“Bauer is an excellent harmonica player…with a free sense of swing and joy.” -Downbeat Magazine
“Bauer is a grand straight-ahead player … blessed with solid chops and an acute ear for melody and improvisation. His melody is muscular and improvisation densely smart. The harmonica has got a pretty back hick reputation, one that is wholly undeserved. In the hands of such a master as Bauer, it is good as tenor gold.” -C. Michael Bailey, All About Jazz
“Chris Bauer has both the chops and the pedigree of a bona fide jazzman. His playing swings mightily and his solos are inventive and satisfying. Anyone not responding to the music of Chris Bauer should be checked for a pulse.” -Frank Dorritie, Producer, Art Blakey, Cal Tjader
“If you think the alto sax and trumpet should only be fronting the melody line, think again. Bauer’s harmonica chops are just as glossy as Charlie Parker’s alto sax and Dizzy Gillespie’s trumpet ever was…” -Stephen Fratallone, Jazz Connection Magazine
“CHOPS are KILLIN’ as usual ” -Rob Paparozzi, Blues Brothers, The Hudson RiverRats
"More chops than a butcher shop!" -PT Gazell, PT Gazell and the Side Effects, Johnny Paycheck
“Chris Bauer is one of the most enjoyable Jazz harmonica players I have heard.” -Ferdinand Maylin, Jazz Now Interactive
“Bauer’s sound is always inviting.” -Straight No Chaser Radio
“Bauer produces a warm, vibrant sound that never degenerates into caricature, as solos for his instrument often can. He has a great feeling for the melodic line…” -Rad Bennett, Good Sound
“His improvisatory lines are easy and laid back, and his melodies on target…” -Kyle O’Brien, Jazzscene
“… illustrates what a good player can do with this instrument.” -Robert Berta, The Free-Reed Review
“Bauer is a grand straight-ahead player … blessed with solid chops and an acute ear for melody and improvisation. His melody is muscular and improvisation densely smart. The harmonica has got a pretty back hick reputation, one that is wholly undeserved. In the hands of such a master as Bauer, it is good as tenor gold.” -C. Michael Bailey, All About Jazz
“Chris Bauer has both the chops and the pedigree of a bona fide jazzman. His playing swings mightily and his solos are inventive and satisfying. Anyone not responding to the music of Chris Bauer should be checked for a pulse.” -Frank Dorritie, Producer, Art Blakey, Cal Tjader
“If you think the alto sax and trumpet should only be fronting the melody line, think again. Bauer’s harmonica chops are just as glossy as Charlie Parker’s alto sax and Dizzy Gillespie’s trumpet ever was…” -Stephen Fratallone, Jazz Connection Magazine
“CHOPS are KILLIN’ as usual ” -Rob Paparozzi, Blues Brothers, The Hudson RiverRats
"More chops than a butcher shop!" -PT Gazell, PT Gazell and the Side Effects, Johnny Paycheck
“Chris Bauer is one of the most enjoyable Jazz harmonica players I have heard.” -Ferdinand Maylin, Jazz Now Interactive
“Bauer’s sound is always inviting.” -Straight No Chaser Radio
“Bauer produces a warm, vibrant sound that never degenerates into caricature, as solos for his instrument often can. He has a great feeling for the melodic line…” -Rad Bennett, Good Sound
“His improvisatory lines are easy and laid back, and his melodies on target…” -Kyle O’Brien, Jazzscene
“… illustrates what a good player can do with this instrument.” -Robert Berta, The Free-Reed Review