JAZZ @ THE SANDBAR: Leon Anderson
Wed, Apr 05
|The Sandbar @ The Cove at UNO
Master drummer Leon Anderson is this week's visiting professor and guest teaching artist, performing with the UNO Jazz Studies Student Combo Band...
Time & Location
Apr 05, 2023, 7:00 PM CDT – Apr 06, 2023, 9:30 PM CDT
The Sandbar @ The Cove at UNO, 2000 Lakeshore Dr, New Orleans, LA 70122, USA
About The Event
Leon Anderson, Jr., Associate Professor and Director of Jazz Studies, joined the Florida State University faculty in 1998. His musical experience includes that of a classical and jazz percussionist, educator, clinician, and composer. Mr. Anderson earned the B.A. degree in Music Education at Louisiana Tech University and the M.A. degree in Percussion Performance at Southeastern Louisiana University. His mentors included Ellis Marsalis, Willis Delony, and Victor Goines of New Orleans, as well as the late bassist Ben Tucker. Mr. Anderson currently teaches drum set, jazz ensembles, jazz combo, and jazz history at the FSU College of Music.
In 1997 Mr. Anderson was a featured soloist with The Marcus Roberts Trio’s performance with the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra at the Hollywood Bowl, and he was the selected drummer for the “Great Saxophone Legends” concert at the Jacksonville Jazz Festival, featuring Jimmy Heath, David Sanchez, Javon Jackson and Red Holloway.
Anderson also…