Ray Anderson

Ray Anderson is a living embodiment of the uninhibited and at times rambunctious approach to individualized expression that is a vital element dating back to the beginnings of jazz through Lester Bowie, Charles Mingus, Dizzy Gillespie, and Roy Eldridge to Fats Waller, Louis Armstrong, Jelly Roll Morton, and Bessie Smith. In addition to his trailblazing exploration of the tonal and textural possibilities of the trombone, Anderson has the singular distinction of having transferred Dick Griffin's multiphonic technique on that instrument to his own singing voice, enabling him to s...