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Professor Monty Craig teaches jazz guitar in the Department of Performing Arts at Clemson University. 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 a 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.
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Mr. Charlie Parker has a B. A. Degree in Music Education from Newberry College and a Master’s Degree from the University of South Carolina where he served as an assistant to the Director of Bands. Mr. Parker has done additional course work at North Greenville University, Furman University, Northwestern University, and Vandercook School of Music. Mr. Parker has also served as Director of Bands at J. L. Mann High School, as well as Band Director of Gilbert High School, and Jazz Band Director at Clemson University. He was also director of the South Carolina Jazz Ensemble for twenty.
As a performer, Mr. Parker has played as a freelance musician with Henry Mancini, Nancy Wilson, Natalie Cole, Barnum & Bailey Circus, The Greenville Symphony, the Columbia Philharmonic, the Greenville Symphony Jazz Quartet, as well as many others.
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