Chris Vasi Jazz Guitarist
Overview
Add a touch of class to your event with guitar music by Chris Vasi. Jazz standards, Cuban and Brazilian tunes, Popular favorites (Louis Armstrong, Beatles, Stevie Wonder), Holiday tunes, fingerstyle instrumentals, light Classical. Perfect for receptions, dinners, parties. Would you like Solo guitar, or a Duo (with upright bass), or a Trio (guitar/bass/drums). A consummate professional with a degree in music and over 20 years experience playing all kinds of events, Chris knows how to tailor a performance to fit the occasion.
Reviews
20 reviews
Fiona V. G.
June 3, 2026Perfect for our event!
Chris was prompt and professional. He added the perfect ambiance to the event. The music created a warm and welcoming atmosphere that our guests thoroughly enjoyed. We would gladly recommend them for future events.
Hired as: Guitarist
Natalie C.
May 28, 2025Great Job
Chris is a fantastic job, set up fast and was very professional. All the guests enjoyed him.
Hired as: Classical Guitarist, Guitarist, Jazz Guitarist
Dalal M. S.
December 12, 2024Exceeded Every expectation!
Chris was amazing: song selection, volume, reading the crowd and so much talent! We could not have been happier with his performance at our company event. I will book him for any event going forward!
Hired as: Guitarist
Jessica S.
October 6, 2023The perfect addition to a wonderful picnic
Chris and his band mates alway do a great job providing music for our annual neighborhood picnic!!
Hired as: Acoustic Band
Jessica S.
September 27, 2022Highly recommend
They did an awesome job, but we had to cut the event very short due to some unexpected storms/rain
Hired as: Acoustic Band
Booking information
Price range: Contact for rates
Gig length: 40 - 240 minutes
What to expect
Chris Vasi brings an easygoing virtuosity to his performances. His mastery of the guitar is the result of decades of musical obsession, study, and playing experiences. Chris is fluent in a variety of styles, including modern and vintage jazz, rock, funk, blues, and world music. He has recorded 12 CDs over the years, and played over a
thousand gigs from Canada to Florida, including clubs, colleges, and receptions. Vasi holds a bachelor’s degree in Music. His original compositions have been played by the Jazz Composers Alliance and his music has appeared in Guitar Player magazine. CDs include Moon Over Mars (solo acoustic instrumentals) and Vesuvius (jazz quartet).
Chris is available to perform in a number of different settings including solo, duo and trio.
The Vasi Jazz Duo adds just the right touch to any sophisticated upscale event as well as more intimate and
smaller venues. Guitar and upright bass combine for soulful, energetic jazz standards (modern and vintage) and
Cuban and Brazilian songs. A guitar/percussion duo is also available.
Chris Vasi as a solo guitarist draws from an impressive range of material, and plays a self-contained style often
keeping chords, bass line, and melody going simultaneously. Jazz solos (Joe Pass-style), reinterpretations of popular favorites, sweet bossa nova melodies, and inspired originals are all in the mix.
One thing that hasn’t changed over the decades is that people love to hear great guitar playing, and Mr. Vasi delivers!
Past booked events
June 2026
02
Tuesday
Nonprofit Event
11:00am - 12:00pm
•
Williamsburg, VA
November 2025
15
Saturday
Dinner Party
6:00pm - 7:00pm
•
Richmond, VA
May 2025
24
Saturday
Dinner Party
6:00pm - 9:00pm
•
Richmond, VA
December 2024
12
Thursday
Wedding Ceremony
2:00pm - 3:00pm
•
Richmond, VA
11
Wednesday
Corporate Event
4:00pm - 7:00pm
•
Henrico, VA
November 2024
16
Saturday
House Party
6:30pm - 10:30pm
•
Henrico, VA
October 2024
06
Sunday
Wedding Reception
12:00pm - 2:00pm
•
Richmond, VA
October 2023
01
Sunday
Festival
3:00pm - 6:00pm
•
Richmond, VA
June 2023
17
Saturday
Wedding Ceremony
5:30pm - 6:30pm
•
Glen Allen, VA
March 2023
23
Thursday
Restaurant/Bar Event
6:30pm - 8:30pm
•
Oxon Hill, MD
October 2022
29
Saturday
Personal Occasion
6:00pm - 8:00pm
•
Syria, VA
September 2022
25
Sunday
Festival
3:00pm - 6:00pm
•
Richmond, VA
June 2022
17
Friday
Dinner Party
7:30pm - 8:30pm
•
Richmond, VA
May 2022
21
Saturday
Religious Celebration
3:00pm - 4:00pm
•
Richmond, VA
March 2022
19
Saturday
Personal Occasion
1:00pm - 4:00pm
•
Midlothian, VA
December 2021
15
Wednesday
Cocktail Party
5:30pm - 7:30pm
•
Midlothian, VA
September 2021
19
Sunday
Festival
3:00pm - 5:00pm
•
Richmond, VA
July 2021
30
Friday
Restaurant/Bar Event
5:00pm - 6:00pm
•
Bristow, VA
22
Thursday
Corporate Event
6:00pm - 8:00pm
•
Chesapeake, VA
February 2020
07
Friday
Studio Session
2:00pm - 4:00pm
•
Richmond, VA
January 2020
22
Wednesday
Cocktail Party
3:00pm - 6:00pm
•
Richmond, VA
October 2019
27
Sunday
Corporate Event
1:00pm - 4:00pm
•
Richmond, VA
May 2019
22
Wednesday
Cocktail Party
2:00pm - 4:00pm
•
Richmond, VA
November 2018
14
Wednesday
Corporate Event
4:00pm - 7:00pm
•
Newport News, VA
August 2018
25
Saturday
Birthday Party
6:00pm - 9:00pm
•
Richmond, VA
June 2018
30
Saturday
Wedding Ceremony
5:00pm - 6:00pm
•
Richmond, VA
29
Friday
Wedding Ceremony
3:30pm - 5:00pm
•
Newburg, MD
May 2018
20
Sunday
Wedding Ceremony
5:30pm - 6:30pm
•
Richmond, VA
November 2017
20
Monday
Personal Occasion
9:00pm - 9:30pm
•
Charlottesville, VA
13
Monday
Corporate Event
4:00pm - 7:00pm
•
Washington, DC
August 2017
12
Saturday
Wedding Cocktail Hour
5:00pm - 7:00pm
•
Crozet, VA
July 2017
28
Friday
Corporate Event
7:30pm - 10:00pm
•
Hot Springs, VA
22
Saturday
Corporate Event
8:00pm - 10:00pm
•
Richmond, VA
December 2016
20
Tuesday
Campus Event
2:00pm - 4:00pm
•
Mechanicsville, VA
April 2015
12
Sunday
Private Party
4:00pm - 7:00pm
•
Richmond, VA
November 2013
16
Saturday
Wedding Ceremony
4:00pm - 5:30pm
•
Richmond, VA
Set list
Wedding Favorites:
What A Wonderful World
La Vie En Rose
Pachebel's Canon
You Are the Sunshine Of My Life
Blackbird
And I Love Her
Don't Worry, Be Happy
Ave Maria
Naima
Ravel's Bolero
Is This Love? (Marley)
Jazz, Swing & Standards:
Antonio Carlos Jobim: Agua de Beber, Dindi, Favela, How Insensitive, Once I Loved
Duke Ellington: Caravan, It Don't Mean A Thing, Mood Indigo,
Prelude to a Kiss, Sophisticated Lady
John Coltrane: Equinox, Mr. PC, My Favorite Things, Naima,
Syeeda's Song Flute
Thelonious Monk: Epistrophy, In Walked Bud, 'Round Midnight,
Ruby My Dear
Django Reinhart: Limehouse Blues, Sweet Georgia Brown, Indifference, Tears
Ella Fitzgerald: Devil May Care, I'm Beginning to See the Light, Street of Dreams, Out Of This World, Lady Is a Tramp
Herbie Hancock: Cantaloupe Island, Chameleon, Watermelon Man
Wes Montgomery: Mellow Mood, Road Song, Willow Weep For Me
Charles Mingus: Fables of Faubus, Jump Monk
Count Basie: April In Paris, What Is This Thing Called Love
Dizzy Gillespie: Birk's Works, Things to Come
Frank Sinatra: Fly Me to the Moon, Witchcraft, Everything Happens to Me
John Scofield: Boozer, Hottentot
Miles Davis: All Blues, Freddie Freeloader
Charlie Parker: Groovin' High, Billie's Bounce
George Benson: Masquerade
Henry Mancini: Pink Panther
Popular/Funk/Soul:
Paul Simon: Scarborough Fair, Bridge Over Troubled Water, Slip Sliding Away
Jazz Messengers: Dat Dere
Steely Dan: Deacon Blues, Everything Must Go, Home at Last, The Fez
Stevie Wonder: As, I Wish
Maceo Parker: The Chicken
The Beatles: Eleanor Rigby, Michelle, Sexy Sadie, Things We Said Today, Lovely Rita, You Won't See Me
Latin Jazz:
Buena Vista Social Club: Guateque Campesino, Veinte Anos
Luiz Bonfa: Black Orpheus, Gentle Rain
Original Music:
10 Ten, Gypsy Waltz, Pop N Fresh, Wake Up
Reggae & Caribbean:
Bob Marley: Jammin', Stir It Up, Duppy Conquerer, Them Belly Full
Jimmy Cliff: Rivers of Babylon
....and many more ...