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Anne Drummond is a professional American musician, performing on the flute and piano She first became interested in music at a very young age and studied classical piano throughout her young years. It wasn't until she reached New York that she began performing the flute and that became her main instrument, receiving awards and accolades that has made her one of the most in demand Jazz flute players of her time (see discography).

Biography
Born in Seattle, Washington she has referenced being fortunate enough to have a career that spans the multiple genres of Jazz, Classical music, Music of Brazil and Rock music. Relocating to New York City to study piano performance at the Manhattan School of Music is where she met Kenny Barron and later toured throughout Europe with his band, Canta Brasil. This changed the course of her career where she focused primarily on flute and composition.

She continues to work with the younger generations of musicians, serving as an Adjunct faculty at the School of Jazz (The New School), she has taught at the Manhattan School of Music, conducted masterclasses at Black Hawk College, Utah Valley University and the University of Louisville. Her dedication to learning goes even further with her work with Dr. Don Robin and Dr. Amy Ramage on furthering research into musical improvisation and the brain. Her visits to the University of New Hampshire allows her to work directly with the students in various charter schools in the area of Durham, New Hampshire.

She has been featured on other notable recordings with Stefon Harris, Avishai Cohen, Bobby Hutchinson, Ravi Coltrane, Conor Oberst and Ian Anderson. Her most recent projects include collaborations with harpist Brandee Younger, Nilson Matta, Victor Gould and Meg Okura. She has also recently produced the latest album for vocalist, Hiromi Suda.

Discography

 * Hiromi Suda, Nagi, Impartment, 2016
 * Victor Gould, Clockwork, 2016
 * Brandee Younger, Wax and Wane, 2015
 * Anne Drummond, Revolving, Origin Records, 2012
 * Nilson Matta, Black Orpheus, Motéma Music, 2013
 * Matthius Bublath, Oceans, mb Note, 2013
 * Brandi Disterheft, Gratitude, Justin Time Records, 2012
 * Meg Okura, Music of Ryuichi Sakamoto, 2012
 * Hiromi Suda, Sou, 2012
 * Meg Okura Pan Asian Chamber Jazz Ensemble, Naima, 2011
 * Matthius Bublath, Diversity, mb Note, 2011
 * David Chesky, Dr. Chesky’s Amazing Binaural Sound Show, Chesky Records, 2011
 * Nilson Matta, Walking With My Bass, Blue Tucan, 2010
 * Anne Drummond, Like Water, Obliqsound, 2009
 * Stefon Harris, Blackout – Urbanus, Concord Records, 2009
 * Stefon Harris, African Tarantella: Dances With Duke, Blue Note Records 2006
 * Avishai Cohen (bassist), At Home, Razdaz, 2005
 * Stefon Harris, Evolution, Blue Note Records, 2004
 * Kenny Barron, So It Seems, Verve Records, 2004
 * Kenny Barron, Hallucinations, Verve Records, 2004
 * Kenny Barron, Images, Universal Music Group, 2003
 * Kenny Barron, Canta Brasil, Sunnyside Records, 2002
 * Stefon Harris, The Grand Unification Theory, Blue Note Records, 2002 Grammy Nominees

Press

 * “…couldn’t have hired a better co-producer than gifted flutist Drummond” Downbeat Magazine 2017
 * New York Post …the Lew Soloff /Anne Drummond Quintet performing at Zinc Bar with Paul Shaffer, and later joined onstage by Shaffer’s pal actor Martin Short Page Six 2012
 * Jazziz Signs of the Times M. Fagien 2010
 * New York Post Kareem Abdul-Jabbar listening to the jazz styling’s of flutist Anne Drummond at Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola Page Six 2009
 * Featured cover article for FluteTalk The Next Generation of Jazz H. Young 2009
 * InTune Magazine Good Vibrations: How Vibrato Can Shake Up Your Music J Chappell 2009
 * The Salt Lake Tribune Jazz at the Sheraton – Braizilian Style – Hits a High Note M. Westley 2004
 * The New York Times A Mashing of Genres, and Pity the Drums B. Ratliff 2003
 * Los Angeles Times Night of Brazilian Highs D. Heckman 2003

Endorsements

 * Powell Flutes since 2009 to present.