All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
{{Muhal Richard Abrams = 3246}} and {{Fred Anderson = 3423}} Community Church of New York New York, NY October 16, 2009 {{Muhal Richard Abrams = 3246}} and {{Fred Anderson = 3423}} are not quite of the same island. The same Chicago archipelago, sure, but Anderson has more hovered around than been an active member of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM). He was there at the...
Chasing Evil (Free subscription) | 10/24/2009
Life sentence costs less than death row: "By Nannette Miranda (KABC)October 20, 2009The new study shows that the death penalty is turning into a really expensive form of life without parole for the nearly 700 inmates on California’s death row.The Death Penalty Information Center concludes California is one of many states that wastes millions of dollars on the death penalty.In California,...
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 10/20/2009
With an insatiable appetite for music on the fringe, drummer Chad Taylor has been an active participant in the creative music environments of both Chicago and New York. In Chicago, he's been a member of {{Fred Anderson = 3423}}'s trio Sticks and Stones, with {{Matana Roberts = 14076}}, and the Chicago Underground ensembles with {{Rob Mazurek = 9203}}. In New York, he's performed with Digital Primitives,...
Chicago Tribune (Free subscription) | 10/20/2009
Some of the greatest jazz performances of this year were designed to celebrate a single milestone: the 80th birthday of legendary Chicago saxophonist and club owner Fred Anderson.
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009
Fred Anderson celebrated his 80th birthday in March 2009, performing with long time friend and collaborator {{Kidd Jordan = 15572}} (tenor saxophone), {{Jeff Parker = 19063}} (guitar), Harrison Bankhead (bass) and Chad Taylor (drums) at his celebrated Chicago club, The Velvet Lounge. Anderson has not recorded much in the past few years, and so every recording by him is an event. Here it becomes all...
Chasing Evil (Free subscription) | 10/13/2009
Hate Crime Leaves Gay Man in Coma: "A brutal hate crime in Queens, N.Y., over the weekend leaves a gay man in a coma.Read the article at the link."
Jazz & Blues Music Reviews (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
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. Most of these “battles” are tongue in cheek affairs, as is the case here, where old friends Kidd Jordan and Fred Anderson take up the tenor saxophone chase,...
Chasing Evil (Free subscription) | 10/09/2009
Even Former Texas Rep. Charlie Wilson Thinks We Should Get Out of Afghanistan: " (h/t Heather)Via Buzzflash. Yes, even the former Texas congressman who was single-handedly dragged us into our initial entanglement in Afghanistan thinks we should get out:The U.S. military's ongoing conflict in Afghanistan is a movie Charlie Wilson has seen before, and he isn't thrilled with
Sequenza21/ (Free subscription) | 10/08/2009
[Ed. note: Composer and S21 regular Chris Becker sat down recently with the one and only Matana Roberts. I told him I'd love to feature his interview, and so here it is: ] ……………… Saxophonist, composer, fanzine writer, and blogger Matana Roberts is the current artist in residence at Issue Project Room (NYC) where she is developing [...]
Blogcritics: Music (Free subscription) | 10/06/2009
Music at its freest and most abandoned and the chance to hear it played by one of the masters.
Chicago Breaking News (Free subscription) | 10/06/2009
A Markham man charged with triggering a fatal, chain-reaction crash last week in Crestwood while under the influence of drugs was on parole for causing a fatal crash that killed a woman three years ago. Yet Bruce Dozier, 52, still had a valid license Thursday when he sped north on Cicero Avenue, slamming into the back of a silver Mercedes sedan driven by Fred Anderson, 55, of Country Club Hills, a...
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 10/06/2009
Fred Anderson, 21st Century Chase (Delmark 589, DVD 1589) 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 (tenor sax), Harrison Bankhead (bass/cello), and Avreeayl Ra (drums/mbira/percussion). We'll be celebrating Fred Anderson's new Delmark release and his continued success of Fred's...
Chicago Breaking News (Free subscription) | 10/05/2009
A parolee charged with triggering a fatal eight-vehicle crash in south suburban Crestwood last week was ordered held on $2 million bond this morning, police said. A Cook County judge set the bail amount for Bruce Dozier, 52, of Markham in connection with the Thursday morning crash near the intersection of at Cicero Avenue and Cal Sag Road. Killed in the crash was Fred Anderson, 55, of the 18600 block...
Chasing Evil (Free subscription) | 10/03/2009
Headlines for October 2, 2009: "Iran Agrees to UN Inspection of Uranium Enrichment PlantUN: 1,100 Dead in Indonesian EarthquakeThousands Flee Typhoon in PhilippinesRepublican Lawmakers Travel to Meet Coup Government in HondurasDemocrats Drop Privacy Protection in PATRIOT Act RevisionWatchdog Groups Expose Healthcare Industry Lobbyist SpendingRep. Grayson: Healthcare Reform Needed to “End...
Chasing Evil (Free subscription) | 10/02/2009
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