As a JAZZ GUITARIST, Chuck broke into the Philly Jazz Scene with the Chuck Anderson Trio in 1973. The group featured Al Stauffer on bass and rotated Tim Paxon, Ray Deely and Darryl Brown on drums. The trio played concerts throughout the east coast and recorded its first album in 1975. the album, originally titled Mirror Within a Mirror is included in a compilation CD titled The Vintage Tracks. This CD, released in 2005, contains all of the trio recordings from the 70’s.

Noted as a COMPOSER as well as a concert guitarist, Chuck has recorded 7 CDs: Passages from the End of Autumn, Kaleidophon, The Art of the Neo-Classical Guitar, Christmas Wishes, The International Collection, Angel Blue, Music from the Light, and The Vintage Tracks.

As an AUTHOR, Chuck has been published by several companies. Publications include: Music Pursuing the Horizon, An Improvisational Approach to Rock and Blues Guitar, Reflections for Guitar, The Modular Phonetic Rhythm System, Master Picking and The 6 Secrets of Guitar Fingering including Scale Charting. New books include: Mastering the Modes, The Private Music Teacher’s Guide and High Tech Guitar, A new series called Unlocking the Guitar will feature topics such as learning the notes on the neck, strums, tunings etc. He also developed and was featured in a popular video series called Harmonic Tonalities, The Songwriter’s Master Classes.