Chris “Luppy” Swan

Piano Entertainer

Chris “Luppy” Swan is a performer, instructor, and recording artist who has performed all over the world! Playing piano and singing, he has been a crowd favorite for years at numerous hotspots including many popular vacation destinations in the Caribbean such as Aruba, St. Maarten, Curacao, Barbados, St. Kitts, and more!

Landing his first gig at the age of 12, he’s been going strong ever since. After residing in St. Louis MO for over 25 years, Chris decided to follow his dream of pursuing music in New York City and moved there in February of 2021. While pursuing a Bachelor of Music at Greenville University and then later at Hunter College, Swan has studied with such musical greats as Dr. Laila O’Sullivan, Geoffrey Burleson, Dave DeMotta, and Fred Hersch.

Being a singer, rapper, piano player, trumpet player and songwriter has brought along many opportunities. This all progressed into numerous bands and projects before he started the LP Outsiders while attending Greenville University.

LP Outsiders toured the country and put out 4 albums over 8 years of being together. This band brought along many opportunities including signing a major publishing deal with Windswept Pacific, appearing on the Three To Tango movie soundtrack, appearing on the Disney Channel with 98 Degrees and opening for Culture Club, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Cherry Poppin’ Daddy’s, Vitamin C and touring with Big Bad Voodoo Daddy. Chris also got the chance to play at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, played trumpet on a b-side on Natalie Imbruglia’s multi-platinum selling single to “Torn,” and has written with Robbie Nevil (of “Ce La Vie” fame).

After LP Outsiders called it quits, Chris entered the world of piano entertaining, playing piano bars, private dueling piano events, and playing jazz gigs with some of the greatest working jazz musicians of today including trumpet-great Jim Manley (www.jimmanleymusic.com). Chris has served as a frontman as well as an accompanist to many singers and instrumentalists while also performing in his own jazz/soul/hip-hop cover band called The Sky West Trio.

When it comes to the repertoire, Chris can do it all! He loves playing instrumental “cocktail” jazz combining instrumental versions of pop hits with broadway classics. But he is also a versatile singer which allows him to sing and play all the crowd’s favorite hits from the Rat Pack to Motown to the 80’s and 90’s and even all the rap classics we know and love! Chris has been a go-to piano entertainer for over two decades now so he knows how to entertain!

Chris’ biggest passion is to use music to encourage people to live the life of their dreams. He does this through his record company called Soul Motivation Records through which he releases his own music that he calls “Inspirational Hip-hop.” To learn more about Chris’ original music, please visit: https://chrisswanhiphop.com.