JEFF ANDERLE

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Jeff Anderle is a pioneer in the world of low reeds, working as a performer, commissioner, educator, and advocate for innovative new music.

Ensemble memberships include:

• Splinter Reeds: reed quintet dedicated to new innovative music

• Sqwonk: bass clarinet duo exploring the full expressive range of the bass clarinet

• Edmund Welles: virtuosic heavy metal bass clarinet quartet 

• San Francisco Contemporary Music Players 

He is a regular collaborator with a wide range of music institutions:

• San Francisco Symphony

• Magik*Magik Orchestra

• Left Coast Chamber Ensemble 

• Telegraph Quartet

• Friction Quartet

He has performed concertos with:

• San Francisco Chamber Orchestra

• One Found Sound

• Minnesota Philharmonic Orchestra

• Nomad Session

And featured nationally at festivals and concert series:

• Bang on a Can Marathon

• Time:Spans NY

• ClarinetFest

• Festival of New American Music

• Fast Forward Austin

• Omaha Under the Radar

Through these various projects, he has commissioned or premiered over 200 works.

A passionate educator, Jeff is chair of the woodwind department at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music where he teaches clarinet, bass clarinet, chamber music, technology, and professional development, and he has given masterclasses across the country on these topics. 

He was a founding co-director of Switchboard Music, a presenting organization which featured hundreds of innovative musicians through its annual marathon and concert series during its 10 year history. 

He holds a M.M. from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and a B.A. from University of California at Los Angeles. 

Jeff is a Selmer Paris Performing Artist, performing on Presence clarinets and a Prestige bass clarinet.