Christopher Woitach
Christopher Woitach is a jazz guitarist and composer, currently residing in Portland, OR. Mr. Woitach studied composition with David Borden and Bob Keefe in Ithaca, NY, and jazz guitar with Jim Hall in New York, NY. He has had a twenty four year career of composition, performance and teaching, working with many innovative players, including a year with cellist Hank Roberts and a current duo with guitarist John Stowell. He has received two "Meet the composer" grants from the New York State Council for the Arts, one artist grant from the Arts Partnership of Tompkins County, and a grant from the Washington Arts Commission for his pieces celebrating Bellingham, WA. His works include a commissioned elegy on the death of composer John Huggler ("A Pall Mall for John"), numerous compositions for jazz ensemble, and "The Big Sleep", a vocal piece based on the words of Raymond Chandler. Mr. Woitach currently teaches jazz guitar at Western Oregon University in Monmouth, OR, where he leads the WOU Guitar Ensemble and performs with the WOU Faculty Jazztet, known as "The Western Rebellion".
Christopher Woitach's most recent recording is "dead men (are heavier than broken hearts)" with the Cathexis Orchestra. This work is a musical tribute to the great detective novelist Raymond Chandler. Other current recordings are "Live at Lucia Douglas Gallery" with guitarist John Stowell, "Larry Holloway and Christopher Woitach", with bassist Larry Holloway, "Western Rebellion", with WOU Faculty Jazztet, and "Family", a collection of his compositions for his family.
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