Tom Crean info
Short:
Tom Crean was born in CT and attended the Hartt School of Music (B.M.) and Wesleyan University (M.A.). As a performer/composer he has traveled extensively across Europe and The U.S.A. having worked with Anthony Braxton, The Flux Quartet, and John Sinclair among others. Recent projects include the duo Polish Club with David Jensenius and Tom Crean’s Guitar Journal podcast (http://tomcreanguitarjournal.com.)
Long:
Tom Crean was born in Hartford, Connecticut in 1979 where he currently resides. He attended the Hartt School of Music, where in 2002 he was awarded a B.M in Music Management with a concentration in Jazz Guitar. Tom then went on to study at Wesleyan University where he studied with Anthony Braxton, Ron Kuivila, Alvin Lucier and Neely Bruce and received a MA in Composition in 2004. Currently he has a studio of 40 guitar students and is an instructor at Avon Old Farms School.
Tom has played a large variety of music as a performer ranging from rock to classical to jazz to avant-garde. Some of the people he has performed with include Anthony Braxton, John Sinclair, Craig Shepard, Chris Dahlgren, Rane, and Kevin O’Neil. As a composer, Tom’s music has been performed by Anthony Braxton, The Flux String Quartet, Kevin Norton, Neely Bruce, and The Wesleyan University Orchestra. Among places Tom has worked include Paris, Wesleyan, Cleveland, New York, Portugal, Belgium, Princeton, Belfast, Glasgow
Tom’s recent artistic activities include Mr. Crean’s Guitar Journal Podcast, the duo Polish Club with David Jensenius, and the performance of Vivaldi’s guitar concerto in D major in late fall 2008.
Recent recordings include: Anthony Braxton – Trio (Glasgow) 2005″ (Leo), Tom Crean – 4 Maps of Infinite Possibility (self), and Tom Crean’s Guitar Journal Podcast (http://tomcreanguitarjournal.com.)
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Tom Crean haz gonz to lots of school 4 smartz! e plays giiitars and techz peeps 2 play em:) Tom haz played lots of places, with a lot of improtant faymus peeps!!!!!! He recentllly playz wita band callz Polish Bros or sumthen’ like that with sum dood nheyd dav and doesa podcast that lulz if ur reeeding this u found it ROFL:P IMHO Tom luvz Unicornz and long waks on da beech…wata noob LOLZ!1!
Contact Info:
tcreanATwesleyanDOTedu