You might not be aware that one of the world’s highly acclaimed Jazz guitar composers and teachers lives not too far from our neck of the woods. Chuck Anderson has been teaching and performing guitar for the last 40 years. He has written a ton of material of how to learn jazz guitar, has released a number of albums over the years with the Chuck Anderson Trio, and has recently been performing live again after several years of dealing with a condition known as “sleep apnea“.
Over the past 6 months Chuck has built a website full of resources for guitarists hoping to learn more about their art, whether it’s learning about the fundamentals of guitar or comparing jam bands to jazz guitar. Chuck has a very fresh and interesting take on what the guitar really is, and how the jazz guitar is often mistaken by the general public due to the heavy influence from other instruments (such as the sax) on the perception of jazz music.
You can stream Chuck’s new album, “Freefall”, above and if you like what you hear swing by the store and pick up a copy!
