Artist of the Week

Chuck Anderson, Artist of the Week

Published

4 years ago

July 1, 2019

JGT Newsroom

JGT Artist of the Week, Chuck Anderson

» A LITTLE ABOUT

Chuck Anderson has devoted his long career to the guitar with a specialization in the jazz guitar. Chuck was staff guitarist at the prestigious Latin Casino in Cherry Hill, New Jersey for four years. That was followed by 8 years as staff guitarist for the Valley Forge Music Fair. He has lived a passion for private teaching for the past 56 years.

» HAS PLAYED WITH…

Billy Eckstine, Nancy Wilson, Michel Legrand, Sammy Davis Jr, John Stowell, Jimmy Bruno, Anthony Newley, Peggy Lee, Gerald Veasley, Rufus Reid, as well as many others.

» BIRTHDAY

Happy Belated Birthday…June 21st

» INTERESTING NOTE

He had no interest in music at all until a neighbor gave him his used guitar at a neighborhood picnic. His “chord” was an open Em. That was the beginning of it all.

» FUN FACT

Chuck was into sports in general and into basketball and martial arts in particular. It was a sprained ankle that temporarily stopped his sports involvement and started his life long love and pursuit of music. Also, Chuck is a Jazz Guitar Today contributor! You can find his latest article at ‘The Anderson Files’.

» SPOTLIGHT ALBUM

» GEAR USED

Strings – D’Addario J21 strings but replace the .012 E string with a .013 E string. The .016 B string is replaced with a .017 B string. This set has a wound G string.

Guitar – Gibson L5 – 2 pickups – fingerboard pickup only

Picks – Fender 351 Classic Celluloid Shell Extra Heavy Picks

Speakers -2 Raezer’s Edge Stealth 12 Vintage Cabinets – elevated on each side of the stage

Amp – Acoustic Image Clarus II – 400 watt 2 channel amplifier

Virtually no effects – an occasional touch of reverb or EQ depending on the room