Leon Anderson
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Leon Anderson is a jazz drummer who is known for his work with Marcus Roberts
and Wynton Marsalis
. A native of Louisiana who is trained as a classical percussionist, his style is studied and controlled yet interactive. He performs and tours internationally with Marsalis, Goines, Walter Payton and the Snapbean Band, and the Third Coast Jazz Quintet. Additional professional collaborations include performances with numerous artists, including 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. An active jazz educator and clinician, Leon is a professor and director of the Jazz Studies program at Florida State University
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Marcus Roberts
Marcus Roberts is an American jazz pianist who has achieved fame as a stride pianist committed to celebrating classic standards and jazz traditions. Roberts has also distinguished his solos by accompanying himself with walking basslines...
and Wynton Marsalis
Wynton Marsalis
Wynton Learson Marsalis is a trumpeter, composer, bandleader, music educator, and Artistic Director of Jazz at Lincoln Center. Marsalis has promoted the appreciation of classical and jazz music often to young audiences...
. A native of Louisiana who is trained as a classical percussionist, his style is studied and controlled yet interactive. He performs and tours internationally with Marsalis, Goines, Walter Payton and the Snapbean Band, and the Third Coast Jazz Quintet. Additional professional collaborations include performances with numerous artists, including 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. An active jazz educator and clinician, Leon is a professor and director of the Jazz Studies program at Florida State University
Florida State University
The Florida State University is a space-grant and sea-grant public university located in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It is a comprehensive doctoral research university with medical programs and significant research activity as determined by the Carnegie Foundation...
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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 Roverts Five By Design’s Club Swing (2001)
- Richie Summa Tear It Down (2001)
- Etienne Charles Culture Shock (2006)