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Artist
Craig Brenner
12+ albums
Alljazz
about
Called "a fine and funky pianist" by Living Blues magazine, Craig Brenner has been voted "Best Musician" in Bloomington, Indiana numerous times by readers of the Bloomington Independent; Craig Brenner & the Crawdads have been selected best band in the same poll. A graduate of Florida Southern College, Craig attended the Indiana University School of Music from 1976 through 1980, studying with composer John Eaton, pianists Joseph Rezits and Enrica Cavallo Gulli, and jazz educator David Baker. Craig has also studied and performed with boogie woogie and stride master Bob Seeley and blues pianist Big Joe Duskin through a grant from the Indiana Arts Commission. Craig's first recording is "Backstage Boogie" (1990) with drummer Dan Hostetler. His second recording, "Play it Again, Professor!" (1995), includes award-winning conga drummer and Professor Longhair collaborator Alfred "Uganda" Roberts, drummers Kenny Aronoff and Tim Brookshire, guitarists Gordon Bonham and Stuart Norton, bassists Brian Lappin and John Huber, tenor sax-man Dennis Riggins, and trombonists Tim Riggins and Dave Pavolka. Craig's third recording is the jazzy "Man at the Piano" (1997), featuring Craig Brenner and the Crawdads. The CD "Window On the Soul," (2002) recorded at Echo Park Studios, Bloomington, IN, includes ten original compositions and features Craig's sons Eli and Nate Brenner as well as Gordon Bonham, Tim Brookshire, James Campbell, Jeff Chapin, Joe Donnelly, Bob Dubinski, Pat Harbison, Janiece J
