~ Bruce Music is acoustic jam rock with blues, jazz, funk, and reggae grooves. While performing I create live musical loops building captivating sonic layers to which I improvise with my guitars and vocals. Improvising and creating new music live is what music is all about to me! So I “go for it” performing, ensuring a new and magical musical experience every time!
Musician ~ Bruce Christenson from Park City, Utah
Performing music solo, as a duo (with drummer or sax), or trio (drums and sax or bass)
Biggest Gig ~ Half time at a Green Bay Packer NFL football game – 50,000 plus in attendance.
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Local Venue Performances: 100+ venues played!
Newpark Amphitheater ~ Kimball Junction ~ Park City, UT ~ Mountain Town Music
Main Street Park City ~ O.P. Rockwell, Egyptian Theatre, Harry O’s (PC Live), Kaneo Mediterranean Bar and Restaurant, The Spur Bar & Grill, Old Town Cellars Wine Bar, Wasatch Brew Pub, The Elks Club, Park Silly Market Main Stage and Farmers Market Stage, Miner’s Park , and the Banchan Restaurant
Mountain Town Music ~ Après Ski Park City: Legacy Lodge, Pay Day Pad and Canyons: Sundial Lodge Amphitheater, Umbrella Bar and Murdock’s Café
Legends Bar and Restaurant and The Corner Store at Park City Mountain, Lush’s BBQ of Park City, Riffs Acoustic Music of Park City
Kimball Arts Center, Park City Art Gallery Stroll, Prewitt Gallery, and Park City Senior Center ~ Park City
Rotary Park, Pay Day Drive ~ Park City, UT and Summit County Clubhouse ~ Park City, UT
Deer Valley Après Ski ~ Snow Park Deer Valley, Fresh Tracks Bar, EBS Lounge, Royal Street Café, Deer Valley Grocery Cafe, and Tommy’s Cabin
Deer Valley, Park City, and Canyons Village Hotels: The Chateaux at Deer Valley and Saint Regis Hotel ~ Flaggstaff at Deer Valley ~ Pendry Hotel at the Canyon’s Village, Park City ~ Hyatt Place Hotel, Park City
Talisker Club at Deer Valley ~ Courchevel Bistro and The Tower at Empire Pass ~ Promontory Club , Park City
Silver Mine Tap Room ~ Whole Foods ~ Kimball Junction, Utah
Tiny Deck Concerts: Summit Park, UT ~ 4th Season of the Concert Series
Tadasana Yoga and State of Mind Yoga ~ Summit County, Utah
Lucky Ones Coffee (PC Library), Alpine Coffee, PC Coffee Roasters, and Alchemy Coffee Houses ~ Park City and Salt Lake City
SLC Marriott, Millcreek Bar and Grill, Feldman’s Deli Restaurant, Pat’s BBQ, and Heart and Soul gigs ~ Salt Lake City
The Hog Wallow Pub, VFW Bar, and The Spot Bar ~ Salt Lake City
Utah State Capital, Washington Square Park, SLC Main Public Library, SLC Foothill Library ~ Foothill Amphitheater, Liberty Park, and the Huntsman Cancer Institute ~ Salt Lake City
Summit Sotheby’s ~ Open House performances in Ranch Place, Park City and Oakley, UT
Louland Falls Wedding Venue, Haglund Ranch, , Johnny’s Concerts, and Texas Street Concerts ~ Outside Venues Salt Lake City
Snowbasin Mountain Resort ~ Cinnabar ~ Après ski ~ Snowbasin, Utah
Rockport Reservoir Summer Live Music Series, The Dejoria Center: Stateroom Tavern, and The Notch Bar ~ Kamas, Utah ~ Francis Frontier Days Festival ~ Francis, UT
River’s Edge ~ Heber, Utah
Outside Mountain Concerts ~ The Spruces Campground, Big Cottonwood Canyon, UT ~ Albion Basin Campground, Alta, UT ~ Big Mountain Ranch, Big Mountain Pass, UT
*MAUI TOUR Performances ~ Da Playground Maui, The Dirty Monkey, Stopwatch Bar and Grill, Dollies North Shore, Tooheys Butchery and Bistro, Paia Bay Coffee, Maui Coffee Attic, Down The Hatch, Three’s Bar and Grill, Jammin’ on Maui, Upcountry Farmers Market, and Kalama Beach Park
Out of State Performances ~ La Vita Bella, Longmont, CO ~ The Hotel Utah, San Francisco, CA ~ The Mill Paoli, Paoli WI ~ Hop Garden Brewery, Evansville, WI ~ Kelly’s Little Nipper, Des Moines, IA ~ The Fremont Bar, Des Moines, IA ~ Waterfront Mary’s, Surgeon Bay, WI ~ Holly Rocks Bar, Wisconsin Rapids, WI ~ Wenzel Plaza and American Legion ~ Marshfield, WI
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Press Information:
ABC4 Utah TV, Salt Lake City ~ July 11, 2019 ~ Live TV Broadcast of Bruce Music for Camp K Benefit ~ 9:00 am
KPCW Radio Park City, UT ~ The Randy Barton Show ~ Live on air performance and interview for the “Celebrate JC Beat Cancer” benefit concert Bruce organized ~ March 30, 2018
Park Record Newspaper Park City, UT ~ Article on Celebrate JC Beat Cancer Benefit Concert ~ March 24, 2018
KPCW Park City Radio ~ March 7, 2016 ~ Live performance and interview ~ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olC6WZTgmbs
Fox 13 News TV ~ video clip of 2015 Clean Air Rally ~ footage of Bruce performing and interviewed on the Utah State Capital steps ~ January 31, 2015.
KPCW Radio Park City, Utah ~ The Randy Barton Show ~ Live on air performance and interview for the “For Pete’s Sake” benefit concert Bruce organized – February 2013.
Park Record Newspaper Park City, Utah ~ Pre and post articles on the “For Pete’s Sake” benefit concert ~ February 2013
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Benefit Performances:
August 20, 2023 ~ Don Bloxom Celebration of Life ~ Rivers Edge on Deer Creek Resevoir, Heber UT ~ Duo, 5 – 7 pm
December 21, 2022 ~ Kalama Park ~ Solstice Sunset Beach Concert ~1900 S. Kīhei Rd, Kihei, Maui ~ Solo 5 – 7pm
April 24, 2021 ~ Brockstrong Foundation ~ Haglund Ranch ~ 1575 Vine Street, Murray, UT ~ Trio, 3 – 5 pm
March – present, 2020 ~ Huntsman Cancer Institute, SLC ~ 3rd Tuesday of every month ~ Solo, 10 – 11 am
September 14, 2019 ~ 14th Annual Wine and Swine Party ~ Wasatch Brew Pub Benefit for Zach Thomas! ~ Rivers Edge on Deer Creek Resevoir, Heber UT ~ Duo, 6 – 8 pm
July 13, 2019 ~ Camp K Benefit Concert ~ 4180 Emigration Canyon Road, SLC ~ Trio, 6 – 9 pm
July 12, 2019 ~ Lights for Liberty Protest for Immigrant Human Rights ~ Washington Square Park ~ Salt Lake City and across the nation ~ 9 – 10 pm
April 12, 2019 ~ Camp K 31st Annnual Gala ~ SLC Marriott
March 8, 2019 ~ National Ability Center ~ The Colony ~ Park City
March 31, 2018 ~ “Celebrate JC Beat Cancer” ~ A benefit concert Bruce Christenson originated, organized, promoted, and performed at raising over $20,000!
March 24, 2018 ~ March For Our Lives Rally ~ Utah State Capital ~ 8,000 people in attendance!
2015 Clean Air Rally ~ January 31 ~ Invited by Utah Moms for Clean Air to perform for around a 1000 people rallying at the Utah State Capital.
2013 “For Pete’s Sake” ~ A benefit concert Bruce Christenson originated, organized, promoted, and performed at with my band “The Peace Kahuna” – It was our first gig and we raised $10,000 for my buddy Pete who is now free of cancer!