Originally from a small town in southern Massachusetts, CHRISSI POLAND is a true Soul Singer, Writer, and Multi-Instrumentalist. Combining the sounds of Blues, Roots, Jazz, and Soul, she channels a sound that is all her own, yet influenced by the greats!
A vocalist with such a diverse stylistic range, Chrissi has drawn comparisons from Aretha Franklin to Adele to Joni Mitchell to Prince. A touring member of Rock ’n Roll Hall of Fame legend Sam Moore’s band (Same & Dave) from 2008-2012, Poland also appeared with Bette Midler as an official “Harlette” for Bette’s 2014 album release promo tour of “It’s The Girls”, again exhibiting her vast diversity as a performer. Poland’s original songs have appeared on the HBO, NBC, Bravo networks, as well as Netflix. Her song “Possible” has been featured in a Bare Minerals TV campaign in the UK.
Chrissi has toured with and opened for a wide range of artists, including the GRAMMY® Award-Winning Blood, Sweat & Tears, Marc Cohn, Suzanne Vega, Lady Gaga, Bette Midler, Nile Rodgers, Mavis Staples, Macy Gray, Sting, Moby, Smokey Robinson, Brian Blade, and Kenny Loggins.
Currently, she splits her time between touring with GRAMMY® Award-Winning soul singer Michael Bolton as his duet partner and writing/recording/ producing from her home studio. With four solo albums, three EP’s and a slew of singles released, Poland will be releasing new singles and EP’s in 2023. Chrissi is a graduate of the Berklee College of Music.
I’ve only seen her on YouTube, singing for Dave Weckl so I didn’t have high expectations. Wow! She blew my expectations right out the door! Not only is she an amazing singer, but she’s quite impressive on the piano as well. I hope she comes back to Jimmies, because I’ll be bringing a lot of friends!
Great voice, talented beautiful but a little overdone on the stage presence
Our only disappointment was that the band didn't come back for an encore.
