The Coyote Anderson Quartet

Coyote Anderson was born and raised in rural Sullivan County in Upstate New York. He began playing the guitar at age 12 and within a year was frequenting local blues jams. His first paid gig was playing in the pit orchestra at the Forestburgh Playhouse, which he returns to every summer to do at least one musical.

Though he started by playing rock, blues and americana music, he soon became intrigued by jazz and classical music. He moved to NYC in 2007 to begin working towards a BFA in Jazz Performance from CCNY on a full scholarship.

Being in NYC has allowed Coyote to become incredibly versatile, both as a guitarist and a composer, playing and writing in almost every genre imaginable.
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Since moving to NYC, Coyote has had opportunities to study and perform with some of the best musicians the city has to offer including John Patitucci, Chris Potter, Fred Hersch and Mike Holober. He has had the honor of collaborating with such established ensembles as The Westchester Jazz Orchestra and The Nouveau Classical Project.

He gigs regularly around the city accompanying vocalists, playing in rock groups and also performing his original music. He is featured on more than a dozen recordings as both a guitarist and a bassist and plans to record his own compositions within the year. Coyote continues his studies as a member of the BMI Jazz Composer's Workshop and through private lessons with Pulitzer Prize Winner David Del Tredici.