Christa Renee Band

Biography Christa Renee Band plays a unique mix of reggae, soul, rock and dance rhythms set to memorable melodies and lyrics that range from political and social to intimately personal. Christa Renee, the child of a Jamaican mother and American father, tackles topics such as police brutality, race, 9/11, sexuality and the emotions of personal relationships. The lyrics are strong, the beats are infectious. Christa hails from NJ and put together this outfit out of a need to accentuate the strong world and dance rhythms at the heart of her songs. Now residing in Manchester, NH, she has put together a group of seasoned professional musicians who have committed to this project out of love and respect for the music. Though mainly an original act, the Christa Renee Band has reworked and interpreted the songs from such artists as The Police, Bob Marley, Nancy Sinatra, Patti Smith and Amy Winehouse. Instrumentation Christa Renee - vocals, guitar Michael Ryan - various percussion Jeff Costello - Drums, b/u vocals Pete Gustafson - Bass Josiah Erikson - keys American made, world infused music!!!!