From an early age, Christopher was immersed in a wide variety of musical environments. He began playing saxophone and piano at nine years old, beginning his journey as a performer.

Christopher attended both Rutgers University and William Paterson University, having the opportunity to work with esteemed faculty at both institutions such as Frank Lacy, Eddie Palmieri, Bill Charlap, and Harold Mabern. Through both school and outside sources, his concentration of study included formal lessons on saxophone, flute, clarinet, and composition, in the contexts of jazz, classical, popular musics, and everything in between. He is known for his sound on the alto saxophone reminiscent of his heroes such as Charlie Parker, Cannonball Adderley, Eric Dolphy, and John Coltrane, and his extensive knowledge of the classical tradition on the flute and clarinet. His compositional influences range from Duke Ellington, Charles Mingus, and Thelonious Monk to Edgard Varèse and Anthony Braxton.

He has performed at Dizzy’s Club at Jazz at Lincoln Center, The Bitter End, Trumpets Jazz Club, The New Brunswick Jazz Project, and other venues in the greater New York City area.

In addition to performing, Christopher can often be found composing and teaching woodwinds, piano, jazz improvisation, music theory, and music production privately. Previously, he taught both at In Tune in Maplewood, NJ and the Jazz House Kids Summer Workshop in Montclair, NJ.

Christopher has studied saxophone privately with Mike Lee, Mark Gross, Vincent Herring, and Rich Perry; saxophone, flute, and clarinet with Dr. Ed Joffe; and composition with Kevin Norton. He plays Yamaha Saxophones, Haynes Flutes, Buffet and Selmer Clarinets, Vandoren Mouthpieces and Reeds, Behn Mouthpieces, and D’Addario Reeds.