Velvet Lounge…History
The Velvet Lounge (2128 1/2 South Indiana Avenue, toll free 1-888-644-8007) is the only place in the world where you can hear the Chicago sound five days a week. The Sunday night jam sessions have been…
Jazz and Musicians
Call for Volunteers at the Velvet Lounge
Dear Friends & Sponsors of the Velvet Lounge: First, a big thank you to all of you in the Velvet Lounge community for all of your love and support, we know all of you have been waiting anxiously…
Ken Vandermark at the Velvet Lounge
Liner notes from Fred Anderson/DKV Trio© Ken Vandermark, February 1999 An hour after this recording was made at the Velvet Lounge, Fred Anderson was bent over his bar restocking the beer — the same thing he does every…
Velvet Lounge
January 2001 2000 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 6 Orion Collective Tim Aubuchon Quartet Ken Vandermark 5 Ken Vandermark 5 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Jazz Jam Orion Collective…
About the Velvet Lounge
The Velvet Lounge (toll free 1-888-644-8007) is the only place in the world where you can hear the Chicago sound five days a week. The Sunday night jam sessions have been an effective way to promote younger members…
Velvet Lounge…Audio
» Fred Anderson discography Fred Anderson Quartet Volume 1Features: Fred Anderson Bill Brimfield Chad Taylor Tatsu Aoki”Three On Two”listen: RealPlayer G2download: MP3 Fred: Chicago Chamber Music Features: Fred Anderson Tatsu Aoki Bradley Parker”Fred’s Blues”listen:…
Velvet Lounge Jazz Links and Resources
Tatsu AokiVelvet Lounge regular Tatsu Aoki’s page Asian Improv RecordsOnline resource for new directions in music by Asian-Americans Association for the Advancement of Creative MusiciansOfficial site for the AACM Atavistic RecordsPage devoted to the Chicago record label Chicago…
Velvet Lounge Relocation Announcement
Wrecking ball, big move looms for historic Chicago jazz club © MICHAEL TARM Associated Press CHICAGO – Saxophonist Fred Anderson has kept one of Chicago’s most notable jazz clubs going almost single-handedly for nearly a quarter century -…
Fred Anderson and the Velvet Lounge: Biography
Fred Anderson- The Lone Prophet on the Prairie © Jim Jones Fred Anderson was born in Monroe, Louisiana on March 22, 1929. He started out on piano when he was around five. By the time he was ten,…
GRAND RAPIDS — On May 18, 2002, The Roscoe Mitchell Quintet with special guest Fred Anderson played a successful benefit conc
GRAND RAPIDS — On May 18, 2002, The Roscoe Mitchell Quintet with special guest Fred Anderson played a successful benefit concert for Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp at the Wealthy Theatre in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The quintet’s performance,…