"El Nino" Chris Potter and the SC Jazz Masterworks Ensemble

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