Charlie Lowell

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Charlie Lowell

Charlie Lowell (born Charles Daniel Lowell on October 21, 1973) is an American

United States

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pianist most known for being the pianist and keyboardist for Christian alternative folk rock group Jars of Clay

Jars of Clay

Jars of Clay is a Grammy Award winning Christian rock band from Franklin, Tennessee. They met at Greenville College in Greenville, Illinois. Jars of Clay consists of Dan Haseltine on singer, Charlie Lowell on piano and Keyboard instrument, Stephen Mason on lead guitars and Matthew Odmark on rhythm guitars....
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ll attended Greenville College

Greenville College

Greenville College is located in Greenville, Illinois, a small southern Illinois city, located 45 miles from St. Louis, Missouri on Interstate 70....
as a musical studies major. While there, Lowell spotted another student wearing a t-shirt for the band Toad the Wet Sprocket

Toad the Wet Sprocket

Toad the Wet Sprocket is an United States alternative rock band formed in 1986. The band consists of singer/guitarist Glen Phillips, guitarist Todd Nichols, bass guitar Dean Dinning, and drummer Randy Guss....
. He introduced himself to this man whose name was Dan Haseltine

Dan Haseltine

Dan Haseltine is an United States singer best known for being the lead vocalist for Christian alternative folk rock group Jars of Clay. Despite being a multi-instrumentalist, Haseltine has only ever performed vocals, accordion, percussion and most recently, melodica, while with Jars of Clay....
, who was also studying music at Greenville.

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Charlie Lowell (born Charles Daniel Lowell on October 21, 1973) is an American

United States

Jars of Clay

Biography

Lowell attended Greenville College

Greenville College

Toad the Wet Sprocket

Dan Haseltine

Stephen Mason

Steve Mason is an United States musician most known for being a guitarist for Christian alternative folk rock group Jars of Clay....
and eventually formed the band Jars of Clay

Jars of Clay

Matt Bronleewe

Matt Bronleewe is an American record producer, musician, novelist and songwriter....
after a short while, as an additional guitarist. The group recorded an EP entited Frail
Frail

Frail is the demo that Jars of Clay released in 1994 when they were still students at Greenville College. Only 1500 copies of the album were pressed and have long been sold out....
in 1994. As the EP gained momentum, the group decided to leave college without graduating to pursue their musical career. As Bronleewe wanted to complete his education, he left the band. Lowell then recruited his friend Matt Odmark

Matt Odmark

Matt Odmark is an United States musician most known for being a guitarist for Christian alternative folk rock group Jars of Clay....
as the new guitarist, who also came from Rochester, New York

Rochester, New York

Rochester is a city in Monroe County, New York, New York State, south of Lake Ontario in the United States. The Rochester metropolitan area is the second largest economy in New York State, behind the New York City metropolitan area....
as Lowell had. With Odmark, the band has not since changed its listup .

In 2001, Lowell and the rest of Jars of Clay were awarded honorary graduations from Greenville College due to their demonstrated understanding of their craft.

Also of note, Charlie is a descendant of Mayflower Pilgrims Myles Standish and John Alden.

Personal life

Charlie Lowell married Sonja Grifith just after the release of Jars of Clay's second album Much Afraid
Much Afraid

Much Afraid is the second album of Christian band Jars of Clay. It was released in 1997 by Essential Records .Much Afraid was highly anticipated after the success of the band's first album, but due to a noticeable stylistic shift, the album was not as well received....
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