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3rd person bio:

  A strikingly talented young cross-genre guitarist, Chris Mosley has begun to make his mark on contemporary music through his three releases as a composer/bandleader, as well as his numerous contributions as a sideman.  His latest record, Semi Somnus, combines elements of jazz, folk, and World music in a delicate mix of melody, texture and feeling.  Utilizing acoustic, electric, and fretless guitars, Mosley achieves a unique instrumental expression and creates a powerful musical experience for the listener.
  Having spent two years attending Berklee College of Music in Boston, Chris has studied with some of the world's top musicians including saxophonist Joe Lovano, modern jazz guitar pioneer Mick Goodrick, and fretless guitar guru Dave Fiucynski.  With his 2006 debut as a leader, The Miraculous Aspect of Time, Mosley established himself as a soulful and intelligent improviser with a distinct and visionary approach to his compositions.  
  From 2005 to 2009, Mosley lived and performed in Portland, OR before relocating back to his hometown of Austin, TX.

"This 20-something year old guitar virtuoso could be the talk of the town no matter
where he chooses to reside... If he keeps putting out records like this, the sounds           
will surely make their way across the entire jazz community."

 intuitive group interplay will satisfy the ears of the most discerning listener."
          ~JazzReview.com

"Mosley possesses rapid-fire dexterity and a fluidity that is as jazz as jazz gets...
 with his interest in nontempered microtonal systems, he is also daringly experimental.  
 Dig the kaleidoscopic possibilities of his fretless guitar work.  As bold as it is beautiful."
                 ~Willamette Week


I am Chris Mosley.
I was born and raised in Austin, TX where I began playing music when I was 11 years old. I was very much influenced by and drawn to the playing of the great Austin guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan. As I began playing and understanding the style and form of the blues, I began to improvise more and more, in many different ways. By the time I was fourteen, I had recorded a home project of tunes that I wrote, played, and improvised on. This inspired me to search for a deeper understanding of musical form and spontaneous creation which led me quickly to jazz.  I listened extensively to musicians like Keith Jarrett, Jim Hall, Pat Metheny, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, John Scofield, Bill Frisell, Branford Marsalis, Joe Henderson, Cannonball Adderly, Ornette Coleman, Wayne Shorter.... When I was in high school in Colorado, I was fortunate enough to study with the great Dale Bruning, a wonderful jazz guitarist and long time teacher of a young Bill Frisell. 
At seventeen, I recieved a scholarship to, and began attending Berklee College of Music where I was a performance major.  I was able to study with Mick Goodrick, Joe Lovono, Jon Damian, Dave Fiuczysnki, Dave Tronzo, Garrison Fewell, and Dave Santoro, among many others. I was also surrounded by some truly fantastic fellow students, whose careers I'm sure I will be following for quite some time. As I grew as a musician, I also grew as a listener and began persuing many different kinds of music. I was very much drawn to bands like the Notwist, and Mice Parade as well as more 'worldly' musics like classical Indian, bulgarian choir, Bartok, and Ligeti. When I started studying fretless guitar with Dave Fiucsynski, I became a devoted student of microtonal music and tuning sytems alternative to our 12 tone equal tempered system.  
In the fall of 2005 I moved to Portland, OR, where I have been playing and learning for the past four years.  This fall I will be moving back to Texas after releasing the new album, Semi Somnus, which features vocalist Jessyka Luzzi, keyboardist Jed Wilson, bassist Bill Athens, and drummer/percussionist Ken Ollis.  
Thank you Portland!!