Far From Home And Missing It Badly

David Anderson, the principal bass player of the now-homeless Louisiana Philharmonic has a temporary gig with the Minnesota Orchestra, but all the temp hirings in the world can’t answer all the questions the LPO has about its future, nor can they replace a wholly unique orchestra in a city with a musical life unlike any other in the world. “Anderson loves the way whole families permeate the music scene [in New Orleans] — the Marsalis and Neville clans are only the most familiar. He loves that he’s in a classical orchestra but also plays a mean electric bass in New Orleans’ more raucous venues, grinding out original jazz, funk and bop with friends in his Symphony Boy Funk Ensemble.”