Anders Osborne closed out the day on Saturday at the Abita Beer Stage. From his last appearance at Jazz Fest Anders has changed his appearance somewhat. He now sports a full beard. But whatever his appearance Anders provides a great show of music. He has a new album, American Patchwork coming out in time for this year's New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. He opened with a song from the album "On the Road to Charlie Parker."
In a recent issue of Offbeat Anders talks about his drug problems and his coming clean and that his new music is a reflection of that. Anders was originally from Sweden and as a young man made New Orleans his home. Since than he's released some great music and works part time in Nashville as a song writer. Tim McGraw's number one song "Watch The Wind Blow By" was written by Anders.
Anders band consisted of him on guitar, a drummer and a sousaphone player. No other guitars were on stage. But you'd never know it, the band rocked. Anders mixes rock, funk, americana and blues all into a gumbo that's uniquely his own. He slowed things down with his crowd favorite "Louisiana Rain."
At the end he brought out Brian Stolz to play on a couple songs with him. The two traded licks back and forth.
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