[1] The Quark Alliance toured nationally and also included guitarist Jeff Caldwell, Perry Osborn, bassist Kris Dale, and drummers Mark Letalien and Duane Trucks.

He teaches music at Florida State University and has toured with Grant Green Jr., Jeff Sipe, and Gary Gazaway.

Kris played in many touring bands including Tongo-hiti, The Lost Continentals, Kingsized, Bernadette Seacrest, and The Johnny Knox Trio.

After graduating high school he toured with his brother Derek Trucks's band, Soul Stew Revival.

For a while he was at the Musicians Institute in California with John Frusciante and Aquarium Rescue Unit guitarist Jimmy Herring.