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| Wess "Warmdaddy" Anderson's Jazz Meditation Alto Saxophonist Wess “Warmdaddy” Anderson will be featured in an evening jazz meditation on Sunday, December 4 at at Sundown. Brooklyn native Wess Anderson began playing the saxophone at age 14. A member of the Wynton Marsalis Septet since 1988, he also played lead alto for the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra from 1992 to 2005. As a leader, Mr. Anderson has recorded and released four solo albums, Warmdaddy in the Garden of Swing (1994), The Ways of Warmdaddy (1996), Live at the Village Vanguard (1998), and Space (December, 2005). He performs and teaches around the world, and is professor of saxophone at Michigan State University. Performing with Wess Anderson are Marcus Printup, trumpet; Aaron Goldberg, piano; Kengo Nakamura, bass; and Sachal Vasandani, vocals. write your comments about the article :: © 2005 Jazz News :: home page |