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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.