Jeffrey "Jeff" Anderson (born September 21, 1962) is an American

tuba The tuba (; ) is the lowest-pitched musical instrument in the brass family. As with all brass instruments, the sound is produced by lip vibrationa buzzinto a mouthpiece. It first appeared in the mid-19th century, making it one of the ne ...

player. As of 2017, he is the Principal Tubist in the San Francisco Symphony. Anderson was educated at the Indiana University School of Music and Arizona State University. His teachers have included

Harvey Phillips Harvey Gene Phillips, Sr. (December 2, 1929 – October 20, 2010) was an American tuba player. He served as the Distinguished Professor of the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University, Bloomington (from 1971 to 1994) and was dedicated advocate ...

, Daniel Perantoni, Arnold Jacobs,

Roger Bobo Roger Bobo (born June 8, 1938) is an American tuba virtuoso and brass pedagogue. He retired from active tuba performance in 2001 in order to devote his time to conducting and teaching. He gave what is reputed to be the first solo tuba recital i ...

and Jim Self. He is an active soloist, clinician, chamber musician, and teacher. He has performed at the International Brass Conference, and is a frequent recitalist in the United States and abroad. He has been featured as a soloist with the

Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) is an American orchestra based in the city of Rochester, New York. Its primary concert venue is the Eastman Theatre at the Eastman School of Music. History George Eastman, founder of Eastman Kodak Compa ...

and the San Francisco Symphony. He premiered the composition "Europa and the Bull" by composer

Robin Holloway Robin Greville Holloway (born 19 October 1943) is an English composer, academic and writer. Early life Holloway was born in Leamington Spa. From 1953 to 1957, he was a chorister at St Paul's Cathedral and was educated at King's College School, ...

with the San Francisco Symphony on March 22 and 23, 2017. As of 2017, Anderson teaches at the

San Francisco Conservatory of Music The San Francisco Conservatory of Music (SFCM) is a private music conservatory in San Francisco, California. As of 2021, it had 480 students. History The San Francisco Conservatory of Music was founded in 1917 by Ada Clement and Lillian Hodg ...

. Major orchestral appointments include: *

, ( Christopher Seaman, cond.) * San Francisco Symphony, ( Michael Tilson-Thomas, cond.)

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