 2018.
Chris Vitas, aka Kharmaman, plays Tristé at the San Diego County Fair
About Chris Vitas
Chris Vitas has performed with the San Diego Chamber Orchestra, Starlight Theatre, the Old Globe Theatre, Lamb‘s Players Theatre, Pacific Chamber Opera, San Diego Repertory Theatre and the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tennessee. He performs on record albums, CDs, motion picture soundtracks, and radio and television commercials. Chris has also shared the stage with such celebrities as Lyle Lovett, Robert Plant and Jimmie Page, Smokey Robinson, Dionne Warwick, the Moody Blues, Johnny Mathis, Frankie Lane, Tony Bennet, John Tesh, David Benoit, among others. Chris has also taught jazz violin at Grossmont College, and instrumental music with the Santee School District in San Diego County.
Chris performs on several different violins, from acoustic to 6 string electric.
Music (Available on iTunes and CD Baby)
Willow Weep for Me
Contemporary Jazz
release: 2016
label: Kharmatone Records, KHARMA05
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Cocktail Kharma
Crossover Jazz
release: April 2013
label: KharmaTone Records, KHARMA04
iKharma Nominee, “Best World Music Album,” 2009 San Diego Music Awards
Keltik New Age
release: June 10, 2009
label: KharmaTone Records, KHARMA03
Kharma Noir
Keltik New Age and Green Jazz
release: June 16, 2007
label: KharmaTone Records, KHARMA02
The Kharma Zone
Keltik New Age
release: October 13, 2006
label: KharmaTone Records, KHARMA01
Green Jazz™
Keltically Infused Jazz Improvisation
release: February 17, 2006
label: SBE Records, SBECD030
The Keltik Age
Keltik New Age
release: February 17, 2006
label: SBE Records, SBECD029
FREE Music Download She Moved Through the Fair
Keltik Kharma 2: Keltik Klassiks
Traditional Celtic Tunes by Keltik Kharma
release: May 7, 2004
label: SBE Records, SBECD022
Entenfutter
A short film by Martin Ferencei, presented by Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg. Features Keltik Kharma’s “As I Roved Out.”
release: 2000
Keltik Kharma
Keltik Kharma’s Debut Album
release: November 21, 2000
label: SBE Records, SBECD2005
Contact & Booking
Chris Vitas
Chris Vitas performs mainstream jazz, New Age, etc. on violin and electric violin. Groups include solo violin, duo, trio, quartet.
Booking Info
eml: Chris Vitas
tel: 619.218.7344
fax: 619.295.6879