Andrew V. Craig

As a son of an opera singer, Andrew is writing and performing his own music and standards.He was a Vocal Scholarship recipient from Lehman College,Bronx N.Y. and the top 20 finalist in the 12th Unisong International Song Contest Jazz/Blues Category and 2010 Billboard Songwriting Contest winner.He was featured on WHUD 100.7 FM -Catherine Micheals Show. He is also the father of five and the accidental mid-wife of one of those children.
He performed outdoors in Greenwich Village as part of Make Music NY and TimeOut magazine,with Pete Seeger at the Beacon water front and opened for Rod MacDonald at the Uptown Coffee House. Andrew has performed his songs at New York City venues:The Bitter End,Kenny's Castaways,Banjo Jims, An Beal Bocht Cafe and The Uptown Coffee House.
Andrew's band mates(depending on availability personel might vary)
Kathy Halvorson- principal oboe,
county Cork,Ireland and recordings with Bjork
(more info available soon)
Rich Dashnaw- great guitar player and musician
Jon Doty-drummer for many jazz and blues artists including Gil Paris
Wally Irizarry-bass player (session artist for NYC latin Bands)
Lisa Gutkin-violin player (Grammy award winner)-Klezmatics and many other projects
Top 20 Finalist -Jazz/Blues category12th annual Unisong International Songwriters Contest for a"A Wing and a Prayer"
Billboard Award winner 2010 for a "Wing and A Prayer"
Andrew was interviewed on 100.7 FM WHUD - Catherine Michaels Show 2/09
"A Wing And A Prayer" getting airplay on smoothjazz.com
-Andrew's music is available on cdbaby.com,itunes,amazon.com,rhapsody and more

"Hey Andrew,
You sound great -- fun!........ "
Sandy Shore -SmoothJazz. com

"Andrew,
The musianship is top-notch on this track,with strong,tasteful parts delivered by each player. Your relaxed vocal delivery sells the song well.The chord progression is skillfully constructed, and the light breezy vibe of the music effectively fits the unusual imagery incorporated in the lyrics.”
Review of my song “A Wing and a Prayer” by TAXI (Independent A&R Company)

"Dear Andy:
.....Your choices for the music were lovely and very fitting for this program."- Helen M.Jansson for members of PAVE

"We liked him so much we just had to have him back".... brochure Uptown Coffee House

Vocal Scholarship Recipient-2002 Lehman College Bronx,N.Y.

Honorable Mention- Billboard Music Awards for "Follow Your Heart"

Andrew is a member of Folk Alliance,Just Plain Folks,ASTA,WCSMA and a Tribes Hill board member.
www.myspace.com/andycraigfriends
www.cdbaby.com/andrewvcraig