Chris Lay is a Portland-based singer/songwriter with a knack for finding inspiration across genres and insight in life’s lessons. His sound is a product of both wide influences and the musicians around him, adding elements of soul, jazz, and folk to an otherwise pop-based palette.

Born to musical parents, Pat and Frosty Lay, Chris got his degree in Jazz Studies, and, having made a name for himself as a drummer and arranger in such projects as The Max Ribner Band, The Sale, Tim Snider & Sound Society, and Mother Bunch, he has proven his versatility and musicality in a wide range of styles.

Now realeasing his debut album, Chris offers up a collection of musings, describing the familiar, pondering the indescribable, and sharing his own humble wisdom through organic instrumentation and plain honesty.

"The music he creates is rooted in self-expression. He incorporates the soulful runs of jazz with pop chorus lines and indie aftertastes. It’s comforting to listen to, as there is an instantaneous sense of i