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Fred Anderson dies at 81; tenor saxophonist
Associated PressFred Anderson, a tenor saxophonist known for having a smooth, velvety playing style and a Chicago club that was considered one of the cradles of contemporary jazz, has died. He was 81. His sons, Eugene and Michael, said their father died Thursday, but...Tags: Dining and Drinking, Music, Entertainment, Heart Attack, Music Industry
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Free-jazz saxophonist Fred Anderson dies at 81
Pop & HissOne of the leading figures in the Chicago music scene was lost Thursday as Fred Anderson, saxophonist, club owner and tireless advocate for the city's fertile jazz scene, died at 81. In a tender, illuminating obituary for the Chicago Tribune,...... -
Spider Saloff takes wing as songwriter in 'Butterfly'
In 2009, the superb Chicago jazz singer Spider Saloff lost her husband of 18 years, Bob Drake, his unexpected death understandably weighing heavily on her. Saloff tried to cope with her loss through music, re-writing a cabaret show she already had been...
Tags: Concerts, Music Theater, Howard Reich, Music, Entertainment
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Esperanza Spalding turns up the dial with 'Radio Music Society'
The jazz bassist-vocalist Esperanza Spalding shocked the pop music world when she won the Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 2011. Conventional wisdom had the prize going to Justin Bieber, but conventional perspectives do not apply when it comes to...Tags: Plymouth, Endangered Species, Natural Resources, Awards and Prizes, Entertainment Events
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All That Jazz: Jazz piano, tap dancing artist set for final Club Weisiger concert
Centre College’s Norton Center for the Arts will present Geri Allen & Timeline, a group that has gained standing ovations throughout the country with its tight combination of jazz piano, bass and drums, and tap percussion. The concert is set for 7:...Tags: Lionel Hampton, Festive Events, Count Basie, Entertainment Events, Savion Glover
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Chicago jazz books: A selection of great reads on Chicago jazz
Tribune jazz critic Howard Reich's list of great books for the Chicago jazz enthusiast.
“A Power Stronger Than Itself: The AACM and American Experimental Music,” by George Lewis (University of Chicago Press). In this definitive history,...Tags: Education, Columbia University, Music, Entertainment, University of Oxford
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Celebrating all weekend
Events are planned Friday through Sunday. FRIDAY Grand opening evening at Jay Pritzker Pavilion. 5 to 7:30 p.m Pathway Performances, including: The Downtown Sound (polka); Farm Crew (hip-hop); Hedwig Dances with Erwin Helfer (improvisational blues and...Tags: Dining and Drinking, Circuses, Music Theater, Ralph's World (music group), Dancing
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Bebop-palooza
The city's impressive collection of jazz clubs might feature a similar array of talent over the course of any given weekend. But it's still awfully hard to argue with the facts of the 26th Annual Chicago Jazz Festival: three days of free music in the...Tags: Dining and Drinking, Festive Events, Duke Ellington, Chicago Jazz Fest, John Coltrane
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How the war began
Of The Morning CallSecond of a three-day series ''I heard the bullets whistle, and, believe me there is something charming in the sound,'' 22-year-old Lt. Col. George Washington wrote to his younger brother Jack on May 31, 1754. Those shots — Washington's first brush with...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Benjamin Franklin, Death, Armed Forces, Fayette County
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'We are now the frontier'
Of The Morning CallThe news given to the Pennsylvania governor and his council of advisers was grim. Chaos and bloodshed reigned in the Lehigh Valley and across the colony. ''During all this Month the Indians have been burning and destroying all before them in the County...Tags: Fort Hamilton, Northampton County (Pennsylvania), Lehigh University, Smithfield, Terrorism
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That blows!
The Velvet Lounge doesn't have much time before a developer's demolition crew has its way with Chicago's epicenter for live, avant-garde jazz. That's why owner and legendary saxophonist Fred Anderson, 76, is staging a series of benefit concerts over...Tags: Dining and Drinking, Lifestyle and Leisure, Music Industry, Bars and Clubs
Jun 26, 2010
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Sep 10, 2010
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Jun 18, 2010
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Jul 15, 2004
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Aug 31, 2004
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Nov 26, 2006
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Nov 26, 2006
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May 17, 2005
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