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Charlie Christenson (vocalist, pianist, songwriter and educator) is currently a doctoral fellow in the Studio Music &amp; Jazz program at the Frost School of Music. Before moving to Miami this Fall, he served as Head of the Voice Department and Director of the Graduate Program at the McNally Smith College of Music in St. Paul, MN. Charlie received his Bachelors of Music in Education from Lawrence University in Appleton, WI, and his Masters of Music in Performance from the Manhattan School of Music in New York City. Christenson has studied privately with Peter Eldridge (New York Voices), Theo Bleckmann (Meredith Monk), Kate McGarry, Patrice Michaels, Fred Sturm, John Harmon, Matt Turner, Mark Soskin and Christine Salerno. Fall of 2013, Charlie and his trio (where he writes, sings and plays keyboard) released their first EP, entitled Shipwreckee, on New York based, Biophilia Records. Last year, Christenson released two jazz standards albums, Vol. 1 and 2, the first focusing on latin tunes and ballads, and the second on swingers.<br>