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Editorial Review Updates
Fred Anderson Quartet, Live at Velvet Lounge Volume III
The Silent Minority
By Ed M. Koziarski, Chicago Reader
April 2, 2009
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Fred Anderson Trio, Birthday Live
new album:
Fred Anderson Trio, Birthday Live 2000,
official bootleg, Special Collectors Limited Edition
Recorded Live at Velvet Lounge on 3/22 & 25, 2000
There's something about the kind of conversations you can have with old
friends--you can skip straight to the heart of the matter. As is the case
with this trio of Fred Anderson, Tatsu Aoki and Chad Taylor who performed
many times together at the Velvet Lounge. On this particular date at the
turn of the millennium, it was the birthday of the heart and soul of the
Velvet, tenor sax legend Fred Anderson. This very limited edition archival
recording (we call it an official bootleg) is being made available as part
of the celebration of Fred's 80th year of life on our planet. It is a true
collectors item as only limited copies were made.
Fred Anderson's 80th Birthday Tribute Festival
In honor of Fred Anderson’s 80th birthday, the Velvet Lounge is presenting the 80tth Birthday Tribute Festival beginning Sunday, March 15, and culminating on Sunday, March 22 2009, with Fred’s birthday party. The event will feature multiple bands each night, special guests, a limited edition poster, and a limited edition cd of Fred Anderson Trio: Birthday Live 2000 at the Velvet Lounge recorded on Fred’s 72nd birthday. Advance tickets for each night are available now at the Velvet Lounge.
www.velvetlounge.net
About Tatsu
TATSU AOKI - Bassist Tatsu Aoki is a prolific and accomplished
musician, composer and educator. He works in a wide
array of musical styles, ranging from traditional
Asian music to jazz to experimental music and is
a much in-demand artist performing on both contrabass
and the shamisen (Japanese 3-stringed lute). He
has recorded over 100 albums featuring many of the
musical legends of Chicago, including Fred Anderson,
Von Freeman, Malachi Favors Maghostut, Don Moye
and John Watson Sr. 2006 saw Aoki present his most
ambitious work to date, "re: Rooted"
a continuation of his "Rooted" composition
cycle featuring the MIYUMI Project Big Band at Millennium
Park's Pritzker Pavilion. Aoki is the founder
and Artistic Director of the Annual Chicago Asian
American Jazz Festival.
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Tatsu Aoki
CHICAGOANS OF THE YEAR 2001
