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R&B & R&B/Soul/Pop artist from Canada. New songs free to stream, with purchase options starting at $1. Add to your playlist now.

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Chris 'J GRIND' Jackson

New Tracks with J.Reyez...Blaze...Rash Don...& Jay Z...coming this month...look me up on Reverbnation for more details... http://www.reverbnation.com/chrisja

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Picture for song 'Lose Control feat Barakade' by artist 'Chris 'J GRIND' Jackson'

Lose Control feat Barakade Lose Control feat Barakade

Up tempo club track

R&B/Soul/Pop

Picture for song 'Pull Up featuring E Klipz' by artist 'Chris 'J GRIND' Jackson'

Pull Up featuring E Klipz Pull Up featuring E Klipz

Hip Hop/R&B Track

R&B/Soul/Pop

Picture for song 'Find A Way featuring Eye Self' by artist 'Chris 'J GRIND' Jackson'

Find A Way featuring Eye Self Find A Way featuring Eye Self

A Mid-tempo club track

R&B/Soul/Pop

Picture for song 'Have Ur Way feating Miguel Ramirez' by artist 'Chris 'J GRIND' Jackson'

Have Ur Way feating Miguel Ramirez Have Ur Way feating Miguel Ramirez

Reggaeton/R&B

R&B/Soul/Pop

Picture for song 'Bye Bye' by artist 'Chris 'J GRIND' Jackson'

Bye Bye Bye Bye

Up tempo 'enpowerment' groove

R&B/Soul/Pop

AWARDED "2009 GTA MALE R&B ARTIST OF THE YEAR" by Buffalo, NY's very own 93.7WBLK...Nominated in THE HAMILTON MUSIC AWARDS for "R&B/Soul Recording of the year for 2008" for his self written & produced album 'FINALLY'... Having 2 hit's making the top 10 countdown on Buffalo, New York's 93.7WBLK UNSIGNED HYPE...one being a feature on Kuda's "You're So Sexy" & the other, a smash hit single, "Suffocate feat J Reyez" go on to 1... He has shared the stage with Busta Ryhmez, 112, Carlos Morgan, Usher & many more... Chris Jackson is being heard world wide...& is taking the music industry by storm! Born in New Orleans, LA & raised in the Mile High City of Denver, Co. Chris moved to Canada at an early age to pursue his dreams of music. Performing in different groups as well as being a feature act himself, he gained recognition for his smooth vocal abilities. Never having any vocal or musical training, Chris credits his talents from his father Kevin Jackson Sr. While working with local & well known acts abroad Chris is presently working on the much anticipated double disc collection "ACTION" set to be released summer 2009.
Band/artist history
I have opened for Leaders Of The New School ( Then featuring Busta Rhymez)...Alfonzo Hunter (Erick Sermon's R&B act from Def Squad)...Usher, when he 1st came out...& most recently, 112.
Have you performed in front of an audience?
I do play live when I get the opportunity...I usually perform in the Hamilton, ON area...I love it because of the response I get from my home town peeps...My best performance was actually in Windsor, ON when I opened for 112!
Your musical influences
My father, Kevin Henry Sr., Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles, Smokie Robinson, Luther Vandross, Quincy Jones, Herbbie Hancock, Stanley Clarke, Michael Jackson, Jodeci, Boyz II Men, Babyface, Ne-Yo, Bryan Adams, Richard Marx, John Bon Jovi, Van Halen...(with Sammy Hagar...although...David Lee Roth is still good) Guy, Blackstreet, Intro, Next, KRS1, Run DMC, Big Daddy Kane, Eric B & Rahkim, Ludacris, Jada Kiss & The Lox, Diddy, The Notorious B. I. G., Tupac, Usher, Chris Brown...I could go on...but I won't...LOL!!
What equipment do you use?
A cordless mic...and my voice!
Anything else?
Listen to my album and YOU tell me...K!
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