Huntertones
Chris Ott is a trombonist, beatboxer, composer, arranger, and educator based in
Brooklyn, New York. He is a founding member of the band Huntertones as well as the
brass band, Shag Horns. Chris has shared the stage with Ricky Martin, Allen Stone,
Umphrey's McGee, Jeff Coffin, O.A.R., Vulfpeck, Lew Soloff, and performed with the
national tour of Guys and Dolls, The Disneyland All-American College Band, The
Columbus Jazz Orchestra, and many others. As a composer Chris has garnered honors
including the ASCAP Young Jazz Composer Award (2015, 2017) and winning the 2017
American Trombone Workshop National Trombone Composition Competition. His
composition "Welcome the Neighborhood" has been featured on NPR's Morning
Edition, and his latest composition work can be heard on Huntertones 2018 release,
Passport.
As an educator Chris has presented masterclasses and clinics in schools throughout
the country. He's also served as a musical ambassador for the American Music Abroad
program, presenting workshops and concerts throughout North, South and Central
America, the Caribbean, Africa, and Europe with Huntertones. Other teaching positions
include work with the Miami Valley Jazz Camp, Jazz Arts Group Columbus, New Jersey
Performing Arts Center, and the Jamey Aebersold Summer Jazz Workshops.
Chris hails from Kettering, Ohio and studied Music Education and Jazz Performance at
The Ohio State University. He received a Masters in Jazz Trombone Performance from
the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. Another side of his musical personality
includes playing more obscure instruments like toy trumpets, slide whistles, and conch
shells. His video “Toy Trumpet Virtuoso” has received millions of views all over the
internet!
Chris performs on a King 2101L Trombone and uses Warburton Mouthpieces.