Art Wheeler

Composer, Musician, Author

Art Wheeler has played keyboards since 1965 and loves music in all styles. He naturally gravitates toward jazz, especially New Orleans style jazz, Memphis and Chicago blues, African-American gospel, Afro-Cuban and salsa music. He studies and plays everything from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, Arensky to Zemlinsky, Aleatory to Zydeco i.e. Gershwin, Kern, Bach, Mozart, Chopin, and Beethoven.

Career highlights include performing for:
* five presidents
* the United States Supreme Court

performing with:
* James Brown
* Aretha Franklin
* Robert "Jos" Jospe
* Mike Brecker
* Donny Gerard

Art Wheeler has taught a history of African- American music for the University of Virginia's Department of African American Affairs. He has performed and taught in over 1,000 venues.

Listen to Art's music here: https://artwheeler.bandcamp.com/