Charlie Parker,Duke Ellington,Dexter Gordon,Sonny Rollins,Joe Henderson,Jimmy Heath,Hank Mobley,Max Roach,John Coltrane,McCoy Tyner,Elvin Jones,Herbie Hancock,Chick Corea,Dave Holland,Stanley Turrentine,Wayne Shorter,Ahmad Jamal,John Hicks,Gary Bartz,Wynton Marsalis,Branford Marsalis,Micheal Brecker,Gary Thomas,Chris Potter,Stevie Wonder,Donny Hathaway,The Yellowjackets,Jaco,Grover Washington Jr.All the best musicians in The Baltimore/DC area directly or indirectly.Fertile Ground for believing in my potential and giving me a chance to develop musically.
Sounds Like
A mixture between the Branford Marsalias Quartet and The Dave Holland Group.
Craig Alston is a multi-instrumentalist from Baltimore who is best known as the saxophonist for Fertile Ground. However, Craig is also very busy leading the Eubie Blake Legacy Band and performing under his own name. Early in his career, Craig studied Music Education at Morgan Sate University. During his tenure at Morgan State Craig's focus switched from being an educator to a performer. It was then that Craig turned his energy to perfecting his craft to be a world class jazz musician. After leaving college and performing with both national and local artist Craig joined the group Fertile Ground. Craig fell right into place with the group who's sound was influenced by Sade,Fela Kuti,Miles Davis quintet and Art Blakey and the jazz messengers.. As a member of Fertile Ground Craig has traveled to the United Kingdom (UK), Japan, Belgium, France, Croatia, Austria, and elsewhere sharing it's unique blend of jazz,soul and world music. The broad exposure has allowed him to learn and grow from the various musicians and styles encountered. Craig has never forgotten his roots in education and is the instrumental music teacher /musical Director for the Maryland summer center gifted and talented music program. His goal is to eventually finish his education degree and open a music school in the Baltimore metropolitan area. Previously Craig Alston has done work with David Murray, Oliver Lake, John Hicks,Jimmy Heath, Julie Dexter, the Basement boys, Dj Spen,Raheem Devaughn,Eric Roberson, Lafayette Gilchrist and Deborah Bond, and a host of others. However, the demand for Craig Alston to perform under his own name has greatly increased. This has led Craig to experiment with various size groups that range from the Craig Alston Trio to the Craig Alston Octet in order to find his true voice. In December 2006 Craig joined Genese Music and Entertainment as Senior Consultant for its Obia Soul label. His experience and guidance has been embraced and absorbed by the entire Obia Soul family. As with his previous body of work, Craig touch and fell will be heard on the upcoming Obia Soul releases. Currently, Craig is completing the finishing touches on his first release which is going to represent his continuing musical journey. This expected release date for Craig Alston Projection is the summer 2009.
We are very excited about playing at such an awesome jazz club. We have some great sets lined up for you, so don't miss it. Friday and Saturday November 20th and 21st, 5:00-8:30p at Andy's Jazz Club in Chicago
Aaron Koppel -Guitar, Matt Nelson; (Lupe Fiasco, Matthew Santos) -Keyboard, Graham Czach; (Chicago Afrobeat Project) -bass, Robert Tucker (Matthew Santos) -drums
Hey I just wanted to remind you to check out my latest project, it’s called T. Price “ I can’t stop the Raindrops”, this record is hot and I know you are gonna like it! I hope everything is well with you. If you want to check out the record please go to www.721productions/music, or go to www.cdbaby.com/artist/Tprice. or it is also available on Itunes, and Amazon.. Thanks for your support, and thanks for supporting Independent artists….
Tony Bunn's new album, "Small World" (featuring Dennis Chambers, Arshak Sirunyan, Mike Fitzhugh, Kevin Walker and Victor Williams), is now available (worldwide) on iTunes, Amazon.com and at other fine MP3 Download locations.
Get your copy; and hear what all the excitement's about!
Tony Bunn's new album, "Small World" (featuring Dennis Chambers, Arshak Sirunyan, Mike Fitzhugh, Kevin Walker and Victor Williams), is now available (worldwide) on iTunes, Amazon.com and at other fine MP3 Download locations.
Get your copy; and hear what all the excitement's about!
Thank you for your friendship. Please check out the my flyer for the great lineup of musicians I’m going to be working with at the Iridium Jazz Club on June 16th. I am so excited! Peace and love, Pat Holley
hey craig here is a short clip from the other night wish i got more footage but i personally was sooo in to it! awesome..
sick ass jam session baltimore jazz jams
Hey Craig..U wouldn't believe what I did, but yea I started playing the horn. Gimme a few years.. I'll be up on stage with you turning heads. Look out!
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