ArtistInfo

Chris Karan

dr, perc, *1939 AU
Musician of
A.k.a. Chrisostomos Karanikis

Chris Karan (born Chrisostomos Karanikis, 14 October 1939, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) is an Australian jazz drummer and percussionist of Greek descent. He played in Mike Nock's trio in Sydney in the early 1960s. After moving to London in 1962 Karan gained international renown as the drummer in the Dudley Moore Trio; he toured and recorded with Moore for many years, including the Trio's numerous appearances on the TV series Not Only But Also and the soundtrack of the 1967 movie Bedazzled. Their professional association continued until Moore's last major public appearance at Carnegie Hall in New York in 2001. Karan also worked with Roy Budd as a member of the Roy Budd Trio and performed on the Get Carter soundtrack.

Instruments

• Drums
• Percussion
• Tablas

Genres

• R&B/Soul
• Electronic
• Pop
• Soundtrack
• Jazz

Plays With