CRAIG BAILEY
Genres: Hard Bop, Progressive Big Band, Post Bop • United States

Craig Bailey's interest in music began at the age of eight when he learned how to play the recorder with a small group of classmates. Following that, he became a part of the All City Boys Choir in his hometown of Cincinnati, Ohio. He enrolled in the beginning band program in junior high and took up the clarinet, saxophone and flute, perfecting his skills in playing all three instruments in high school, then in college. Inspired after earning his undergraduate degree from the University of Miami, he headed to New York City in 1985. As a young artist in New York, Craig worked with drummer Charli Persip's Superband. Here, Craig made many musical contacts and heard some of the jazz world's finest veterans and young lions. After he joined the world renowned group of Panama Francis and his Savoy Sultans, Craig learned more about traditional swing music. With Francis' group, read more...