Menu
The music line up under development for the 11th Boston JerkFest! Stay tuned for an announcement of our international reggae headliner artist, and featured local performers. Our main stage will offer a place for local artists to jam to the tunes of reggae, soca, steel drums, world music, Latin rhythms and more.
DJ Chris Grant
Christopher Martin Grant, was born in London England and migrated to Boston in 1972.
Chris began Dj’ing at the tender age of 13 spinning mostly at school functions, home or with his friends.
He was inspired by his older brother who was a Dj and swayed by the dominant NYC/Boston Dj culture of the late 70’s and early 80’s that burgeoned Hip-Hop and Dance Hall cultural sequentially.
Breaking out his set in 87-93 at parties on the campus’ of schools like Suffolk and Northeastern University were a norm, not to mention Dj’ing for Boston’s vibrant Black Greek Sorority and Fraternity party scene.
Before it was popular Chris’s specialty was Vinyl musical curation- creatively mixing and selecting tunes from over a dozen genres of music on 45 and 12 inch formats.
This Veteran Deejay has 30 yrs. experience and a collection of over 200,000 records from eclectic variety of Golden-era Hip-Hop, 80’s New Wave, Reggae, Neo Soul, Freestyle, Club Classics, Soft Rock, Deephouse, Roots, and Urban Gospel, and Dance to name a few.
Past artists have included JAH-N-I Roots Band, Boubacar Diabate & SambaLolo, Dis-N-Dat Band, Lady Enchantress, DJ Nomadik, DJ Rugged One, and DJ Natty Kool.
Our 2020 Virtual Boston JerkFest Boston JerkFest featured original band member and master cellist Cat Coore of the classic reggae band, THIRD WORLD, Jamaica’s “Reggae Ambassadors”–known for “96° in the Shade” and “Try Jah Love.” Cat Coore joined us in an intimate solo performance and Q&A. Master Drummer Tony Ruption joined the exclusive production, performing in the historic part of Saint Thomas just for our Boston JerkFest fans. THIRD WORLD is a Jamaican reggae fusion band formed in 1973. Their sound is influenced by soul, funk and disco.
2014-2025 Boston JerkFest, a production of The Williams Agency.
site development by @trulygood
