ABOUT THE DIRECTOR
Professor of Jazz Studies Leon Anderson, Jr., joined the Florida State University faculty in 1998. His musical experience includes that of a classical and jazz percussionist, educator, clinician, and composer. Anderson earned the B.A. degree in Music Education at Louisiana Tech University and the M.A. degree in Percussion Performance at Southeastern Louisiana University. His mentors have included Ellis Marsalis, Willis Delony, and Victor Goines of the New Orleans jazz scene, as well as the late bassist Ben Tucker. Anderson currently teaches drum set, jazz ensembles, jazz combo, and jazz history at the FSU College of Music.
In 1997 Anderson was a featured soloist with The Marcus Roberts Trio’s performance with the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra at the Hollywood Bowl and he was the selected drummer for the “Great Saxophone Legends” concert at the Jacksonville Jazz Festival, featuring Jimmy Heath, David Sanchez, Javon Jackson and Red Holloway.
Anderson also has performed with the Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra and the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra in roles of drummer and percussionist. Additionally, he has performed with the Czech National Symphony Orchestra with the Ellis Marsalis Trio; National Orchestra de France with the Marcus Roberts Trio conducted by Seiji Ozawa; Umbria Jazz Festival, Perugia Italy; Ingolstadt Jazztage in Ingolstadt Bavaria; Switzerland Jazz Festival in Basel, Switzerland; North Sea Jazz Festival in Rotterdam, Netherlands, and Ascona Jazz Festival in Ascona, Switzerland.
His professional recordings include Victor Goines’ Joe’s Blues (1998), Marcus Roberts’ Cole After Midnight Vol. 1 (1998); To Those We Love So Dearly (1999) with Victor Goines; Sunrise to Midnight (2000) The Victor Goines Quartet; Five By Design’s Club Swing (2001); Richie Summa’s Tear It Down (2001); Etienne Charles’ Culture Shock (2006); David Detweiler’s New York Stories (2009); Melvin Jones’ (Grammy nominated) Pivot, (2011); Larry Panella’s The Gestures Project (2012); and Joy Road Vol. 2 (The Complete Works of Pepper Adams) with the Kevin Bales Quartet (2017).
His professional collaborations include performances with numerous artists: David Sanchez, Red Holloway, Donald Brown, Wynton Marsalis, Mike Wolf, Nathen Page, Allan Harris, Stephanie Nakasien, Phyllis Hyman, Barry Greene, Dianne Reeves, Harold Baptiste, 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, Eric Reed, Sean Jones, Oliver Lake, Delfeayo Marsalis, Victor Goines, Ellis Marsalis, Lou Donaldson, Hank Jones, Ben Tucker, Terence Blanchard, Bunky Greene, Carmen Bradford, Byron Stripling, Jon Faddis, Rodney Whitaker, Terrell Stafford, Marcus Printup, Larry Panella, Melvin Jones, Mace Hibbard, Gary Motley, Nicholas Payton, Alvin Batiste, and many others.
Anderson has also performed at the International Association of Jazz Education Conference with Bunky Green, Ellis Marsalis and the New Orleans Jazz All-Stars, and has served as an artist/clinician for several jazz festivals in the United States, including the Bill Evans Jazz Festival; Savannah Music Festival (Swing Central Jazz); Loyola University (New Orleans) Jazz Festival; Governor’s Honors Jazz Camp; Broward County All-City Jazz Ensemble; “Jazz in the Schools” program in Jacksonville, FL; Florida Music Educators All-State Jazz Ensemble; Louisiana Music Educators All-State Jazz Ensemble, and numerous All-County Jazz Ensembles throughout the state of Florida.
Anderson has also been featured in a review of the jazz composition “Afro Blue” for the text Teaching Music Through Jazz (December, 2007) and an article entitled “JazzEd Scene” by Steve MacQueen, published in Research and Review (Vol. XIV, No. III, Fall, 2004). He also occupies the drum chair in The Jazz Orchestra at the Dr. Phillips Center in Orlando, Florida.
At FSU, Anderson continues to implement innovative ways in an effort to enhance and expand the Jazz Program. Since its inception, the program has grown exponentially and yielded numerous successful students, many of whom have solidified careers nationally in Jazz performance and education.
ABOUT THE GUEST ARTIST
Originally from Houston, Texas, Mike Moreno began studying music formally at the Houston High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, a school renowned for its musical alumni, which includes such luminaries as Jason Moran, Robert Glasper, Brian Michael Cox, Eric Harland, Chris Dave, Kendrick Scott, and Beyoncé.
After graduating, Moreno moved to New York City with a scholarship to attend the New School University. While still in school he began garnering the recognition necessary to be called to perform and tour with some of the most venerable names in the jazz world as well as rising stars of the scene.
Over the years, they have included The Joshua Redman Elastic Band, Lizz Wright Band, Nicholas Payton Quartet, Stefon Harris Black Out, Me’Shell N’Degeocello, Common, Jason Moran, Terence Blanchard, Robert Glasper, Kendrick Scott Oracle, Ambrose Akinmusire, Gretchen Parlato, Aaron Parks, Claudia Acuña, Greg Osby 4, Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra, Jeff “Tain” Watts, Jeremy Pelt, Jochen Rueckert, John Ellis, Myron Walden, Will Vinson and more.
Additionally, Moreno has recorded with numerous major artists, both inside and outside of the jazz genre. Three of these recordings were nominated for a Grammy. In 2010 both Q-Tip’s The Renaissance and Geoffrey Keezzer’s Aurea were nominated for Best Album in their categories, as well Eldar’s 2008 Re-Imagination, which received the same nomination in the jazz category. Moreno’s discography also includes artists such as Bilal, Jeremy Pelt, Robert Glasper, John Ellis, Aaron Parks, Jimmy Greene, Myron Walden, Sam Yahel, Ralph Bowen, Marcus Strickland, Yosvany Terry, Kendrick Scott Oracle, Will Vinson, and Bob Reynolds.
Recognized as one of the leading voices in the jazz guitar world, Moreno has toured extensively and recorded as a leader of his own band, playing his original music to critical acclaim. As Nate Chinen describes in his 2007 “The Gigarticle” in JazzTimes, “There are many other guitarists out there pushing towards a modern ideal, but none with the precise coordinates that Mike Moreno has charted.”
In 2007, Moreno released his debut CD Between the Lines on the World Culture Music label, which Nate Chinen deemed in The New York Times as one of his top 10 jazz albums of 2007. He recorded his second and third albums, Third Wish (2008) and First In Mind (2011), for the European jazz label, Criss-Cross Records. He returned to World Culture Music for the release of Another Way (2012) which made the 25 “Best of 2012” jazz releases on iTunes, and Lotus, released in 2016. Since then, Moreno has returned to record his last 2 releases for Criss Cross Records. Three For Three in 2017 and Standards From Film in 2022.
During the COVID lockdowns Moreno designed and developed a 14-week course, “Standards From Film,” which inspired his most recent release. The course itself dove deep into the cultural history and harmonic evolution of 14 iconic jazz standards from the Golden Age of Hollywood. The course was given live during the summers of 2020, 2021, and 2022. During this time Moreno also developed a 2 season, 30 episode live stream series called The House Guest on his YouTube channel MorenoVids, performing with 30 guest guitarists and pianists along with podcast-style interviews with some guests.
Jazz Ensemble I Personnel
Leon Anderson, Jr., Director
Saxophone
Tyler Pauletti
Nina DeFilippo
Kyle Bramson
Jacob Wright
Joshua Spraker
Trumpet
Thaya Rangsiyawaranon
Brett Cole
Keshawn Hardy
Christopher Goldwire
Thum Rangsiyawaranon
Wayne Pearcy
Trombone
Steven Codling-Blake
Samuel Barbaro
William Roberts
Justin Hamann
Piano
Asher Pereira
Sammy Hanson
Thomas Greer
Guitar
Jack Iozzo
Bass
Dane Harter
Kaleb Thompkins
Garner Brant
Drums
Nygel Anderson
Rudi Neubrander
Janae Yates
FALL November 19, 2023 Elijah Felix Mendelssohn UNITY 17 January 28, 2024 Sounds of Cinema Celebrating Tallahassee’s Bicentennial SPRING April 28, 2024 Lord Nelson Mass Joseph Haydn 2023–2024 CONCERT SEASON All performances in Ruby Diamond Concert Hall, Florida State University Funded in part by TICKETS: TCCHORUS.ORG OR 850-597-0603
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