Passages has eight original tunes - jazz, blues, boogie woogie, more - with stellar musicians: Lori Brenner and Merrill Garbus on vocals (Merrill appears courtesy of 4AD), Nate Brenner and Ron Kadish on bass, Dan Hostetler and Tim Brookshire on drums, Mike Baker and Gordon Bonham on guitar, Joe Donnelly and Jake Belser on sax, Dena El Saffar on

Passages has eight original tunes - jazz, blues, boogie woogie, more - with stellar musicians: Lori Brenner and Merrill Garbus on vocals (Merrill appears courtesy of 4AD), Nate Brenner and Ron Kadish on bass, Dan Hostetler and Tim Brookshire on drums, Mike Baker and Gordon Bonham on guitar, Joe Donnelly and Jake Belser on sax, Dena El Saffar on violin and viola, Kyle Quass on trumpet, and Dave Pavolka on trombone. The recording is available on CD, vinyl, and via download.

The recording was made possible in part by the Indiana Arts Commission, which receives support from the State of Indiana and the National Endowment for the Arts. Read about the project at https://www.craigbrenner.com/news.

Live At The Old Mint features blues and boogie woogie live, including Alfred “Uganda” Roberts on congas at the Old U.S. Mint in New Orleans in April of 2013, solo at the Mint and at the Indianapolis Artsgarden, and one track with Lori Brenner on rubboard. New Orleans native Alfred “Uganda” Roberts played on the Meters’ “Afrika” and “Hey Pocky Way,

Live At The Old Mint features blues and boogie woogie live, including Alfred “Uganda” Roberts on congas at the Old U.S. Mint in New Orleans in April of 2013, solo at the Mint and at the Indianapolis Artsgarden, and one track with Lori Brenner on rubboard. New Orleans native Alfred “Uganda” Roberts played on the Meters’ “Afrika” and “Hey Pocky Way,” on Allen Toussaint’s Life, Love, and Faith (1972), and on The Wild Magnolias (1974). Roberts toured and recorded with Professor Longhair and he is featured on Rock N Roll Gumbo with Snooks Eaglin and “Gatemouth” Brown, on Crawfish Fiesta, and The London Concert. Roberts toured with Willie Tee and the Wild Magnolias from 1980 until 1986, when he took a hiatus from music, coming out of semi-retirement to tour and record on Dr. John’s Goin’ Back to New Orleans (1992), Craig Brenner’s Play It Again, Professor! (1995) and Man At The Piano (1997), and Dr. John’s Dis, Dat, or D’udda (2004).

Recording engineers for Live At The Old Mint were Danny Kadar at the Old U.S. Mint and Jeff Mountjoy at the Artsgarden, with mixing and mastering by Jacob Belser of Primary Sound Studios and graphic design by Merridee LaMantia.

Available again - limited quantities (CD): Live to Love by Craig & The Crawdads - all original music, with the first appearance on record of expressive vocalist Lori Brenner. Joining Craig and Lori are Craig’s son, bassist Nate Brenner of tUnE-yArDs and Naytronix, Lori’s daughter, vibraphonist Antonya Wallace, guitarists Gordon Bonham, Tj

Available again - limited quantities (CD): Live to Love by Craig & The Crawdads - all original music, with the first appearance on record of expressive vocalist Lori Brenner. Joining Craig and Lori are Craig’s son, bassist Nate Brenner of tUnE-yArDs and Naytronix, Lori’s daughter, vibraphonist Antonya Wallace, guitarists Gordon Bonham, Tj Jones and Lori’s brother Michael Baker, drummer Tim Brookshire, horn players Joe Donnelly (saxes), Dave Pavolka (trombone), and Forrest Means (trumpet), and violist Dena El Saffar. Live to Love was recorded, mixed and mastered by Jacob Belser at Farm Fresh Studios, now known as Primary Sound Studios.

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Window On the Soul, recorded, mixed and mastered by Mark Hood at Echo Park Studios, includes ten original compositions featuring Craig Brenner & The Crawdads and guests, including Craig’s sons Eli (percussion) and Nate (bass), vocalists Janiece Jaffe, Jane McLeod, Sonja Rasmussen, and Sue Swaney, Gordon Bonham, Stuart Norton, and Mark Robinson

Window On the Soul, recorded, mixed and mastered by Mark Hood at Echo Park Studios, includes ten original compositions featuring Craig Brenner & The Crawdads and guests, including Craig’s sons Eli (percussion) and Nate (bass), vocalists Janiece Jaffe, Jane McLeod, Sonja Rasmussen, and Sue Swaney, Gordon Bonham, Stuart Norton, and Mark Robinson (guitars), Jeff Chapin and Pete Wilhoit (drums), Tim Brookshire and Bob Dubinski (percussion), Dave Pavolka (trombone), James Campbell (clarinet), Joe Donnelly (sax), Pat Harbison (trumpet), and Jerry Morris (French horn).

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On Man At the Piano, Craig explores the jazzy side of blues piano. The CD features current and former members of Craig Brenner & The Crawdads, the Ragin' Texans, and others, including Kenny Aronoff and Jeff Chapin on drums, Gordon Bonham on guitar, Alfred "Uganda" Roberts on congas, Steve Johnson on bass, vocalist Lauren Robert and Harvey

On Man At the Piano, Craig explores the jazzy side of blues piano. The CD features current and former members of Craig Brenner & The Crawdads, the Ragin' Texans, and others, including Kenny Aronoff and Jeff Chapin on drums, Gordon Bonham on guitar, Alfred "Uganda" Roberts on congas, Steve Johnson on bass, vocalist Lauren Robert and Harvey Phillips on tuba.

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Piano with Dan Hostetler on drums. 1. Backstage Boogie 2. Chica Boo 3. I Like A Nickelodeon 4. Yancey Special 5. State Street Jive 6. To Boogie or Not to Boogie 7. Mess Around 8. Honky Tonk Train 9. Peetie Wheatstraw Stomp 10. He Ain't Got Rhythm 11. Everyday Blues 12. Boogie in G

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Piano with Dan Hostetler on drums. 1. Backstage Boogie 2. Chica Boo 3. I Like A Nickelodeon 4. Yancey Special 5. State Street Jive 6. To Boogie or Not to Boogie 7. Mess Around 8. Honky Tonk Train 9. Peetie Wheatstraw Stomp 10. He Ain't Got Rhythm 11. Everyday Blues 12. Boogie in G

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