Welcome!

    I play a lot of instruments. Some might say too many, but they're wrong. Alto, tenor, and soprano saxophones, clarinet, banjo, guitar, flute, bass, and vocals. I also write, arrange, and record vocal and instrumental music in any genre that's out there. You can book me or any group I play with by clicking on this text or the contact link. Follow the same link if you're in the greater NYC area and would like a lesson. Check the twitter feed to the right to see what I'm up to at the moment, and the calendar link to see upcoming performances!

Here's the less casual bio:

    Kris Bauman is a multi-instrumentalist who has been performing professionally since he was sixteen. He studied jazz performance and composition at The New School's jazz and contemporary music program, where he learned from such masters as Reggie Workman and George Garzone. Kris has performed extensively in and around New York City since his arrival there in 1996, and has toured Europe multiple times. He was awarded a full scholarship to the Jazz Aspen Snowmass Academy in 2002. His performances can be heard on many albums, and he was featured with bassist Alexis Cuadrado on NPR's Studio 360. Bauman has also worked in collaboration with multi-media artists and choreographers, and in 2008, he won a New York Dance and Performance Award for his compositions in the piece "Vanishing Point". He composed the music for the 2011 Parents' Choice Gold Award winning iPhone & iPad app "Animal Alphabet". Bauman works in a variety of musical genres including Country/Bluegrass with his group "The Dang-it Bobbys"; Jazz as a leader and sideman, including performances or collaborations with vocalist Bobby Short, saxophonists Seamus Blake and Loren Schoenberg, composer/arranger Jason Lindner, and guitarists Kurt Rosenwinkel and Luca Benedetti; Rock/Pop with engineer Mike Barnard (Christina Aguilera, The Strokes) and Ilhan Ersahin (Nublu records); R&B/Soul with recording artist Bilal (Interscope).