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VSU Jazz Department Alumni
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2011
- Daniel Lawrence - piano:
- Brandon McCrae - percussion (MM): Summer tour with recording artist Musiq Soulchild. Signature drumsticks made by Swiss Percussion/Agner Sticks.
2010
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Ross Hardin - percussion:
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Justin Moore - piano: Music Director at Destiny Metropolitan Worship Church in Atlanta. Freelance pianist, bassist and producer in the Atlanta area.
- Corey Sanford - piano: BME from VSU, choral music teacher for Dougherty County Schools, freelance musician in the South Georgia area.
2008
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Jared Andrews - bass: MM in Jazz Studies from Florida State University.
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Justin Powell - trumpet: MM in Jazz Studies from Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. Currently performing on cruise ships touring the Mediterranean and Caribbean Seas.
- Michael Renyi - saxophone: currently living in Tel Aviv, Israel where he performs with several bands and is the label manager for ECM Records.
2007
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Dante Flowers - piano: BME from VSU, music teacher for Dougherty County Schools, freelance musician in the South Georgia area.
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Curtis Moody - percussion: graduate work in Jazz Studies at Georgia State University. MM in Percussion Performance from VSU.
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Dennis Palmer - percussion: drum salesman/technician and freelance musician in Nashville, TN.
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Daniel Williams - saxophone: freelance musician in the Atlanta area.
2006
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Michael Dana - percussion (MM): freelance musician in the Atlanta area.
Percussion instructor at LaGrange College.
2005
- Michael Barr - bass: MM in Jazz Studies from the University of South Carolina.
Currently a freelance bassist in Columbia, South Carolina.
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Chris Crenshaw - trombone: MM in Jazz Studies from the Juilliard School.
Currently a member of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, directed by Wynton Marsalis.
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Wayne Gaines - guitar:
2004
- Stantawn Kendrick - saxophone: MM in Jazz Studies from William Patterson University.
Currently performs worldwide with legendary trumpeter Clark Terry.
2002
- T.J. Turner - saxophone:
2000
- William Hathcock - bass:
- Marcus Lewis - trombone: MM from the University of Nebraska-Omaha.
Trombonist with recording artist Janelle Monae: performed on the 2011 Grammy Awards telecast and at the White House for President Obama.
- Kelvin Monroe - piano: Doctorate in Rhetoric, American Studies and Jazz Studies from Washington State University.
Currently Assistant Professor of Ethnic Studies at Metropolitan State University, St. Paul, MN.
1999
- Rob Chapman - saxophone: freelance saxophonist in Jacksonville, Florida.
1998
- Kenyon Carter - saxophone: MM in Jazz Performance from Georgia State University.
Professional saxophonist in the Atlanta area.
- Eric Maples - guitar:
- Brent Whiten - trumpet: music teacher and freelance trumpeter / vocalist in Atlanta.