Jeff Anderle is a pioneer in the world of low reeds, working as a performer, commissioner, and advocate for innovative new music.
He is a member of the bass clarinet duo Sqwonk , which infuses aspects of classical, folk and popular music into its own distinct style; Splinter Reeds , a reed quintet dedicated to new innovative music; and the virtuosic heavy metal bass clarinet quartet Edmund Welles .
He is also a clarinetist in the San Francisco Contemporary Music Players and performs regularly with a wide range of music institutions from orchestras (San Francisco Symphony, Magik*Magik Orchestra) to diverse chamber music ensembles (Telegraph Quartet, Friction Quartet, Left Coast Chamber Ensemble).