Biography
Craig Wagner graduated from Bellarmine University in 1993 with a BA degree in Music and is
recognized as one of the most versatile young guitarists on the jazz scene today. Craig currently
teaches at Bellarmine University and the University of Louisville, Steilberg String Instruments,
Kentucky Country Day School and for the Jamey Aebersold Summer Jazz Workshops. As a faculty
member at the University of Louisville, Craig has been a performer/clinician in Poland and Brazil
and has performed with many jazz luminaries including Lee Konitz, Dave Samuels, and Bill
Watrous. He has also performed Rhapsody in Blue arranged for two guitars and orchestra with the
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra conducted by Erich Kunzel, and the Windsor Philharmonic
Orchestra conducted by John Morris. Craig is featured on numerous recordings, including the Mel
Bay DVD Masters of Fingerstyle Guitar Volume 2. He has several new fingerstyle guitar
arrangements of jazz standards in Fingerstyle Jazz in conjunction with Warner Bros and Mel Bay.
In 1998 he released an instructional/performance video called The Art of Solo Fingerstyle Jazz
Guitar for Stefan Grossman's Guitar Workshop video series. A quick Google search yields a vast
array of Craig’s musical activities. He lives in Louisville, Kentucky with his wife and three sons.
Degrees and Certifications
Bellarmine University