Kris Saebo » Madison – West Teachers

Biographical Info

Kris Saebo leads a varied musical life as a bassist, producer, and

teacher. Mr. Saebo is on faculty at the University of Illinois Urbana-
Champaign. He is a founding member of Decoda, the Affiliate

Ensemble of Carnegie Hall, and is the past Co-Director of Decoda
Chamber Music Festival. In this capacity, he has spent ten
summers performing, coaching young artists, and engaging with the
surrounding communities of the festival.

Kris most recently performed with NOVUS NY, A Far Cry, and the
Mark Morris Dance Group. He has collaborated with many notable
chamber ensembles including the Attacca, Dover, and Parker
Quartets. Kris loves playing music of diverse genres and has
worked with artists such as Sir Simon Rattle, Dawn Upshaw, Jamey
Haddad, Trey Anastasio, and Nas.

As a recording artist, Kris can be heard on several films and TV
soundtracks including Little Women, Venom, and Succession. Other
recordings include John Zorn’s Fragmentations, Prayers And
Interjections and Tyondai Braxton’s Central Market.

As a producer, Kris has recorded, edited, and mixed several
classical chamber music and solo albums, released or soon to be
released. He has also composed music for two documentaries and
is working on his third.

Kris received his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from The
Juilliard School, where his primary teachers were Homer Mensch

and Orin O’Brien. He also held the prestigious Ensemble Connect
fellowship as a member of its inaugural class. In his free time, Kris
enjoys cooking and spending time with his family. Recently
relocated to Madison, Kris he hopes to build a private studio.