CHICAGO (AP) — Funeral services have been scheduled for legendary jazz saxophonist Fred Anderson.
He died Thursday at age 81.
A wake is scheduled on Tuesday evening at Leak and Sons Funeral Chapel in Chicago.
Anderson opened the Velvet Lounge jazz club in Chicago in 1982. It eventually became known as one of the cradles of contemporary jazz.
The Louisiana-born Anderson, who played the tenor sax, began widely popular in the 1990's. He became a regular on the jazz-festival circuit in the United States and Europe.
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Photo Capton: Club owner Fred Anderson sits on the edge of the stage at the Velvet Lounge jazz club before opening for the evening in this 2006 file photo taken in Chicago. The saxophonist whose Chicago club is known as one of the cradles of contemporary jazz has died. Fred Anderson was 81. His sons, Eugene and Michael Anderson, said their father died June 24, 2010 but declined to offer additional details. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)
He died Thursday at age 81.
A wake is scheduled on Tuesday evening at Leak and Sons Funeral Chapel in Chicago.
Anderson opened the Velvet Lounge jazz club in Chicago in 1982. It eventually became known as one of the cradles of contemporary jazz.
The Louisiana-born Anderson, who played the tenor sax, began widely popular in the 1990's. He became a regular on the jazz-festival circuit in the United States and Europe.
Copyright 2010 The Associated Press.
Photo Capton: Club owner Fred Anderson sits on the edge of the stage at the Velvet Lounge jazz club before opening for the evening in this 2006 file photo taken in Chicago. The saxophonist whose Chicago club is known as one of the cradles of contemporary jazz has died. Fred Anderson was 81. His sons, Eugene and Michael Anderson, said their father died June 24, 2010 but declined to offer additional details. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)
