# Jay Anderson is among the most versatile and respected jazz artists … Video

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- Published: 2017-10-24T09:05:19+01:00
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**24.10. – Happy Birthday !!! Bassist/composer Jay Anderson is among the most versatile
and respected jazz artists performing today. Born in 1955 in Southern California,
Anderson be gan playing acoustic bass at the age of 12. **

Throughout junior high, high school, and college, Anderson won numerous awards for
excellence in both jazz and classical music. One week after receiving a Bachelor’s
Degree in Performance from California State University at Long Beach, Anderson was
asked to join the Woody Herman Orchestra. After touring with the “Herd” for a year,
he was called by Carmen McRae and performed with the legendary singer for the next
two years.

In 1982 Anderson made the decision to move to New York City. Since moving East, 
he has continued to perform and record with some of the most important names in 
jazz. Anderson has been a regular member in the bands of Red Rodney & Ira Sullivan,
Michael Brecker, Toots Thielemans, Bob Mintzer, Michael Franks, Eliane Elias, Bennie
Wallace, Lew Tabackin, Steve Khan, Lynne Arriale, and was with Joe Sample from 1992
to 2006.

Anderson takes pride in his versatility and openness to different types of music.
He has been featured on over 300 recordings, including work with Paul Bley, Randy
Brecker, Bob Berg, Vic Juris, Mike Stern, Seamus Blake, Oz Noy, Adam Nussbaum, Donald
Byrd, Terumasa Hino, Joe Lovano, Mark Soskin, Lee Konitz, Warren Bernhardt, Dalia
Faitelson, Frank Kimbrough, Dave Stryker, Steve Slagle, Garry Dial, Dick Oatts, 
Andy LaVerne, Frank Wess, Walt Weiskopf, Phil Markowitz, Joe Locke, Joey Calderazzo,
Bob Sheppard, Tiger Okoshi, George Cables, Jay Clayton, Rich Perry, David Witham,
Charles Blenzig, Jeremy Monteiro, Yosuke Yamashita, Mark Isaacs, and many others.
He has performed with the big bands of Kenny Wheeler, Bob Mintzer, Bob Belden, Mel
Lewis, Toshiko Akiyoshi, George Gruntz Concert Jazz Band, WDR Köln (Germany), and
the critically acclaimed Maria Schneider Orchestra whose 2004 release “Concert In
The Garden” won the Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album. He also performed
on Maria’s 2007 release “Sky Blue” that won a Grammy for Best Instrumental Composition,“
Cerulean Skies”.

Anderson has also done numerous jingles and non-jazz recordings with Frank Zappa,
Tom Waits, Chaka Khan, Michel Legrand, legendary poet Allen Ginsberg, and the Grammy
Award winning 1997 Record of the Year “Falling Into You” by Celine Dion.

In addition to being a highly sought-after sideman, Anderson is a proven voice in
his own right. His two original recordings on the DMP label, “NEXT EXIT” and “LOCAL
COLOR” have received critical acclaim both in the U.S. and abroad.

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