Happy Birthday Fred Anderson

[Lazaro Vega]

Tenor saxophonist Fred Anderson came to Grand Rapids in 1997 and played with Ken Vandermark the DKV Trio at The Underground Studio; he returned in 2002 appearing at The Wealthy Theater with the Roscoe Mitchell/Fred Anderson Quintet. Other than a 1966 concert with Joseph Jarman in Detroit, and possibly a hit in the late 1990's near Dearborn, those were the only appearances by the great Chicago tenor saxophonist in Michigan. Tonight on Jazz From Blue Lake we honor the memory of Fred Anderson by broadcasting recordings made live at his beloved Velvet Lounge in Chicago, with the Territory Orchestra at Millennium Park, and the captivating duo recordings with drummer Robert Barry and, earlier, drummer Steve McCall. 10 p.m. - 3 a.m. edt, same time zone as NY, tonight via http://www.bluelake.org/radio.html