A performing artist for nearly 20 years, I had the good fortune to play music across the US in a range of settings — from the Austin club circuit to international jazz festivals. I'm no longer performing actively, but the music lives on.
A recipient of Berklee College of Music's 1999 North American Scholarship Tour Award, I attended the prestigious college and graduated with my Bachelor of Music in 2001. I spent the years that followed teaching, touring, and performing alongside Austin's vibrant music community.
Videos
Mount Pressmore
Erik Telford Collective
Erik Telford — Live at the Hideout Theater
The Susan Arbuckle Band
Champagne with Friends
Recordings
Enjoy — Mount Pressmore, 2013
Kinetic — ETC (Erik Telford Collective), 2010
"Savannah" — Akina Adderley & the Vintage Playboys, Say Yes
Guitar solo
Projects
Mount Pressmore
An Austin-based group whose debut album was released in December 2013 and received press from around the country. We spent several years playing shows locally and recording.
ETC (Erik Telford Collective)
Trumpeter Erik Telford's ensemble, with whom I performed and recorded the album Kinetic (2010). The album received strong national press including selection as one of the Boston Globe's Top 10 Jazz Albums of 2010 and a JazzTimes top 40 nomination, leading to performances at the Rochester International Jazz Festival and the Monterey Jazz Festival.
The Susan Arbuckle Band
Austin singer-songwriter Susan Arbuckle's band, performing a mix of originals and soulful covers at venues including Antone's and Maverick's.
Champagne with Friends
A project with singer-songwriter Thomas Champagne, with whom I toured the central US. Equal parts road trip and recording session.
Akina Adderley & the Vintage Playboys
Austin blues and soul vocalist Akina Adderley's band, on whose album Say Yes I performed the guitar solo on "Savannah."
About:Blank
A jazz-funk-ska group I co-founded in Austin in 2005. About:Blank became a staple of the local music scene and was voted the #4 Jazz Band in Austin by the Austin Chronicle Music Awards in 2009–2010.
Press & Recognition
"It all comes to a head on the insistent rock of 'The Rival,' featuring some blistering guitar work from Danny Anderson." — Steve Greenlee, The Boston Globe, 2010
- The Boston Globe — Kinetic (ETC) selected as one of the Top 10 Jazz Albums of 2010
- AllAboutJazz — "guitarist Anderson providing a particularly blazing solo" on "The Rival," Kinetic (ETC)
- JazzTimes — Kinetic nominated in the top 40 albums of 2010
- Monterey Jazz Festival — performed with ETC, 2011
- Rochester International Jazz Festival — performed with ETC, 2010
- Austin Chronicle Music Awards — About:Blank voted #4 Jazz Band in Austin, 2009–2010
- Berklee College of Music — 1999 North American Scholarship Tour Award