Craig Alston & Friends

Join Craig Alston and Friends at An die Musik Live for Back to Basics: Getting back the classic jazz quintet sound!

Craig Alston, sax
Theljon Allen, trumpet
Allyn Johnson, piano
Blake Meister, bass
Eric Kennedy, drums

Craig Alston is a multi-instrumentalist from Baltimore who is best known as the saxophonist for Fertile Ground. Craig began performing with Fertile Ground while attending Morgan State University. As the band became more successful, Craig chose to leave college and pursue his passion. Fertile Ground’s sound was influenced by Sade, Fela Kuti, Miles Davis Quintet and Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers. As a member of Fertile Ground, Craig has traveled to the United Kingdom (UK), Japan, Belgium, France, Croatia, Austria, and elsewhere sharing it’s unique blend of jazz, soul and world music. The broad exposure has allowed him to learn and grow from the various musicians and styles that he has encountered.

He also performs as an independent artist, playing saxophone, bass or keyboard. As a saxophonist, Craig has played with jazz legends Larry Willis, David Murray, Oliver Lake, John Hicks and Jimmy Heath. He has performed with artists from various musical genres such as Brian Culbertson, The Temptations, The Four Tops, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, The Soulful Symphony and Drew Davidsen. He recently won the Chick-Webb Jazz Combo competition.

In-person seats: $25 / $10 students
Attendees receive a link to the recording to view for one week.

Streaming passes: is $15
The link will remain active through Nov 6

Donations welcome!