member profiles

Chris Vachon is a true multi-talent. His prowess as a guitar slinger is well- documented, and his strengths as a producer and songwriter grow from album to album. He produced the band’s eight most recent albums, including the Grammy® nominated THAT'S RIGHT! (2003), after co-producing all of Roomful’s other albums recorded in the ’90s. Chris’ songs, such as “Turn It On! Turn It Up!,” “Running Out of Time,” “She’ll Be So Fine,” “Blue, Blue World,” “Dynamite”,“Keep on Rockin'' and Phone Zombies, have become firm favorites in AAA and blues radio formats, bringing many new fans into the Roomful fold.

Swedish-born bassist Christian Fabian is very active on the New York City jazz scene. After studying at Maastricht Conservatory, he graduated from Berkelee in the US, and was hired by Lionel Hampton for his Big Band. Today he performs with jazz notables like The Mike Longo Big Band and The Lionel Hampton Big Band. Always in demand for his prowess on the bass, He has played with Jimmy Owens, Gary Burton, Gottlieb, Lewish Nash and many other jazz greats.

The Frost Duo is an award winning group comprised of multi instrumentalist/songwriter Christian Gratz and vocalist/songwriter LeahBeth Evans. The Duo has performed in an array of venues across the USA. Their live performances consist of hours of original material and covers in the style of jazz, soft rock, Country. Their original music is a blend of soft rock/American roots and jazz music. They write and produce their own music.

Christian has released three major albums of original music in his career. “One Reason” was released in 2008, “All About You” was released in 2012 and his most recent body of work, “Collaborations With Myself” was released in April of 2022. From his skills playing multiple musical instruments including guitar, piano, ukulele, mandolin, and more, to appearing on the television show “The Voice”, to releasing his own records to a growing 33k fans, Christian Porter is an artist to keep an eye out for.

Christie was born in the capital of Armenia in Yerevan. She began playing piano when she was seven years old. She studied classical piano and then moved on to study at the Jazz & Contemporary music College. She later earned her degree in Fine Arts. In 1995 she moved to Greece where she worked as a vocal faculty at the New Odeon of Thessaloniki and Filippos Nakas Odeion Conservatory. She was awarded a scholarship to study at Berklee College of Music in Boston where she completed her Bachelor degree in Professional Music in 2004.