Rockapella
September 4th, 2008 at 8:00 pm - The undisputed kings of contemporary pop a cappella, the sound of this five-man powerhouse is an inf Learn More...
Gleb Ivanov, pianist
September 11th, 2008 at 8:00 pm - Twenty-five year old Russian pianist Gleb Ivanov is “eerily like the ghost of Horowitz…His talent is Learn More...
Music in the Air VI
September 14th, 2008 at 5:00 pm - Bells and more will ring from the tower of Tillman Hall as university carillonneur Linda Dzuris pres Learn More...
Neil Berg's 100 Years of Broadway
September 16th, 2008 at 8:00 pm - 100 Years of Broadway is a revue featuring five of Broadway’s finest singers accompanied by an all-s Learn More...
The Musical Adventures of Flat Stanley
September 26th, 2008 at 7:00 pm - Ten year old Stanley Lambchop makes it cool to be flat! Although an unfortunate encounter with a bu Learn More...
Professor Monty Craig, Jazz Guitar
Professor Monty Craig teaches jazz guitar in the Department of Performing Arts. He is also a well known and respected jazz guitarist and bandleader. Professor Craig studied at the University of South Carolina with classical guitarist Christopher Berg and jazz guitarist Jim Mings. He also attended the Berklee College of Music to study with guitarists Al Defino, Brett Wilmont, Randy Roos, and saxophonist George Garzone.
Professor Craig was member of the prestigious United States Army Band of New York City. In New York City he also performed regularly with numerous local musicians and received intensive training with his two most important musical mentors—Verve recording artist Kurt Rosenwinkle and Ben Monder, best known for his work as guitarist with The Maria Schneider Jazz Orchestra
An active performer, bandleader, and arranger, Professor Craig is the director/arranger for Alma De Candela, one of South Carolina’s premiere Orquestra Latina that features musicians from Cuba, Columbia, and Puerto Rico. He is the chief writer/director for FunkShua, a modern jazz/fusion ensemble that tours the southeast, and a member of Professor Trio, a group that plays classic jazz and rhythm and blues.
Furthermore, Professor Craig is the director of the Monday Night Jazz Series at The Handlebar in Greenville, South Carolina.
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