Fred Anderson News

Worlds colliding: Ken Vandermark's Caffeine, with Jim Baker and Steve Hunt , performs at the Sugar Maple in Milwaukee, Wis.

So, off the top of my head, in alphabetical order, here are the 30 jazz discs that I have dug the most from this decade which is now drawing to a close... Alegria by Wayne Shorter Amarosa by Rosa Passos Avatar by Gonzalo Rubalcaba Beautiful Existence by Joe Morris Back East by Joshua Redman Betwixt by Pandelis Karayorgis Chasin the Gypsy by James ...

Muhal Richard Abrams and Fred Anderson Community Church of New York New York, NY October 16, 2009 Muhal Richard Abrams and Fred Anderson are not quite of the same island.

The idea of the tenor battle, two saxophonists squared off in mock combat against each other, has had a long tradition in jazz, be it Coleman Hawkins and Lester Young, Dexter Gordon and Wardell Grey or Sonny Rollins and John Coltrane.

Fred Anderson, 21st Century Chase official Delmark CD/DVD release party! Fred Anderson Trio Live at Fred's Velvet Lounge Wednesday, October 14th, 2009, 8:30 pm Featuring 80 year young Fred Anderson , Harrison Bankhead , and Avreeayl Ra .

Fred Anderson performs with Hamid Drake and Josh Abrams at the Chicago Jazz Festival.

More recently recognized as a member of guitarist Bobby Broom's illustrious trio, Kobie Watkins has proven his savvy as a fearless drummer and now a leader on his debut Involved.

Sep. 4--Each edition of the Chicago Jazz Festival carries its own themes and obsessions, and this year it's the sound of surprise .

On Thursday night Millennium Park's Pritzker Pavilion hosts a free celebration of great Chicago tenor saxophonist Fred Anderson .

Tenor saxophonist Fred Anderson, one of the founding members of the Associateion for the Advancement of Creative Musicians has a spotty recording output.

Tenor saxophonist Fred Anderson, one of the founding members of the Associateion for the Advancement of Creative Musicians has a spotty recording output.

Tenor saxophonist Fred Anderson, one of the founding members of the Associateion for the Advancement of Creative Musicians has a spotty recording output.

Tenor saxophonist Fred Anderson, one of the founding members of the Associateion for the Advancement of Creative Musicians has a spotty recording output.

Tenor saxophonist Fred Anderson, one of the founding members of the Associateion for the Advancement of Creative Musicians has a spotty recording output.

A series of free Thursday night jazz concerts opens on July 30 at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park.

The only vacant date on the Peterborough Summer Festival of Lights schedule has been filled.

Planet Dream / Fred Anderson Trio / Michelle Rosewoman and Quintessence / Whit Dickey/Eri Yamamoto/Daniel Carter / Peter Brotzmann's Full Blast Trio 14th Annual Vision Festival Abrons Arts Center New York City June 14, 2009 Planet Dream Starting off the penultimate evening of the 14th Vision Festival on a high note was the triumvirate of trombonist ...

The JVC-sponsored Chicago Jazz Fest appears July 18th through July 20th at various city-wide club venues such as Andy's Jazz Club, House Of Blues, Jazz Showcase, Velvet Lounge, and the Green Mill Jazz Club ...click on the links below to get further details and hopefully we'll see you there! Performance Schedule: July 18, 2008 Pat Benatar & Neil ...

Continuing a tradition by which the Vision Festival celebrates the lifetime's achievement of one of the avant jazz communities elders, June 10 was Marshall Allen day, following in the wake of previous celebrations which have honored Fred Anderson , Sam Rivers , Bill Dixon and Kidd Jordan .

Veteran saxophonist Fred Anderson sets at the nexus of jazz history, growing up during the swing era, playing bop, helping to found the AACM and developing a unique approach to free jazz in addition to founding one of the most famous jazz clubs in Chicago, The Velvet Lounge.