Chris Jagger is an English musician from Dartford, Somerset, born in 1947. He works across blues, cajun, country, folk, rock and zydeco, and is the younger brother of Mick Jagger.

Career

Jagger works in music alongside theatre, cinema, clothes design and decoration. In the 1970s he records two albums for Billy Gaff and David Geffen, and these releases later gain cult status. During the 1980s he contributes to two Rolling Stones albums, Dirty Work and Steel Wheels, and also works as a lyricist with Franck Langolf.

Style and recordings

His third album appears in 1994, and from that point his music develops a style that brings together cajun, zydeco, folk, country, blues and rock, with an underlying connection to R&B and world music. The 1994 release Atcha is the point at which he establishes this musical direction. He continues to follow that approach through later work, including the album Channel Fever.

Performing and collaborations

Jagger tours regularly, which helps him develop as a frontman and vocalist. In his band he also plays guitar and washboard. In 1996 he records an acoustic album with long-term associates Ben Waters and Charlie Hart. He later tours the UK with fiddle player Robin Mckidd, performing in clubs and theatres. Jagger, Charlie Hart and Ben Waters also appear together on BBC Radio 3's The Andy Kershaw Show and on Radio 4's Loose Ends.

Life in Somerset

Jagger lives in Somerset and spends time outdoors, looking after animals and working on a garden focused on edible plants.