Ray Anderson & His Pocket Brass Band To Perform At The Jazz Loft

STONY BROOK, NY — Ray Anderson, a jazz fusionist trombonist, is coming to The Jazz Loft, situated along the Stony Brook waterfront and nearby historic village at 275 Christian Ave. The Ray Anderson & His Pocket Brass Band show is scheduled for Friday, Oct. 25 at 7 p.m.

Once dubbed "the wild man of the trombone" by the L.A. Times, Anderson has been named five straight years as best trombonist in the Down Beat Critics Poll and declared "the most exciting slide brass player of his generation" by the Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD, according to The Jazz Loft.

Anderson is a professor of Jazz Studies in the music department at Stony Brook University, where he has been on the faculty for 16 years. He will be performing with Jose Davila on sousaphone, Steven Bernstein on trumpet and Tommy Campbell on drums.

"The Jazz Loft is miraculous," Anderson stated via press release. "A gorgeous museum, performance and educational space right here in the community. I’m grateful, and proud, that this volunteer-run, non-profit organization is supported where I live. I travel a great deal around the world performing, but this is my favorite place to play."

Jazz Loft Founder Tom Manuel said the venue has welcomed incredible talent the past few years, though praised Anderson as the standout.

"I can think of no one more creative, more dynamic, more authentically real in transmitting his musical voice than Ray Anderson," he said. "There is an incredibly transcendent spirit of love and acceptance when he performs, and those who are lucky enough to be present leave uplifted and moved for sure."

Tickets for the show are available for purchase on The Jazz Loft website.

The Jazz Loft is located just 90 minutes from New York City and is the only music venue on Long Island that features exclusively Jazz music.