Eliot Crispin - Upright Bass
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Originally from Terre Haute, Indiana, Eliot earned his bachelor's degree in Jazz Performance from Eastern Illinois University. Still, during his first years of college, he started as a music education major. Having taken the core education classes for teaching brass, woodwinds, and strings, he understands and can play a wide breadth of instruments. He has played multiple brass instruments throughout his high school career and continues to pick up a trombone and trumpet to play during his free time. He often performs in town on the Upright Bass, as it is his primary instrument. He plays and has played a wide variety of music, ranging from Mozart to Dynamo, and has even performed in musical theatre settings. He has also performed across the Midwest United States from Chicago to Nashville and in France during the spring and summer of 2024. Another thing he often does is substitute teach at the middle school and high school levels, utilizing his ability and skills on a variety of instruments to teach in classes and help the students grow. |