Chris Vitas – Violin

Fred Benedetti – Guitar

Justin Gray – Piano

Jeff Pekarek – Electric Bass

James Morton – Drums

 

Hosted by Chuck Perrin

Video by Steve Laub

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.

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!

White Bird:

Going to California:

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

 

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.

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)