Made in Chicago - World Class Jazz: Celebrating a Jazz Hero - Fred Anderson's 80th Birthday with the Great Black Music Ensemble August 20, 2009

George Lewis, Francis Wong, Ed Wilkerson, Tomeka Reid and Greg Ward contribute arrangements of Fred Anderson’s compositions in homage to an important father of Chicago’s creative improvised music. AACM Chicago’s Great Black Music Ensemble returns to the Pritzker stage to perform their mentor’s compositions.

Special panel: On August 19, noon to 1:30 pm, the Chicago Cultural Center hosts a panel "Celebrating A Jazz Hero: A Symposium on the Role of Fred Anderson in Chicago’s Jazz Legacy" in the Claudia Cassidy Theater. Admission is free and open to the public. Columbia University Professor, composer, trombonist and scholar George Lewis moderates a conversation with notable Chicago musicians who have studied with Fred Anderson, including bassist and scholar Paul Steinbeck, bassist and educator Tatsu Aoki, and others.

Every Made in Chicago: World Class Jazz concert kicks off with aspiring musicians from Chicago-area high schools, as part of the Jazz Institute of Chicago’s Jazz Links Educational Program.

Fill out a survey at this concert and enter to win 2 tickets to the Dianne Reeves concert at Chicago Symphony Orchestra on October 16, 2009.  

The Made in Chicago: World Class Jazz series is presented in cooperation with the

Official Website: http://www.millenniumpark.org/parkevents/event.aspx?id=797