Christiaan Van Voorst Van Beest

Chris van Voorst van Beest is a bassist and composer based in Brooklyn, prized on the New York scene for his big sound and lyrical lines. He grew up in Maine, earned a music degree from the University of New Hampshire, and completed a master's in composition at the City College of New York under David Del Tredici. He has toured and recorded with a wide range of artists, among them Robert Glasper, Frank Kimbrough, and Sam Amidon, and is a member of the Danny Fox Trio. He also leads his own trio, heard on the 2026 album Bye Design with pianist Zach Lapidus and drummer Nathan Ellman-Bell.