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Velvet Lounge

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About Me

The Velvet Lounge is the only place in the world where you can hear the Chicago sound six nights a week. The Sunday night jam sessions have been an effective way to promote younger members of the jazz community. In 1982 Fred Anderson opened The Velvet Lounge, after his club The Birdhouse, on the near north side, closed due to city zoning ordinances. For 25 years The Velvet Lounge was at 2128 1/2 S. Indiana St., and in 2007 it relocated to its current location.Fred Anderson is an amazing jazz artist who has worked with many outstanding musicians throughout his career. Fred's role as community leader, especially in terms of how much The Velvet Lounge has contributed to the music scene, is remarkable.The musicians who have performed at The Velvet Lounge include: Douglas Ewart, Nicole Mitchell, Tatsu Aoki, Hamid Drake, Joseph Jarman, Roscoe Mitchell, Renee Baker, Mwata Bowden, David Boykin, Roscoe Mitchell, Warren Smith, Maggie Brown, Bob Moses, Saalik Ziyad, Tomeka Reid, Ken Vandermark, Dee Alexander, Jeff Parker, Karl E.H. Siegfried, Tim Berne, Mankwe Ndosi, Ernest Dawkins, Adam Rudolph, Daniele Cavallanti, Tiziano Tononi, and many others.The Velvet Lounge is at 67 East Cermak Road in Chicago. The phone number is 312.791.9050, and the website is http://www.velvetlounge.net. Click here for directions.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 6/5/2008
Band Website: velvetlounge.net
Record Label: Delmark, OkkaDisk, Thrill Jockey, Atavistic
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

"Kidd Jordan: Honoring a Jazz Patriarch"

By Neda Ulaby All Things Considered, June 11, 2008 - New York City's Vision Festival honors New Orleans saxophonist Kidd Jordan Wednesday night. At 73, Jordan is a legend in avant-garde jazz circ...
Posted by Velvet Lounge on Fri, 13 Jun 2008 03:55:00 PST

A visit with jazz singer Dee Alexander

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fo_IMt1VO2U ...
Posted by Velvet Lounge on Wed, 11 Jun 2008 08:51:00 PST

Ernest Dawkins New Horizons Ensemble trailer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ll94X2kC0Pk ...
Posted by Velvet Lounge on Wed, 11 Jun 2008 08:46:00 PST

Irene SchweizerFred AndersonHamid Drake

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IRVXsUhg6Y ...
Posted by Velvet Lounge on Wed, 11 Jun 2008 08:45:00 PST

Nicole Mitchell Black Earth DVD Trailer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgKEAo_1Dnk ...
Posted by Velvet Lounge on Sat, 07 Jun 2008 10:35:00 PST

Fred Anderson  Harrison Bankhead duo at the 2003 Vision Festival

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dwd7Xf53DmQFred Anderson & Harrison Bankhead - The Great Vision Concert (2007, Ayler)Fred Anderson -- tenor saxophoneHarrison Bankhead -- upright bassRecorded live a...
Posted by Velvet Lounge on Fri, 06 Jun 2008 12:48:00 PST

Maurice Brown at The Velvet Lounge (1999)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGq62wpNUE8 ...
Posted by Velvet Lounge on Fri, 06 Jun 2008 01:10:00 PST

Douglas Ewart & Inventions at The Velvet Lounge

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBtKXfUV9bs ...
Posted by Velvet Lounge on Fri, 06 Jun 2008 01:05:00 PST

Kidd Jordan / Fred Anderson Quartet

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjGSUCOzLxA This quartet is with Fred Anderson (tenor saxophone), Kidd Jordan (tenor saxophone), William Parker (upright bass), and Hamid Drake (drums)....
Posted by Velvet Lounge on Fri, 06 Jun 2008 12:51:00 PST

Fred Anderson "Timeless" DVD Trailer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNFtRf-7Ut0 ...
Posted by Velvet Lounge on Fri, 06 Jun 2008 12:49:00 PST