Results for "Fred Anderson"

Fred Anderson

Born: March 22, 1929

Tenor saxophonist extraordinare, Fred Anderson was born in Monroe, Louisiana. In 1940, Fred migrated to Evanston, Illinois, and also lived for a time in Gary, Indiana. Making a living waiting tables, and installing carpet, Fred Anderson ho nned his skills on tenor. He cites his primary musical influences as Charlie Parker because of Bird's profound knowledge of the saxophone. In the early 1960's, Fred came in contact with more and more members of the soon-to-be-formed AACM. In 1964, he performed on what many to consider to be the first AACM concert which featured Fred, Billy Brimfield (trumpet), Joseph Jarman (woodwinds), Arth ur Reed (drums), Charles Clark (bass)

Chad Taylor and Smoke Shifter at the Jazz Gallery

by Dave Kaufman
January 12, 2026

The most excellent album, Smoke Shifter (Otherly Love Records, 2025), places Chad Taylor in the foreground as a bandleader, but his enduring presence onstage is evidenced by a long career built on deep collaborations. He is widely recognized for his close musical bond with saxophonist James Brandon Lewis, an association that ranges from duo work to ...

John Dikeman: No Kings

by John Sharpe
January 7, 2026

Recorded live in 2022, No Kings documents a volatile meeting between a formidable European horn partnership and American free jazz royalty. In 2015, expat American saxophonist John Dikeman initiated a trio with bassist William Parker and drummer Hamid Drake. Five years later, he invited Portuguese trumpeter Luis Vicente to join them, resulting in the quartet heard ...

Vijay Iyer and Wadada Leo Smith

by Hobart Taylor
March 12, 2025

New music from Vijay Iyer and Wadada Leo Smith, Kneebody, Claire Cope and Ensemble C, and remembering Roy Ayers. Playlist Roy Ayers “Hey Lover" from Jazz Is Dead #1 (Jazz Is Dead) 0:00 Roy Ayers Ubiquity “We Live In Brooklyn, Baby" from He's Coming (Verve) 2:24 Chien Chien Lu “ We Live In Brooklyn, ...

Great Neighbours Music

Label: Klopotec
Released: 2024
Track listing: CD1 Great Neighbours Music, vol. 1 Knautschlack -- B.O.P. -- Il Bimbo -- Grumpffisch; A Lied -- Trenuk vulgo Inuk -- A Skelett -- Floating -- Nanon -- Meditation. Great Neighbours Music, vol. 2 We Come On First -- Moerser -- Young Play -- Styrian Wedding March -- Seesaw -- Catch 22; Catch 22 (continues) -- Frish Fromm Frölich Frei -- Free Tattn -- Der Dollar Brennt -- Choral -- No Pissing Like Show Pissing -- Snowman’s Lullaby. CD2 Neighbours Accent The Little Fox Run; Adam’s Rib; Our Theme; Knautschlack -- A Skelett; Snale Pace; The Worm In Eve’s Apple -- Twilight. Great Neighbours Music vol. 3 -- Neighbours with Anthony Braxton Lines; Meditation; B.O.P.; Erzherzog-Johan- Lied; Anthropology. CD3 Great Neighbours Music vol. 4 -- Neighbours Movements Movement I; Movement II (First section); Movement II (Second section); Movement III; Movement IV.

Kresten Osgood: Presence in the Room

by Jakob Baekgaard
December 23, 2024

It is hard to underestimate the influence of drummer Kresten Osgood on Danish jazz. As a co-founder of the prominent ILK Music label and the man behind several festivals and musical events, he has been a vital part of creating a vibrant modern jazz scene and community that has also welcomed visits from the many jazz ...

Artifacts Trio At Black Box

by Ian Patterson
October 24, 2024

Artifacts Trio Black Box Belfast, N. Ireland October 16, 2024 Initially penciled in for a spring date that never materialized, Artifacts Trio finally made its Belfast bow five months later. This was the only Irish date for flautist Nicole Mitchell, cellist Tomeka Reid and drummer Mike Reid on their European ...

Chad Taylor Quintet at Solar Myth

by Victor L. Schermer
July 25, 2024

Chad Taylor Quintet Ars Nova Workshop Solar Myth Club Philadelphia, PA July 17, 2024 Chad Taylor is a “first call" drummer who is also a composer, band leader, jazz historian and scholar who was recently appointed to lead the University of Pittsburgh Jazz Studies Program. ...

Wadada Leo Smith, Amina Claudine Myers: Central Park’s Mosaics of Reservoir, Lake, Paths and Gardens

by Giuseppe Segala
June 24, 2024

Amina Claudine Myers e Wadada Leo Smith sono stati protagonisti fin dalle prime mosse del fermento artistico che ha preso il nome di Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians, a Chicago nel 1965 per iniziativa di Muhal Richard Abrams, Malachi Favors, Fred Anderson e altri artisti più giovani, che cercavano nuove strade, mescolando in modo ...

Devouring the Guilt: Not to Want to Say

by Mark Corroto
June 9, 2024

Insouciance is not the correct word to describe Not To Want To Say by the trio Devouring The Guilt. The music is not “cool" or '"ndifferent" as much as it has an equanimity or a casualness not commonly found in free improvisation. This release, which follows the trio's eponymous debut (Amalgam, 2017) and Prison Planet (Kettle ...