UIndy Jazz Week

Celebrated saxophonist Wess “Warmdaddy” Anderson is the closing performer of the ninth annual Jazz Week at the University of Indianapolis, which features nightly concerts April 11-16.

The Brooklyn-born and New Orleans-influenced alto and soprano sax player is described as “a classic swing stylist with a big sound and irresistible charm.” Along with his own tours and recordings as a bandleader, Anderson has toured and recorded with the Wynton Marsalis Septet and has been a member of the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra for more than two decades

Jazz Week begins with a free concert April 11 by the UIndy Jazz Combo and a free swing dance party April 12 with the UIndy Jazz Ensemble performing big band classics of the 1930s and ‘40s. Ticket prices vary for the other performances, which include trumpeter Tito Carrillo on April 13, saxophonist Jamey Aebersold on April 14, drummer Butch Miles on April 15 and Anderson on April 16.