Palm Sundays: 8th Annual Jazz in the Gardens

Troy Anderson & The Wonderful World Band February 14, 2027 1-3 pm Troy Anderson got his first taste for music while growing up in a Bahamian family filled with musicians. At the age of 10, he began playing the trumpet and went on to perform in the Florida Sunshine Band and the Gospel Sounds before being introduced to the world of the drum and bugle corps in school. A stint with the Florida Vanguards taught him to become a show-stopping soprano soloist, and subsequent tours with the famous Bayonne Bridgemen Drum & Bugle Corps helped hone his showmanship skills. Anderson first fell in love with the music of Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong while playing with the 2nd AD Jazz Band in Germany where he was stationed as a paratrooper. Following a performance for high-ranking officials, the Command Sergeant Major of the U.S. Army asked Anderson to put together a show of nothing but Armstrong’s greatest hits. Anderson became well known throughout Europe for playing and singing like Satchmo, replicating Armstrong’s trademark growl with stirring accuracy. After a horrific accident sidelined Anderson’s career as a musician, he was told by doctors he would never be able to play trumpet again. He miraculously recovered to form the Wonderful World Band. With the guidance of South Florida’s Gold Coast Jazz Society Series, ”Who was Louis Armstrong”, he went on to teach Jazz to elementary students and bring the legendary music of Louis Armstrong to life. Anderson and his Wonderful World Band have brought New Orleans flare to the South Florida area and continue to be celebrated with tours throughout Europe. Anderson’s Armstrong is too natural to be called uncanny. Beginning with the look, he slips easily into the rest — the dinner jacket, the trumpet and hanky, the roly-poly voice, and above all, the contagious joie de vivre that made Armstrong so beloved. Tickets are $40 for adults, $35 for ANSG members and seniors and $15 for children. Reservations are requested. Sandy James Picnic Boxed Lunch available for purchase Parking at North Entrance to ANSG – Palm Beach Day Academy, 1901 S. Flagler Drive Weather Permitting