Joe Longardner has recently relocated to Beijing, China. Joe has been living in China for the past 5 years performing and teaching Jazz Music. Joe has performed his original music in some of Asia's top Jazz Clubs in Shanghai, Beijing, Hong Kong, Seoul and Bangkok and has performed in a few European and Asian Jazz Festivals. He has an Undergraduate degree in Jazz from Butler University and a Masters Degree in Jazz Studies from the University of South Florida, both in the United States. Joe also studied composition at the Escuela de Musica Creativa in Madrid, Spain. Joe is a former Music Director for Carnival Cruise Lines where he worked for 7 years while he attended university. He is excited to be performing his original compositions at the 3C shows hosted at DDC.