Gene Anderson

Gene Anderson Percussionist / Music Director, with the impeccable ability the take your film or music project to another level. Gene is a music prodigy whose roots in music for all genres cannot be compared with most contemporary artists. We can establish this as a truth because Gene has special DNA, which gives him exceptional abilities when pertaining to his Craft. He is the son of legendary Jazz Saxophonist Fred Anderson, who was a jazz tenor saxophonist who was based in Chicago, Illinois. Fred Anderson's playing was rooted in the swing music and hard bop idioms, but also incorporated innovations from free jazz, rendering him, as critics Ron Wynn and Joslyn Layne have written, "a seminal figure among Chicago musicians in the '60s." Gene's circumspective view and ability to approach all forms of music with creative authority, and uniqueness was nurtured due to access that he had being around world renowned artists all the time. During the 1960's, and in the decades that followed, His Father Fred, had established a succession of important Jazz Clubs in the south and west sides of Chicago. Most notably, the Beehive, and the Velvet Lounge. The Velvet Lounge is known by aficionados worldwide as one of the cradles of contemporary jazz. Dozens of acclaimed albums have been recorded at the club, including a series of live recordings featuring Anderson himself on the Delmark label. As a teenager, Gene realized that his Father was preparing him to play and record in his band. His direction however at the time was not jazz but, rhythm & blues. Even though on practically an hourly basis he was not only receiving his Father's musical tutelage, but also from greats that included David Sanborn, Eddie Harris, and Dexter Gordon, just to name a few. Gene went on to establish groups back in the day that landed him recording contracts with labels such as A&M and TK Records. Gene is determined to not only bring his expertise, talents, gifts and his legendary roots to every project - but to launch a sound of his own which he likes to describe as Jazz for the New Millennium. Gene has also spent many years in finance for the funding of Motion Pictures and Music Ventures. Which means to you, the client, that he can perform a multitude of tasks for an expedient delivery of any products regardless of the magnitude of the project. Let him help you to take your endeavor beyond the new millennium through his proficiency in music theory, composing, and scoring in both digital and live performance mediums. Please contact anytime for a free consultation and quote for your project.