"This Bitter Earth" Veronica Swift and the SC Jazz Masterworks Ensemble

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SC JAZZ MASTERWORKS ENSEMBLE
For info on upcoming shows, visit: scjazz.org

Dr. Robert Gardiner, founder and director
Professor of Music at Lander University

Veronica Swift, guest artist

Saxophones
Matt Olson - Prof. of Saxophone & Director of Jazz Studies at Furman University
Tracy Patterson -Assoc. Professor and Woodwind Chair at Winthrop University
Christopher Andrews - D.M.A. student, Cincinnati Conservatory of Music
Mark Sterbank - Charleston Jazz Orchestra, Assoc. Prof. at Charleston Southern
Lauren Meccia - Director of Jazz Bands at USC

Trumpets
Charlie Polk, split lead - SC Philharmonic Orchestra, freelance musician
Chuck Dalton, split lead - Charleston Jazz Orchestra, freelance musician
Chip Crotts, split lead - Director of Jazz Studies/Asst. Band Director, Georgia Tech
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
Robert Slade - Commander and Conductor of the 208th Army Band

Rhythm
Bert Ligon, piano, guitar, composer - Director of Jazz Studies at USC, retired
Amos Hoffman, guitar, oud - recording artist
Shannon Hoover, bass – co-founder of Greenville Jazz Collective
Kobie Watkins, drums - international touring and recording artist

full musician biographies, visit: scjazz.org