IDENTITY: 37-year-old gay, Kansas-born, Texan-raised, New-York-salvaged, Mexican-American taught to pay it forward
ACTIVE THEATRE MUSICIAN wielding 16 woodwinds (saxes, flutes, clarinets, oboes) on Broadway (A Strange Loop and Fun Home chairholder, sub on Book of Mormon, Kimberly Akimbo, Matilda, Spider-Man, etc), Off-Broadway (Carmen Jones, Alice By Heart, etc.), Rockettes’ Radio City Christmas Spectacular, and others. Full list of musicals (50+) available on www.ChrisReza.com
STYLISTIC EXPERIENCE ranges from theater to jazz, classical, Latin, swing, rock, and chamber music
LABOR-ACTIVIST VOLUNTEER who passionately fought for musicians’ rights as a member on our 2019 and 2016 Broadway Negotiating Committees, helped modernize our member-driven Broadway Theatre Committee as its elected Vice-Chair (2017-2019), founded and lead our Electronic Music Committee (2018-2019) in order to bring our union contracts into the 21st century, and more
TRAINING:
MM – Manhattan School of Music – Jazz Composition
BM – University of North Texas – Multiple Woodwinds Performance
