About
Chris Adkins is a guitarist, songwriter and singer in America’s great music city of New Orleans, Louisiana. He has performed on multiple Grammy nominated albums and has held the guitar chair in the band of legendary funk bass player George Porter Jr. (of The Meters) since 2018. Chris is an in demand musician and has performed with respected artists such as Raphael Saadiq, Maria Muldaur, Irma Thomas, Marc Broussard, Zachary Richard, Davell Crawford, Dr. John, Roland Guerin and many more. His guitar and mandolin work can be heard everywhere from PBS Documentaries to Super Bowl light shows. Adkins has performed in venues and festivals around the world including at the Tahiti Jazz & Soul Festival, JazzAscona in Switzerland, Panic En La Playa in Mexico, Ingolstadt Jazz Festival in Germany, Jam Cruise, New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, The Capitol Theatre, Levon Helm's studio & venues in 48 U.S. states and as far away as Japan. He is an adjunct professor of guitar at the University of New Orleans.
w/George Porter Jr.
opening for Parliament-Funkadelic
w/Irma Thomas
w/Raphael Saadiq
w/Captain Kirk Douglas of The Roots / Tonight Show
w/Davell Crawford
w/Zachary Richard
w/Maria Muldaur in Hawaii
w/Roland Guerin Band in Germany
w/Marc Broussard
w/Ani DiFranco paying tribute to Irma Thomas
Brandon "Taz" Niederauer sitting in an slaying it on a George Porter show
w/Roland Guerin's band in Switzerland
w/ John Papa Gros
w/Erica Falls
w/ Dr. John
On the road with Maria Muldaur
On a recording session with Irma Thomas
w/ Lynn Drury
w/ Kristin Diable
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