Chris Ellis (also known as Christopher Ellis) is a British songwriter, composer and multi-instrumentalist, who has been recording and touring in the UK since 1984. Chris Ellis' current work includes live piano improvisations, drawn from the traditions of Western classical,

jazz Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a major ...

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and more. In addition to his solo work, Ellis has played piano and guitar with several bands, including the

Anglesey Anglesey (; cy, (Ynys) Môn ) is an island off the north-west coast of Wales. It forms a principal area known as the Isle of Anglesey, that includes Holy Island across the narrow Cymyran Strait and some islets and skerries. Anglesey island ...

based band Ghostriders of which he was a member between 1982 and 1991. He has performed regularly with

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Bassist

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and with Canadian singer-songwriter Celeste Lovick since 2001. Between 2012 and 2022 Chris Ellis has toured with the TCPA's Land of Promise show, performing songs with violinist Rosie Toll. Appearances have included the

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, The Hostry Festival,

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, the Djanogly stage at The National Theatre and numerous other festivals and venues across the UK and in Canada. Albums written and recorded by Ellis include: ''Tread Softly'' (2001), ''First Reflection'' (2003), ''Piano Improvisations'' (2009) and ''Dreaming'' (2010). Ellis has also contributed to several other albums, including

Rejoice! I'm Dead! ''Rejoice! I'm Dead!'' is the fourteenth studio album by Gong and the eleventh album by the Daevid Allen version of the group. It was released on . Overview ''Rejoice! I'm Dead!'' is the first Gong album to be released since the deaths of co-fou ...

(2016), Domenic DeCicco's 'Never Letting Go' (2021), and Brian Boothby's ''Honour'' (2010) and 'Firegazing' (2017). Ellis also co-produced and performed on the TCPA's 'Love, Life and Liberty' Album, which features readings from actors

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and

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