Based in the tri-state area, Chandler Carpenter is active as a freelance guitarist and composer. Carpenter grew up outside of Cleveland, Ohio where he began playing piano at the age of 5 and took up guitar at the age of 7. He began performing in various bands around northeast Ohio by age 13 playing a wide range of music from classic rock, blues, funk, and soul. Eventually, Carpenter discovered his love for jazz music and improvisation in high school big band which paved the way for what was to come.

Carpenters diverse musical upbringing has resulted in a genre bending style that is evident in his performance style and original compositions. He leads many projects including his own Trio and Quartet playing original compositions and arrangements of songs from the American Songbook and Jazz Standards. He is the primary guitarist for Cleveland based jazz and R&B pianist and vocalist Jeffery Cruz. As a composer, Carpenter has been contracted to compose for big bands, wind ensembles, string quartets, flute trios, and arranges and orchestrates pop music.

Carpenter is an alumnus of Youngstown State University (‘23, MM - Jazz Studies) and The University of Akron (‘21, BM - Jazz Studies). He has studied composition and arranging under Dr. Dave Morgan, Jack Schantz, and Chris Coles. As a guitarist, he has studied under Dr. Francois Fowler and Dean Newton.