John Anderson (jazz trumpeter)

John Anderson
BornJanuary 31, 1921
Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
DiedAugust 18, 1974 (aged 53)
Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
GenresJazz, West Coast jazz
InstrumentTrumpet

John Anderson (January 31, 1921 – August 18, 1974) was an American jazz trumpeter. Born in Birmingham, Alabama, he studied at the Los Angeles Conservatory of Music and the Westlake College of Music. He did a good deal of work in West Coast jazz with Stan Kenton and others. Anderson died in Birmingham in 1974.