Chris Vitas – Violin
Fred Benedetti – Guitar
Justin Gray – Piano
Jeff Pekarek – Electric Bass
James Morton – Drums
Hosted by Chuck Perrin
Video by Steve Laub
The San Diego Ballet performs with Spring Valley Sally, and other Homegrown album artists
Spring Valley Sally was written by Chris Vitas (that’s me!) and Rick Sparhawk for San Diego’s KGB radio’s first Homegrown album, around 1972. It features original songs by local San Diego bands. Performed by Montezuma’s Revenge, a popular jug band at the time.
Synergypsy Quartet plays Green Gypsy Jazz
At Dizzy’s, Feb. 20, 2026!
Christopher Vitas & David Morales Boroff, Violins
Joe Amato, Guitar
Jeff Pekarek, Bass
Awesome video by Steve Laub, and thanks to Chuck Perrin for being a great host!
Chris performing with Back to the Garden, Jan. 4, 2025, at Belly Up Tavern!
White Bird:
Going to California:
Chris & Fred present A Night of Green Jazz
Chris Vitas & Fred Benedetti in concert, “A Night of Green Jazz” at Summit Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, in Santee!
Castle Kelly, Traditional Irish – Green Jazz!
Sentimentally me by Peter Sprague
Full Concert Video, filmed by Francesca Smith-Vitas
Gypsy Jazz Pour Deux – Full Video – Dizzy’s, Feb. 7, 2025
The Synergypsy Quartet, featuring Chris Vitas & David Morales Boroff, violins, Joe Amato, guitar, Jeff Pekarek, bass. Surrounded by the audience, at Dizzy’s, Feb. 7, 2025.
Video by Randy Brinton.
Gypsy Jazz Pour Deux – Audio Tracks from Concert, Featuring The Synergypsy Quartet, Feb. 7, 2025, at Dizzy’s!
The Synergypsy Quartet
Christopher Vitas: Chris is playing Black Goddess, by Mezzo-Forte Stringed Instruments, Germany
David Morales Boroff: David is playing a Jay Haide violin, California
Joe Amato: Guitar
Jeff Pekarek: Bass
Swing De Paris (Django Reinhardt)
Swing 42 (Django Reinhardt)
Bei Mir Bist Du Schön (Sholom Secunda)
Minor Swing (Django Reinhardt)
Anouman (Django Reinhardt)
Hungaria (Django Reinhardt)
Julia Delaney (Traditional Irish – Green Jazz!)
Francesca (Sherm Feller)
Oh, Lady Be Good (George Gershwin)
Troublant Bolero (Django Reinhardt)
Stompin’ at the Decca (Django Reinhardt)
Sentimentally Me (Peter Sprague)
Hobo’s Blues (Paul Simon)
Tchavalo Swing (Tchavalo Schmitt)
Blue Drag (Joe Myrow)
Stephané’s Tune (Stephané Grappelli)
Chris “sitting in” with Kimmi Bitter & Willis Farnsworth (Westside Twang)
Chris Vitas with Swing West Band – Swing 42
Hotel California, by Back to the Garden
Featuring Marc Intravaia, Rick Nash, Larry Grano, Jim Soldi, Sharon Whyte. Special Guests: Leonard Patton, Lauren Leigh, Christopher Vitas, Kevin Esposito, John Rekevics, Paul Seaforth. March 30, 2024.