AC23+ - Artist Legacy Series of the Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge

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AC23+ Artist Legacy Series Ep47 - Leon Anderson - Drummer, Composer, Jazz Professor
Episode 47
Monday, 24 November, 2025

Mike Esneault plays music and talks with internationally renowned drummer, composer, educator and clinician, Leon Anderson. In addition to playing a couple of tunes (with Bill Grimes on bass), they talk about his formative years learning to play music and then his very active career as a performing artist throughout the world with artists such as Ellis Marsalis, Marcus Roberts and more, as well as his long career as a Professor of Jazz Studies at Florida State University. Enjoy!