Loading...
RSS feeds allow Web site content to be gathered via feed reader software. Click the subscribe link to obtain the feed URL for this page. The feed will update when new content appears on this page.
Highlights

A collection of news and information related to Fred Anderson published by this site and its partners.

Sort By: Relevancy | Date | Type
Displaying items 1-12 of 27
» View wsbtradio.com items only
    May 23, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  1. A rich holiday weekend for jazz in Chicago

    Though Memorial Day obviously stands as a solemn occasion, the holiday weekend surely offer listeners a chance to catch up on concert-going. Among the highlights:
    Though Memorial Day obviously stands as a solemn occasion, the holiday weekend surely offer listeners a chance to catch up on concert-going. Among the highlights: Orbert Davis' Chicago Jazz Philharmonic: The nearly ubiquitous Chicago trumpeter leads his...

    Tags: Mayne Stage, Culture, Near South Side, Michigan Avenue, Memorial Day

    2. May 1, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  2. Chicago Jazz Festival 2013 lineup announced

    Drummer Jack DeJohnette, trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith, pianists Jason Moran and Robert Glasper and saxophonists Donald Harrison, Charles Lloyd, Jimmy Heath and Rudresh Mahanthappa will headline the 35th annual Chicago Jazz Festival, running Aug. 29 through Sept. 1.
    Drummer Jack DeJohnette, trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith, pianists Jason Moran and Robert Glasper and saxophonists Donald Harrison, Charles Lloyd, Jimmy Heath and Rudresh Mahanthappa will headline the 35th annual Chicago Jazz Festival, running Aug. 29...

    Tags: Michigan Avenue, Millennium Park, Grant Park, Entertainment Events, Colleges and Universities

    3. Apr 2, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  3. Remembering the 'Little Giant,' jazz saxophonist Johnny Griffin

    Ask anyone who loves jazz to the name the top tenor saxophonist of all time, and he or she probably will answer in a flash.
    Ask anyone who loves jazz to the name the top tenor saxophonist of all time, and he or she probably will answer in a flash. To many, it's Sonny Rollins, at 82 still a giant. Or Gene Ammons, the long-gone, soulful player from the South Side of Chicago....

    Tags: John Coltrane, Music, Colleges and Universities, Music Industry, Thelonious Monk

    4. Mar 10, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  4. New Constellation in city's entertainment galaxy

    In less than a month, a new performing arts center will open its doors in Chicago.
    In less than a month, a new performing arts center will open its doors in Chicago. Or perhaps it's best to call it a new/old venue, its novel concept taking root in a familiar building. Come April 1, the noted Chicago jazz drummer and impresario...

    Tags: Millennium Park, Music, South Loop, Arts and Culture, Chicago Loop

    5. Feb 26, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  5. Remembering Fred Anderson: Chicago salutes a fallen jazz giant

    On stage, he was a volcano, torrents of sound pouring from the bell of his tenor saxophone.
    On stage, he was a volcano, torrents of sound pouring from the bell of his tenor saxophone. In person, he couldn't be gentler, a soft-spoken jazz giant who nurtured generations of musicians and, therefore, enhanced Chicago's stature as a nexus of...

    Tags: Music, Entertainment Events, Music Theater, Music Industry, Charlie Parker

    6. Jan 2, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  6. Jazz resolutions for a New Year

    A new year brings new hopes for music in Chicago. Here are key resolutions for 2013:
    A new year brings new hopes for music in Chicago. Here are key resolutions for 2013: Create a concise Cultural Plan. After months of town hall meetings, the city's Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events last fall came up with a 48-page wish...

    Tags: Millennium Park, Entertainment Events, Ravinia Festival, Concerts, Dominican University

    7. Nov 29, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  7. Asian-American jazz takes a moment in the spotlight

    Jazz in Chicago encompasses many overlapping scenes, and one of the most distinctive of them will launch its yearly celebration this weekend.
    Jazz in Chicago encompasses many overlapping scenes, and one of the most distinctive of them will launch its yearly celebration this weekend. The city's Asian-American community has contributed immeasurably to the richness and range of music in Chicago,...

    Tags: Culture, Michigan Avenue, Music, Arts and Culture, Festive Events

    8. Oct 4, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  8. A buoyant, stylistically wide-ranging weekend in Chicago jazz

    Any doubts that the fall season has gotten fully underway should be swept aside by this weekend's nearly brisk lineup of jazz offerings:
    Any doubts that the fall season has gotten fully underway should be swept aside by this weekend's nearly brisk lineup of jazz offerings: "Women of Chicago Jazz Piano": Jazz listeners tend to think of Chicago as a tenor saxophone town, and for good...

    Tags: Wynton Marsalis, Lincoln Center, Music, Concerts, Plymouth

    9. Jun 22, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  9. Jason Adasiewicz makes beautiful vibes

    Chicago has a way of producing fabulously eccentric, fiercely individualistic jazz stars.
    Chicago has a way of producing fabulously eccentric, fiercely individualistic jazz stars. From the free-ranging tenor sax solos of Von Freeman and Fred Anderson to the quirky songwriting of Patricia Barber to the explosive reed work of Ken Vandermark,...

    Tags: Green Mill (club), Music, Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin (music group), Music Industry

    10. Sep 2, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  10. Highs, lows and turbulent turns at the Chicago Jazz Festival

    The Chicago Jazz Festival really ought to be marketed as a roller-coaster ride, its thrilling musical highs counterbalanced by its sudden, plummeting lows.
    The Chicago Jazz Festival really ought to be marketed as a roller-coaster ride, its thrilling musical highs counterbalanced by its sudden, plummeting lows. The 34th annual event, which ends Sunday night in Grant Park, careened freely between the two...

    Tags: Millennium Park, Grant Park, Music, Arts and Culture, Entertainment Events

    11. Aug 30, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  11. What to hear at the 34th annual Chicago Jazz Festival

    Now that the 34th annual Chicago Jazz Festival is fully underway – having kicked off Thursday night at Millennium Park – Chicagoans can focus on figuring out what to catch this weekend.
    Now that the 34th annual Chicago Jazz Festival is fully underway – having kicked off Thursday night at Millennium Park – Chicagoans can focus on figuring out what to catch this weekend. Following is an annotated guide to some of the most...

    Tags: Michigan Avenue, Culture, Millennium Park, Grant Park, Music

    12. Aug 23, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  12. Nonstop week of music surrounds Chicago Jazz Festival

    Though the 34th annual Chicago Jazz Festival surely has its flaws, it generates tremendous energy and interest for America's greatest gift to the arts: jazz.
    Though the 34th annual Chicago Jazz Festival surely has its flaws, it generates tremendous energy and interest for America's greatest gift to the arts: jazz. The festival proper features major shows at 6:30 p.m. Thursday and Aug. 31 at Pritzker...

    Tags: Lincoln Center, Michigan Avenue, Millennium Park, Grant Park, Donovan

 1  2 3 • Next >
Original site for Fred Anderson topic gallery.
Loading...
 
 

Date:

Credit:

User-submitted

Tags:

Rate:
Sending...

E-mail this photo

Error: malformed email address(es)
Both "from" and "recipient" email fields are required.

Recipient E-mail Addresses

(up to 3, separated by commas) Send me a copy.

From:

e-mail | buy this photo | link to photo
Fred Anderson Photos
Jazz listeners tend to think of Chicago as a tenor saxo...
(October 4, 2012)
'Women of Chicago Jazz Piano'
When tenor saxophonist Fred Anderson died last year and...
(July 7, 2011)
AACM Great Black Music Ensemble
: We're not sure if there's something in Chicago's wate...
(December 11, 2009)