Annie Linders
Annie is a St. Louis-based trumpet player, trombonist, singer and bandleader. She is the bandleader of traditional jazz and swing band Annie and the Fur Trappers. Annie and the Fur Trappers have been touring around the country since 2018, and have played a number of music festivals including the Big Muddy Blues Fest, Musikfest, and The St. Louis World’s Fare Festival. Annie plays in other ensembles including the Jane Doe Revue and the Diamond Empire Band, and has recorded with various artists including Violet and the Undercurrents, Kabomba!, and the Gateway Jazz Project. She studied music education at the University of Missouri-Columbia, and enjoyed playing and recording in various ensemble in Columbia. When Annie is not playing the trumpet, she enjoys playing hardcourt bike polo, hiking, and paddling Missouri’s rivers.