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Saxophonist Chuck Anderson

Inspiring, soul-stirring, and transforming…these are some of the words that come to mind when describing the heart and music of Saxophonist Chuck Anderson. A statuesque, yet a very demure presence, Chuck plays that saxophone like there is no tomorrow. He states, “My musical purpose is to create an atmosphere by which the Spirit of God can move upon and enlighten His people and bring about change in every area of their lives; spiritually and naturally.”

Born into a lineage of musicians, medical professionals, and military personnel, Chuck had an array of professions and crafts from which to choose. He graciously embraced music and the radiology profession. His mother was a church pianist and a nurse, and his father was a military man who enjoyed farming as a hobby. Chuck’s mother greatly influenced his decision to become a musician. She taught him to read music at an early age and supported him in his decision to play the saxophone. Chuck took hold of this powerful instrument and ended up “blowing” his way into a full, two-year music scholarship.

Chuck enjoys entertaining and ministering in churches, theaters and other venues. He has been on the regional scene for a while canvassing his latest CD, “Walk with Me,” but now he is breaking forth into the national scene with upcoming venues to include Tacoma, Washington & Memphis, TN. Chuck has played before audiences of 500 to 1000 people and opened for 8-time Grammy nominated Jazz Saxophonist, Kirk Whalum. Anderson’s musical influences include world-renowned Jazz Artists Greats such as John Coltrane, Sonny Stitt, and Horace Silver. Keep your ears tuned to the music ministry of Chuck Anderson.

For more information on Chuck Anderson or to book him for your next engagement, visit www.chuckandersonmusic.com.

Music as a Profession

by Chuck Anderson
June 25, 2010

Music as a career has always been met with considerable skepticism. This stems from a basic misunderstanding of the types of music involvements that are possible. The concept of the “starving musician" is but one of the many stereotypes. This installment of “The Art and Science of Jazz" is devoted to illustrating other alternatives.Music can be an avocation, a dedication, a business or a profession. They are not necessarily distinctly unique. Mixtures of these various roles are always ...

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Jazz As Art

by Chuck Anderson
May 19, 2010

The new jazz has nothing to do with the music. It has to do with the attitudes, the perception about jazz. History has created an image about jazz and jazz musicians. It's not a flattering image nor is it a beneficial one. Drugs, heavy drinking, seedy clubs and late hours have all contributed to this unseemly reputation. Traditionally, the smoke filled jazz club seemed part of the “charm" of a venue. I seriously doubt whether that holds ...

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The Musical Art of Jazz: Your Own Thing

by Chuck Anderson
April 20, 2010

Art or commercialism? It's almost always a problem to musicians and singers who pursue the jazz industry. We recognize it as an art but it has to make money to be a profession. Are these two concepts in conflict with each other or are they merely paradoxical? We know that anything can be marketed by the skillful use of advertising and promotional techniques. If the material of the commercial world can be successful through promotion and advertising, why can't the ...

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Marketing Solutions and Reaching a Larger Audience

by Chuck Anderson
February 11, 2010

No matter what your involvement is in music, marketing needs to be a way of life. This is true more for the musician seeking to make a living in music but it generally applies to anyone with goals other than pure aesthetics. What is marketing? Marketing is the entire range of activities that involve increasing your exposure in the market that you have chosen. This exposure then needs to lead to sales. These sales might be for CDs, ...

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Marketing Jazz and the Public Perception

by Chuck Anderson
January 7, 2010

[ed. note: Chuck Anderson has had an amazingly diverse career in music. He has worked successfully as a professional guitarist, composer, author, clinician and lecturer. He has owned and directed music schools, recorded a dozen CDs, written twenty books on music, run a production company, written for national magazines and currently maintains a busy music consulting business. Drawing on all these facets of the music business, Chuck will be writing a monthly column for us called “The Art ...

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Guitarist Chuck Anderson Interviewed at AAJ

Source: All About Jazz
April 20, 2010

Chuck Anderson's guitar artistry is a cut above the jazz standard. The quality of his execution is so fine that on first hearing, it is literally stunning. His recent CD, Freefall (Dreambox Media, 2010) consists of musical gems--all-original compositions, woven into a tapestry worthy of a master classical guitarist. Yet it is all straight-ahead mainstream jazz played on a Gibson L5 electric guitar in a trio setting.

The question arises as to why he is not better known within the ...
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Philadelphia Guitarist Chuck Anderson Interviewed at AAJ

Source: All About Jazz
November 18, 2009

Chicago-born but long associated with the Philadelphia scene, Chuck Anderson is one of the many guitarists working in the trenches but deserving of greater recognition. With ten CDs to his name, Anderson has run the Medley Music School for nearly a decade, has authored over a dozen instructional books, and continues to work as a media composer. The developer of the Neo Classical Style of guitar playing, which approaches performing classical repertoire with a pick rather than fingers.

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