Leon Anderson is an American
jazz drummer
Jazz drumming is the art of playing percussion (predominantly the drum kit, which includes a variety of drums and cymbals) in jazz styles ranging from 1910s-style Dixieland jazz to 1970s-era jazz fusion and 1980s-era Latin jazz. The techniques an ...
from
, Louisiana, US, who trained as a classical percussionist, and has worked with
Marcus Roberts
Marthaniel "Marcus" Roberts (born August 7, 1963) is an American jazz pianist, composer, arranger, bandleader, and teacher.
Early life
Roberts was born in Jacksonville, Florida, United States. His mother was a gospel singer who had gone blind a ...
and
Wynton Marsalis
Wynton Learson Marsalis (born October 18, 1961) is an American trumpeter, composer, teacher, and artistic director of Jazz at Lincoln Center. He has promoted classical and jazz music, often to young audiences. Marsalis has won nine Grammy Awar ...
. He performs and tours internationally with Marsalis, Goines, Walter Payton and the Snapbean Band, and the Third Coast Jazz Quintet. He has also performed with David Sanchez, Red Holloway, Donald Brown, Mike Wolf, Nathen Page, Allan Harris, Stephanie Nakasien, Phyllis Hyman, Barry Greene, Dianne Reeves, Harold Batiste, Donald Harrison, Mary Stallings, Judy Collins, Wessell Anderson, Wycliffe Gordon, Kent Jordan, Oliver Lake, James Moody, Deborah Brown, Rufus Reid, Henry Mancini, Art Farmer, Jason Marsalis, and the Temptations. Anderson is a professor and director of the Jazz Studies program at
Florida State University
Florida State University (FSU) is a public research university in Tallahassee, Florida. It is a senior member of the State University System of Florida. Founded in 1851, it is located on the oldest continuous site of higher education in the st ...
.
Professional recordings
* Victor Goines ''Joe’s Blues'' (1998)
* Victor Goines ''To Those We Love So Dearly'' (1999)
* Victor Goines ''Sunrise to Midnight'' (2000)
* Marcus Roberts ''Cole After Midnight Vol. I'' (1998)
* Marcus Roberts ''Five By Design’s Club Swing'' (2001)
* Richie Summa ''Tear It Down'' (2001)
* Etienne Charles ''Culture Shock'' (2006)
* David Detweiler ''New York Stories'' (2009)
* Melvin Jones ''Pivot'' (2011)
* David Detweiler ''The Astoria Suite'' (2020)
References
*http://www.music.fsu.edu/Faculty-and-Staff/Faculty/Leon-Anderson
*http://www.rinr.fsu.edu/fall2004/features/jazzedscene.html
*http://daviddetweiler.com/
*https://www.allaboutjazz.com/pivot-turnaround-records-review-by-edward-blanco
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Florida State University faculty
American jazz drummers
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people