SC JAZZ MASTERWORKS ENSEMBLE
Dr. Robert Gardiner, founder and director
Professor of Music at Lander University
El Nino
Chris Potter, guest artist
Saxophones
Christopher Andrews - D.M.A. student, Cincinnati Conservatory of Music
Ben Eidson - B.M. student, New England Conservatory of Music
Bill King - King William Jazz Collective, USAF, retired
Rob Snakenberg - freelance musician
Lauren Meccia - vocalist, Director of Jazz Bands at USC and USC-Aiken
Trumpets
Charlie Polk, split lead - SC Philharmonic Orchestra, freelance musician
Chip Crotts, split lead - Director of Jazz Studies at Georgia Tech
Larry Taylor, split lead - freelance musician
Tim Leahey - USAF Airmen of Note, retired
Dick Goodwin - composer, Distinguished Prof. Emeritus at USC
Trombones
Michael Wilkinson - Asst. Professor of Trombone at USC
Brad Jepson - cofounder of Greenville Jazz Collective
Kevin Jones - Asst. Professor of Jazz Trombone at Florida State University
Major Bailey - Assistant Director of Bands at SC State University
Rhythm
Bert Ligon, piano, guitar, composer - Director of Jazz Studies at USC
Amos Hoffman, guitar, oud - recording artist
Reggie Sullivan, bass - touring artist
Kobie Watkins, drums - international touring and recording artist
For full musician biographies, visit: scjazz.org
THANK YOU to Jonathan Palance and Soda City Films for producing this video.
recorded at the Harbison Theatre on April 3, 2021