Alva Anderson

Alva Anderson is a jazz vocalist and violist working in Charleston, South Carolina. Her style draws on jazz, blues and folk, she counts Ella Fitzgerald and Ruth Brown among her influences, and she sings material in several languages. Earlier in her career she played in orchestras that backed artists including Dizzy Gillespie and Carmen McRae. Anderson is a regular at Forte Jazz Lounge, where she has hosted a First Fridays series and now leads Echoes of Ella, a tribute to Ella Fitzgerald with Abdiel Iriarte on piano, John Kennedy on bass, Josh Hoover on drums and Kevin Patton on saxophone. She also fronts Great American Songbook nights at the club.