PHER at SOUTH Restaurant & Jazz Club

Oakland-born vocalist, songwriter, and three-time Grammy-winning collaborator bringing jazz-level musicianship into soul and alternative R&B. PHER is an Oakland-born vocalist, songwriter, and three-time Grammy-winning collaborator whose voice has appeared on award-winning work by Esperanza Spalding and Jon Batiste. His credits include Prince, Snarky Puppy, Chief Adjuah, Kanye West, Lupe Fiasco, Kris Bowers, Eric Harland, James Francies, and the SFJAZZ Collective. He co-wrote and recorded “We Are America” with Prince and Esperanza Spalding, and delivered the featured vocal performance on Snarky Puppy’s “Liquid Love.” Longtime listeners first knew him as Chris Turner. Today, he records as PHER, a name given to him by his grandmother and reclaimed as the foundation of his solo career. His music brings jazz-level musicianship and commanding vocal range into soul and alternative R&B, pairing technical precision with direct, personal storytelling. Across love, fatherhood, sacrifice, longing, and resilience, PHER turns intimate experiences into songs with broad emotional…