Chris Reza
He/Him
Chris Reza
He/Him
Biography
Chris in a nutshell
- 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
- BM – University of North Texas – Jazz Performance
Professional Experience
- Broadway
- Off Broadway
- Regional
- Concerts/Cabaret
- Education
Regions
- NYC/Tri-State Area
Interested in touring?
- No
Hireable as
- Pit Musician (Other)
My Instruments
- Clarinet
- English Horn
- Flute
- Oboe
- Piccolo
- Saxophone
Software
- Finale
- GarageBand
Affiliations
- THE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF MUSICIANS (AFM)
- ASCAP
- THE DRAMATISTS GUILD