Alcée Chriss III

Alcée Chriss III is an American organist, composer and conductor from Dallas, Texas, known for incorporating jazz and gospel influences into his performances. Chriss was raised in Dallas, where his father was a United Methodist minister. He was raised around gospel music, learning classical and jazz music on the piano before turning to the organ as a teenager. His interest in the instrument was influenced by watching Catharine Crozier on the Hour of Power.