Anders Osborne

New Orleans-based Anders Osborne is a songwriter and guitarist. He artfully melds blues, funk, soul, rock, and vintage R&B in a direct, emotionally powerful way. He arrived in the Crescent City from Sweden in 1990, and became a charting songwriter, penning hits for Tim McGraw, Trombone Shorty, and Keb Mo', among others. His debut, 1995's Which Way to Here, netted two Top Five singles. 2001's Ash Wednesday Blues became an Americana classic, while 2007's Coming Down delivered a warts-and-all autobiography and observations from the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. He issued two globally acclaimed sets for Alligator, 2010's American Patchwork and 2012's Black Eye Galaxy. In 2016, he formed Back on Dumaine, and self-released the albums Spacedust & Ocean Views and Flower Box. 2019's Buddha and the Blues and 2022's Bewildered, were recorded in Los Angeles with all-star session players. 2024's Picasso's Villa was recorded in NOLA using the same players.