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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 Jaffe Jane McLeod Jerry Morris Stuart Norton Dave Pavolka Sonja Rasmussen Mark Robinson Sue Swaney Pete Wilhoit And Others. The Latest Album By Craig Brenner & The Crawdads "Live To Love " Recorded At Farm Fresh Studios In Bloomington Was Released In July Of 2009. It Consists Of All Original Music With The First Appearance On Record Of Lead Vocalist Lori Brenner Whose Expressive Singing Is Found On Six Of The Ten Tunes. Craig Is Featured On Piano And Organ On The Cooler Kings' CD "Looks Like Trouble" On The Slippery Noodle Label On Cathi Norton's "Various Stages Of Undress" On Flat Rock Records On Releases By Piney Woods Blues Party Andy Ruff And The Dew Daddies Red Eye Max And On A New CD Entitled "Music For Memory " A Project Produced By Mark Butterfield To Benefit The Alzheimer's Association Of Indiana. read less