Chris Lee STEEL PAN SOLOIST

Chris Lee hammers out the stylish sounds of summer in Jimmy Buffett, Bob Marley, Santana and Calypso classics on his hand crafted 55-gallon oil drum. With his custom computerized midi backing tracks, Chris is literally an amazing one-man band, sure to please both the young and the young at heart with his versions of Calypso, Reggae, and island favorites. Dr. Lee received his Bachelors in Music degree from the University of Maryland and Masters in Music and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees in Percussion Performance from the University of South Carolina. He began playing steel drums in 1990 as a graduate student at USC and his love for the instrument has taken him to Trinidad and Tobago (the “birthplace” of steel drums)     ABOUT THE ARTIST Dr. Chris Lee Dr. Christopher D. Lee (BM University of Maryland, MM, and DMA University of South Carolina) is presently the music teacher at Logan Elementary School and founder of the Logan Leopard Steel Band and co-founder of the Logan Elementary West African Drum & Dance Ensemble. He is the principal percussionist with the South Carolina Philharmonic Orchestra, co-founder of the Island Close By Steel Band and co-founder of Borenya West African Drum and Dance. He has performed with the Savannah, Augusta, Charlotte, Charleston, Greenville and Atlanta Symphonies as well as Roger Williams, Roger Pemberton, Dick Goodwin, Bert Ligon, The Moody Blues, Ray Charles, Shirley Jones, the Garfield Cadets Drum and Bugle Corps and the Cultural Council of Richland and Lexington Counties. In 2000 he was the Lecturer in Percussion at the University of South Carolina and in 1997 created the USC West African Drumming & Dance Ensemble and USC Brazilian Escola De Samba. He performed his composition Sorsornet at the 2001 Percussive Arts Society’s International Convention and continues to explore the integration of music with dance and visual arts. An active clinician for the Pearl Corporation, Avedis Zildjian Co., Innovative Percussion, Evans Drumheads and the South Carolina Arts Commission, he conducts summer workshops, clinics/master classes and school residencies throughout the Southeastern United States.   Song List

Calypso/Soca Latin/Jazz Jimmy Buffett Bacchanal Lady Autumn Leaves A Pirate Looks At 40 Baja Besame Mucho Come Monday Barbara Black Orpheus Changes In Latitudes, Come Back Liza Blue Bossa Changes In Attitudes Everybody Loves A Evil Ways * Diamonds As Big As Saturday Night Girl From Ipanema The Ritz Everywhere Calypso Just The Two Of Us Fins The Hammer La Bamba Margaritaville * Hot, Hot, Hot La Samba Son Of A Sailor Iron Man Morning Dance Volcano Island in the Sun On Broadway   Jamaican Farewell St. Thomas Rock/R&B/Beach/Reggae J’Ouvert Music Song For My Father Ain’t No Sunshine Jump In The Line * Summertime Brown Eyed Girl Kiss the Girl   Don’t Know Why Limbo Bob Marley Don’t Worry Be Happy Linstead Market I Shot the Sheriff Gilligan’s Island Mary Anne Jammin’ I Can See Clearly Now Matilda One Love La Isla Bonita Pan in A Minor No Woman No Cry Mexico Under The Sea Stir It Up Red, Red Wine Yellow Bird Three Little Birds Tequila Sunrise   Tequila Weddings Beach Boys Unchain My Heart What A Wonderful World Kokomo Under The Boardwalk Here Comes The Bride Surfin’ Safari   The Wedding March from “Midsummer Nights Dream” Wendy        * Online Demo     Plus Many Of Your Holiday/Special Event Favorites!

Audio Samples

Jump in the Line MP3

Margaritaville MP3

Evil Ways MP3