1st concert at fred anderson park

[alocispepraluger102]

http://us5.campaign-archive2.com/?u=1209891a9d427e8e9d3378d50&id=014c82048a&e=d1b37da18b

CHICAGO – Jazz and gospel music will be featured in a free concert, 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 21, at the site where the Chicago Park District is building a park named for the late Chicago jazz musician Fred Anderson. Homemade foods and cold drinks will be sold by the True Rock Ministries congregation to help fund their community center.

[John Litweiler]

Wish I could be there. How rare to have a public place in Chicago named after a fine artist. Yet somehow I remember in the 1970s how city pressure forced Fred to close his no alcohol-no food music venue The Birdhouse, which he'd opened in a white neighborhood.

[uli]

It's great to have a Fred Anderson Park!

Here a post by Neil Tesser giving a bit of history on it

http://www.chicagomusic.org/blog/fred-anderson-park-dedication-ari-brown-september-21#.UjtPvdK-pgp

[Chuck Nessa]

Members should know Uli was a trusted bartender at the Velvet Lounge for a number of years and he is a great music booster. Thanks for your service sir.

[Steve Reynolds]

Members should know Uli was a trusted bartender at the Velvet Lounge for a number of years and he is a great music booster. Thanks for your service sir.

Plus the second time I was able to go to the Velvet Lounge back around 1999 or so, I went there with Uli and it was that night that I heard Fred Anderson play live

Thanks Uli - you must be very happy that one of our heroes has a park named for him.

[Chuck Nessa]

Credit should also be given to Andy Pierce for all he has done for Fred.

[alocispepraluger102]

Credit should also be given to Andy Pierce for all he has done for Fred.

amen

[uli]

Credit should also be given to Andy Pierce for all he has done for Fred.

Yep. The driving force behind the naming of the park/

[alocispepraluger102]

Credit should also be given to Andy Pierce for all he has done for Fred.

Yep. The driving force behind the naming of the park/

as i recall, andy works for the city of chicago as a building inspector.

[chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez]

thats so awesome they named a park after him

[uli]

official opening coming Sunday!

http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/reich/ct-fred-anderson-park-chicago-jazz-20150526-column.html#page=1