Chris Buono makes music with a guitar, lots of pedals and good people. To bring this music to the world Chris has created Music in the Present Tense where he will release two albums. The first release - a five song EP featuring four intricate works co-written by Buono & Tippan Phasuk (Sirintip) along with an innovative take on The Smiths classic, “How Soon Is Now.” Together with Justin Stanton, Evan Marien and Alex Silvergold the collection showcases not only Chris’s writing and arranging prowess, but also introduces his skills as a producer. The second release documents Buono’s genre-bending organ trio, cB3, featuring Ben Stivers and Tobias Ralph. This full length album boasts nine songs collectively penned by Buono and Stivers that provide platforms for all the three players to push each other and the concept of the organ trio to new heights.

As a sideman and/or guest soloist Chris Buono has performed and/or recorded with Dweezil Zappa, Snarky Puppy, Vernon Reid, Bumblefoot, Karsh Kale, Graham Haynes, David Fiuczynski, Oz Noy, Keith Carlock, Rodney Holmes, Steve Jenkins, Tony Grey, Dave Martone, Sophia Ramos, Dopapod, Consider the Source, Kung Fu, JAZZ IS PHSH and many more.