Andy Bower is a music educator, arranger, and producer based in New Orleans, Louisiana.  He also performs regularly throughout the gulf south and his home state of Pennsylvania.  Over the last decade, Andy has guest lectured at several music education conferences and universities, and was a quarter-finalist for the GRAMMY Music Educator award.

Andy thrives at the nexus of the music education field and the performance industry.  He has partnered with organizations like the Kennedy Center, New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation, and NAMM foundation to provide his students the opportunity to work with music greats like Trombone Shorty, Graham Nash, Tank and the Bangas, and Preservation Hall Jazz Band.