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Craig Brenner

Blues, boogie woogie, and jazz pianist Craig Brenner is a composer, teacher, and recipient of multiple arts grants.  Called a "fine and funky pianist" by Living Blues, Craig leads Craig & The Crawdads and is a member of The Ragin' Texans. He has recorded seven albums, has been voted "Best Musician" in Bloomington, IN numerous times in the Bloomington Independent, while Craig & The Crawdads have been selected best band in the same poll. He is the founder of Bloomington Boogies: The Bloomington Blues & Boogie Woogie Piano Festival.  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 with boogie woogie and stride master Bob Seeley and blues pianist Big Joe Duskin through a grant from the Indiana Arts Commission.

Craig & Lori Brenner to Perform in Concert at the Ann Arbor District Library

March 11, 2012

Pianist/composer Craig Brenner and his wife Lori Brenner will perform in concert on March 29, 2012, at the downtown Ann Arbor District Library, 343 South Fifth Avenue, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104, tel. (734) 327-4200. The concert will begin at 7PM. Called “a fine and funky pianist" by Living Blues magazine, Craig Brenner has also been voted ...

Craig Brenner & the Crawdads "Live to Love" Reviewed by George Fish

April 13, 2010

Bloomington, Indiana's Craig Brenner & the Crawdads have a new CD, “Live to Love," that not only romps with boogie and blues, but also with jazz, R&B and even country in a delightful potpourri of ten original songs. Craig Brenner, leader of the group and composer, lyricist and arranger of all ten original numbers on the ...

Craig Brenner Featured at New Orleans Jazz National Park During 1st Weekend of Jazz Fest

April 12, 2010

Craig Brenner to Perform at the Jazz National Park on April 24, 2010, 2 p.m. Pianist Craig Brenner will perform at the New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park on Saturday, April 24, from 2 - 3:30 p.m. The Park is located at 916 N. Peters in the French Quarter, New Orleans, LA. Called “a fine and ...

Live to Love

By Craig Brenner

Label: Craig Brenner Music
Released: 2009