Visit www.cbjmusic.com for more! I am excited to welcome Chris B. Jácome to DDON.LIFE. Chris is one my favorite musicians. Chris is the artistic director and creator, Jácome Flamenco
Chris writes the music and lyrics for all of the touring company's productions and has toured extensively throughout the US and beyond.
In November of 2015, Chris' first feature film score "
Just the Vampire Hunter" was released and is receiving RAVE REVIEWS!Chris’ compositions can be heard scoring the
Emmy Award Winning PBS television special: “Flamenco” (broadcast in Arizona by KAET-TV Channel 8: Mike Sauceda, producer) and on popular TV shows such as "
Touch", “
Kyle xy” and “
Greek”. Two of Chris’ original songs appeared in the film “Amreeka” which was a jury selection for the
Sundance Film Festival and won the Fipresci Prize at the
Cannes Film Festival in 2009. Chris’ flamenco version of the Christmas Classic, “Joy to the World”, was included in Coldwater Creek Catalogue’s 2004 Christmas CD. Additionally, Chris can be heard as the featured soloist in the movie soundtrack of the feature film, “9/tenths”.
Chris’ music has received critical acclaim from the beginning of his career. From Chris’ debut CD,
Motivación, the title track “
Motivación” finished in the Top 10 in the John Lennon Songwriting Contest World Music Category. Since his first CD’s debut Chris has written and recorded three other original flamenco albums:
Pa’lante,
Flamenco and
LEVANTO. LEVANTO features the music, lyrics and even the footwork from the flamenco spectacular by flamenco dance company, CALO FLAMENCO. TWO of Chris’ original songs from LEVANTO, “
Ritmo-Canix” and "
Sin Ti" won the
Grand Prize in the
John Lennon Songwriting Contest!