Christopher Maloney

Christopher Patrick Maloney is an American singersongwriter, bass guitarist and music educator. He is widely known for his work with instrumental hard rock band Cosmosquad, his stints in Hardline and with Dweezil Zappa, as an independent solo artist, an instructor at the Musicians Institute, and the owner of Absolute Music Studios in Palm Beach County, Florida.

Christopher Maloney was born in Syracuse, New York on March 22, 1969. Both his father and mother were from families of Irish descent, the former from Limerick and the latter from Kilkenny. After failed attempts at the recorder and drums, Christopher discovered the bass guitar at ageand began performing in local bars and clubs. While attending East SyracuseMinoa High School, he won a citation from the International Association of Jazz Educators , the Louis Armstrong Jazz Award, and performed for thenVice President George H.W. Bush. He attended Oswego State University from 1987 until 1991 graduating with a double major in Music and Broadcasting. It was here that he was mentored by jazz composer Stan Gosek, who helped shape Maloneys skills in composition, odd meter, reading, performing and music business.

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