Professor GROOVE! - Leon Anderson Quintet - Album Release of LIVE @ SNUG HARBOR

Fri, Nov 07

Show Ticket $25 - $35 Dinner is required with all reservations. *6:30 PM SHOW - DINNER RESERVATIONS FROM 5:15 PM *9:00 PM SHOW - DINNER RESERVATIONS FROM 8:00 PM Don’t miss the release of this milestone project from a drummer’s drummer, a master educator, and a true keeper of the flame. Get ready for the long-awaited debut album from one of the most in-demand drummers on today’s jazz scene: Leon Anderson, Jr. Known for his electrifying swing, deep grooves, and artistry that moves seamlessly from the concert hall to the funk stage, Leon brings it all together in LIVE @ SNUG HARBOR—a powerhouse recording that captures the energy, fire, and soul of a night in New Orleans. Leon Anderson, Jr. – drummer • composer • educator • bandleader Melvin Jones, trumpet Mace Hibbard, saxophone Louis Hereveaux, piano Kaleb Thompkins, bass Born in Shreveport, Louisiana to a family of music educators, Leon has carried his rhythmic genius from his earliest days on snare drum with the Peppermints marching team to his decades of experience performing worldwide. His influences run the spectrum—Debussy to Duke, Motown to Miles, Coltrane to Prince—and his playing tells the full story of jazz’s past, present, and future. Over his career, Leon has shared the stage with jazz greats including Wynton Marsalis, Ellis Marsalis, Dianne Reeves, Donald Harrison, Bobby McFerrin, Terence Blanchard, Hank Jones, Dr. John, and countless others. He’s lit up major international festivals from Umbria to North Sea, worked with symphony orchestras from New Orleans to Prague, and built one of the country’s strongest jazz drumset programs as Professor of Jazz Drumset at Florida State University. Now, with LIVE @ SNUG HARBOR (2025), Leon steps into the spotlight as bandleader and composer, delivering a debut recording that’s as bold, soulful, and swinging as his career has been. Recorded in one of New Orleans’ most legendary jazz venues, this album is a living, breathing testament to the heartbeat of jazz.