05/01/2026
Join us for the Fred Anderson Park Advisory Council Zoom Meeting Wednesday May 13th at 5:30 PM. Help bring new events to, and continue to care for and improve our lovely neighborhood park. Message us for the zoom link.
Fred Anderson Park Anderson came to Evanston, Illinois as a child during the Great Migration. He described his motto as “patience, sincerity, and consistency.”
Fred Anderson Park Concerts
Celebrating the concerts we've had since the the groundbreaking, grand opening and inaugural seasons of Fred Anderson Park in Chicago. This South Loop community park is named for tenor saxophonist and composer Fred Anderson (1929 – 2010), one of Chicago’s most acclaimed and cherished musicians, who lived and worked nearby for three decades. Inspired by the music of Cha
05/01/2026
Join us for the Fred Anderson Park Advisory Council Zoom Meeting Wednesday May 13th at 5:30 PM. Help bring new events to, and continue to care for and improve our lovely neighborhood park. Message us for the zoom link.
03/18/2026
AACM - Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians
03/02/2026
02/20/2026
08/29/2025
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08/24/2025
Lily Finnegan Trio, Women-Led Ensembles THIS MONDAY EVENING...6 p.m. start. See you at Fred Anderson Park!
https://mailchi.mp/a867f0201ff6/citywide-jazz-fred-park-5807780
08/23/2025
WOMEN-LED ENSEMBLES THIS WEEK @ FRED PARK
CITYWIDE JAZZ FESTIVAL w/ Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events
Details: https://mailchi.mp/dd9e94cdd344/citywide-jazz-fred-park
06/24/2025
FREE
Live jazz and creative music returns to Fred Anderson Park this week with the Live the Spirit Residency: Young Masters.
THIS TUESDAY, JUNE 24
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Fred Anderson Park
1611 S. Wabash Ave. Chicago, IL 60616
This is a free concert for all ages brought to you by the Live the Spirit Residency and the Chicago Park District Night Out in the Parks program.
Live the Spirt Residency presents "The Young Masters," an extraordinarily accomplished group of young talented high school and college-aged jazz musicians who have developed their skills under the mentorship of Ernest Khabeer Dawkins. They will present a concert of original music featuring their latest compositions. This evening's concert will honor the 60th Anniversary of the AACM - Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians and AACM co-founder Fred Anderson on the 15th Anniversary of his passing. Special guest artist Fredrick Jackson.
https://www.aacmchicago.org
https://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/events/live-spirit-residency-young-masters-fred-anderson
06/22/2025
Baba Fred, fifteen years gone from this place.
06/18/2025
Live jazz Tuesday, June 24 Fred Anderson Park !!!
| Monday | 6am - 11pm |
| Tuesday | 6am - 9pm |
| Wednesday | 6am - 9pm |
| Thursday | 6am - 9pm |
| Friday | 6am - 9pm |
| Saturday | 6am - 9pm |
| Sunday | 6am - 9pm |