Bio

Chris Bucheit started playing guitar and singing at age 10. He has studied with private instructors in many different genres, including Classical, Jazz, Latin and Rock and has performed regionally and nationally as a solo performer and with the Chris Bucheit Group. He has competed and been a finalist in singer/songwriting competitions such as the Telluride Troubadour Contest (1998) and The Newport Folk Festival Singer/Songwriting Contest (2004). He’s produced 7 albums over the last 20 years that feature Rock, Jazz and Solo Guitar. His second CD “Hand to Mouth” received Acoustic Guitar Magazine’s “Homegrown CD Award”.  In 2011 he completed the Masters Jazz Guitar Certificate with Berklee School of Music Online and continued instruction with Gary Burton's capstone Jazz Improvisation class. Chris was a finalist that year in the Yamaha/Lee Ritenour Six String Theory Contest, winning enrollment to the National Guitar Workshop in addition to attending the Pat Metheny Jazz Camp. While living and working in Madison, Wisconsin Chris performed with the group Major Vistas and recorded and produced the album "Minor Anthems". His most recent album "Guitar Music" features original instrumental compositions that blend several styles and genres. Chris moved with his wife to Oregon in 2022 and is currently working on an album to be released in 2025 of original compositions and guitar arrangements of Jazz standards.