
Delbert Anderson was in the fourth grade when he discovered his passion for music.
In an interview with the Sun, he said it all started in fourth grade because that’s when he was supposed to pick out an instrument to play in band. The day before the students were supposed to pick their instruments, a jazz combo performed at the school. The trombone player began talking about improvisation, and that struck a chord with Anderson.
“He said ‘music doesn’t come from the sheet music; it comes from inside. I always thought that was really cool that you didn’t have to have music, and he was saying you could play whatever you want,” Anderson said. “There was a sort of freedom...