Live Performances → The Velvet Birdhouse Coalition
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On the heels of the Velvet Lounge closing down, several Chicago based musicians including Nicole Mitchell and members of the AACM formed a coalition to pay tribute and remember the great Fred Anderson. The coalition, aptly named the “Velvet Birdhouse Coalition” after two clubs founded and operated by Fred, staged their first of hopefully many performances in the L26 Lounge in the South Loop Hotel. This performance featured the Corey Wilkes Quintet including Corey on trumpet, Justin Dillard on piano, Christian Dillingham on bass, Kevin Nabors on saxophone and Isaiah Spencer on drums. The music was great as would be expected and the place was packed. The lighting was pretty poor making it difficult to photograph but other than that, a great night!