Posts Related to: Chuck Anderson

Note from LRG: Chuck recently found out that a recording session he did in 1970 subsequently became a cult LP. From the British site Phonica: “A group of singers and musicians known as the Deirdre Wilson Tabac released their first and only LP in 1970, and this is the first 7-inch release of the song ‘I Can’t Keep from …

In the mid 1970’s, I formed the Chuck Anderson Trio with Al Stauffer and Ray Deeley. The East Coast jazz group focused primarily on my original writing but also included unique interpretations of jazz classics. We gave concerts and recorded our first critically acclaimed album called “Mirror Within a Mirror.” My reputation as a rising …

Chuck Anderson is part of an elite group: world-class jazz musicians who focused their careers not on performing, but on passing the baton to others. Like the late Dennis Sandole and Charlie Banacos before him, Chuck spent his career focused on educating and mentoring students, many of whom went onto illustrious careers.
Now at 62, Chuck Anderson has returned to his roots …

Following is an excerpt of an interview with our own Master Music Teacher Chuck Anderson, which appears in the current (August 2009) issue of Just Jazz Guitar.
Tell me about your background – personal and musical.
I was born in Chicago on June 21st, 1947. Most of my early years were spent in sports – basketball and …