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- About Me:
- Hailing from the "birth place of jazz",Vandell Andrew's destiny was not to
hard to find. Vandell started studying music at the age of 13 at a local
jazz summer camp in the Treme area of New Orleans. It was then that he
learned to play the trumpet.After a whole summer of playing the trumpet,
Vandell was approached by one of his teachers that his embouchure would be
better suited playing the saxophone.
Being that this teacher was the COOLEST sax player in the world,Vandell
took this ultimatum as a compliment that his teacher would be even
considering teaching him. Soon after learning to play the alto saxophone,
Vandell joined the infamous St.Augustine "Marching 100" band. Playing in
events and parades all over the world,convinced Vandell that this was what
he wanted to do for a living after high school. Following high school,
Vandell enrolled in music classes at Southern University at New Orleans,
and studied with the legendary Edward "Kidd" Jordan. Shortly after about a
month of studying with Kidd, the horrible hurricane Katrina took the city
of New Orleans by storm.Vandell found himself relocating to Dallas,Tx.
This experience was extremely hard to cope with at first ,but Vandell
began to like living in Dallas a little more,after seeing how much
opportunity their was. Vandell began writing and working on his own
original compositions. This has led to him sharing stages with many local
acts,at many different venues. As well as nationally known acts like Kirk
Whalum, and Tom Braxton. In June of 2011, Vandell released his debut
album, titled "Years Later...". This album is a collection of original
songs that has been written since Vandell has relocated to Texas. The
"Years Later..." album has been getting amazing reviews from smooth jazz
fans and critics across the globe. This is only the beginning for this
young man. Keep your ears ready for Vandell Andrew!
- Gender
- male
- Location
- Dallas Tx
- Website
- http://vandellmusic.com
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- music
- How did you find out about Uptown Jazz Dallas IJF?
- reverbnation
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Uptown Jazz Dallas IJF said… That's a great track, Vandell!
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