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John Chacona is a freelance journalist, content writer and producer in Cleveland.

The Sound of Love

The Sound of Love

Tania Grubbs

2025-01-16

7

Aries Dance

Randy Ingram

2024-12-27

6

On the Trail With the Lonesome Pines

On the Trail With the Lonesome Pines

Hilary Gardner

2024-03-29

6

Trouble In Mind

Trouble In Mind

Elan Mehler

2024-02-12

4

Gnosis

Ethan Philion

2023-11-23

7

The Harlem Suite

The Harlem Suite

Jacques Schwarz-Bart

2023-07-31

5

With Strings Attached, 1957-1965

With Strings Attached, 1957-1965

Dorothy Ashby

2023-07-10

10

Volume 2 - Generational

Volume 2 - Generational

The Nimmons Tribute

2023-06-30

5

Tora Collective

Tora Collective

Petros Klampanis

2023-05-15

4

Alive at the Village Vanguard

Alive at the Village Vanguard

Fred Hersch & Esperanza Spalding

2023-01-26

24

Le Tre Sorelle

Alla Boara

2022-11-16

9

Anatomy

Billy Mohler

2022-07-02

10

Assembly

Jacob Garchik

2022-06-07

4

Top Floor Encounter

Top Floor Encounter

Lars Scherzberg

2022-05-29

First Things First

First Things First

Boris Kozlov

2022-01-30

7

Breath By Breath

Breath By Breath

Fred Hersch

2022-01-07

14

Everything Happens To Be.

Everything Happens To Be.

Ben Goldberg

2021-06-18

10

Stories

Roni Ben-Hur

2021-06-06

8

Law Years: The Music of Ornette Coleman

Law Years: The Music of Ornette Coleman

Miguel Zenón

2021-03-23

12

This Land

Theo Bleckmann & The Westerlies

2021-02-20

5

Aura

Camila Nebbia

2021-02-13

5

Right Now! Live At The Village Vanguard

Right Now! Live At The Village Vanguard

Dayna Stephens

2021-02-12

6

Transparency

Dafnis Prieto Sextet

2020-11-21

10

Read more album reviews by John Chacona

Read "The Messthetics with James Brandon Lewis at the Beachland Tavern"

The Messthetics with James Brandon Lewis at the Beachland Tavern

Live Review | 2025-09-18

4

Read "Paul Cornish Trio at BOP STOP"

Paul Cornish Trio at BOP STOP

Live Review | 2025-09-16

3

Read "Hingetown Jazz Festival 2025"

Hingetown Jazz Festival 2025

Live Review | 2025-09-04

3

Read "Dominick Farinacci & Friends / Taylor Eigisti & Christian Tamburr Celebrate Chick Corea and Gary Burton at Tri-C JazzFest 2025"

Dominick Farinacci & Friends / Taylor Eigisti & Christian...

Live Review | 2025-07-18

1

Danny Grissett: Whisper Not

Play This! | 2025-07-15

5

Read "Sun Ra Arkestra at Tri-C JazzFest 2025"

Sun Ra Arkestra at Tri-C JazzFest 2025

Live Review | 2025-07-13

1

Read "Dan Weiss Quartet At Bop Stop"

Dan Weiss Quartet At Bop Stop

Live Review | 2025-06-22

5

Read "The Bad Plus at Bop Stop"

The Bad Plus at Bop Stop

Live Review | 2025-02-14

9

Holly Cole: Kiss Me Quick

Play This! | 2025-02-04

2

Sam Blakeslee Large Group at BLU Jazz+

Live Review | 2025-01-12

9

Read "Alla Boara's Italian Christmas at Trinity Cathedral"

Alla Boara's Italian Christmas at Trinity Cathedral

Live Review | 2024-12-17

7

Read "John Chacona's Favorite Jazz Albums of 2024"

John Chacona's Favorite Jazz Albums of 2024

Year in Review | 2024-12-06

9

D.D. Jackson: I Call

Play This! | 2024-10-15

2

Glenn Zaleski: Opus de Funk

Play This! | 2024-09-04

4

Bill Charlap Trio: The Man I Love

Play This! | 2024-08-30

2

Ken Peplowski: All the Things You Are

Play This! | 2024-07-17

3

Brian Landrus: AGRA

Play This! | 2024-07-14

5

Farahser: Flatland

Play This! | 2024-07-05

5

John Escreet: Departure No. 1

Play This! | 2024-07-03

2

Nicola Caminiti: Adam Arturo

Play This! | 2024-05-20

1

Roxana Amed: A Prayer

Play This! | 2024-05-19

2

Read "Lorne Lofsky: Steward of the Canadian Guitar Tradition"

Lorne Lofsky: Steward of the Canadian Guitar Tradition

Interview | 2024-04-17

10

Yotam Silberstein: Never Let Me Go

Play This! | 2024-04-05

2

Read "Ken Vandermark’s Edition Redux at BOP STOP at The Music Settlement"

Ken Vandermark’s Edition Redux at BOP STOP at The Music...

Live Review | 2024-03-10

3

Giorgi Mikadze Trio: Same Garden

Play This! | 2024-02-22

5

Read "Hilario Durán and his Latin Jazz Big Band: Cry Me A River"

Hilario Durán and his Latin Jazz Big Band: Cry Me A River

Play This! | 2023-12-20

5

Mike Reed / The Separatist Party: A Low Frequency Nightmare

Play This! | 2023-12-13

4

Yuhan Su: Naked Swimmer

Play This! | 2023-12-02

9

Read "Michelle Lordi: Only Love Can Break Your Heart"

Michelle Lordi: Only Love Can Break Your Heart

Play This! | 2023-10-16

6

Anthony Fung: Boo Boo's Birthday

Play This! | 2023-10-04

4

Dave Meder: Modern Gothic

Play This! | 2023-09-22

12

Read "3x3: Jazz Trios Playful and Pensive"

3x3: Jazz Trios Playful and Pensive

Multiple Reviews | 2023-06-15

16

Read "Ken Vandermark: Returning To The Road With A New Band And New Energy"

Ken Vandermark: Returning To The Road With A New Band And New...

Interview | 2023-04-26

11

Ben Wendel Group At Bop Stop

Live Review | 2023-03-28

5

Read "Choose Joy"

Choose Joy

Multiple Reviews | 2023-03-02

5

Read "A Tasting Menu"

A Tasting Menu

Multiple Reviews | 2023-02-06

8

Read "Dan Weiss Trio at Bop Stop"

Dan Weiss Trio at Bop Stop

Live Review | 2022-12-20

9

Read "Noah Garabedian: The Power of Patience"

Noah Garabedian: The Power of Patience

Profile | 2022-11-02

5

Read "Rova Saxophone Quartet at Bop Stop"

Rova Saxophone Quartet at Bop Stop

Live Review | 2022-10-12

7

Read "Ernie Krivda and Theron Brown at Free Concerts in Cleveland"

Ernie Krivda and Theron Brown at Free Concerts in Cleveland

Live Review | 2022-09-08

6

Read "Stephen Philip Harvey: Big Band Superhero In the Making"

Stephen Philip Harvey: Big Band Superhero In the Making

Profile | 2022-07-06

11

Read "From Generation to Generation, A New Collection Transcends Borders and Barriers"

From Generation to Generation, A New Collection Transcends...

Profile | 2022-05-24

4

Read "Jazz Gallery All-Stars at Tri-C"

Jazz Gallery All-Stars at Tri-C

Live Review | 2022-03-21

3

Read "Other Minds 25, Day 4"

Other Minds 25, Day 4

Live Review | 2021-11-01

4

Read "Other Minds 25, Day 3"

Other Minds 25, Day 3

Live Review | 2021-10-24

3

Read "Other Minds 25, Day 2"

Other Minds 25, Day 2

Live Review | 2021-10-22

8

Read "Other Minds 25, Day 1"

Other Minds 25, Day 1

Live Review | 2021-10-20

7

2021 Tri-C JazzFest Cleveland

Live Review | 2021-09-21

6

Read "Jacques Schwarz-Bart's Afro-Caribbean Odyssey"

Jacques Schwarz-Bart's Afro-Caribbean Odyssey

Interview | 2021-06-10

3

Read "John Chacona's Best Releases Of 2020"

John Chacona's Best Releases Of 2020

Year in Review | 2020-12-17

5

Read more articles by John Chacona

Carmen Staaf: Monk's Mood

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Read "Everything Happens To Be."

Ben Goldberg: Everything Happens To Be.

Album Review | 2021-06-18

10

Read "Alive at the Village Vanguard"

Fred Hersch & Esperanza Spalding: Alive at the Village Vanguard

Album Review | 2023-01-26

24

Read "Breath By Breath"

Fred Hersch: Breath By Breath

Album Review | 2022-01-07

14

Read "Law Years: The Music of Ornette Coleman"

Miguel Zenón: Law Years: The Music of Ornette Coleman

Album Review | 2021-03-23

12

2021 Tri-C JazzFest Cleveland

Live Review | 2021-09-21

6

Read "Right Now! Live At The Village Vanguard"

Dayna Stephens: Right Now! Live At The Village Vanguard

Album Review | 2021-02-12

6

Read "Ken Vandermark: Returning To The Road With A New Band And New Energy"

Ken Vandermark: Returning To The Road With A New Band And New Energy

Interview | 2023-04-26

11

Read "John Chacona's Best Releases Of 2020"

John Chacona's Best Releases Of 2020

Year in Review | 2020-12-17

5

Read "With Strings Attached, 1957-1965"

Dorothy Ashby: With Strings Attached, 1957-1965

Album Review | 2023-07-10

10

Read "Jacques Schwarz-Bart's Afro-Caribbean Odyssey"

Jacques Schwarz-Bart's Afro-Caribbean Odyssey

Interview | 2021-06-10

3

Camila Nebbia: Aura

Album Review | 2021-02-13

5

Read "Transparency"

Dafnis Prieto Sextet: Transparency

Album Review | 2020-11-21

10

Read "A Tasting Menu"

A Tasting Menu

Multiple Reviews | 2023-02-06

8

Roni Ben-Hur: Stories

Album Review | 2021-06-06

8

Read "Lorne Lofsky: Steward of the Canadian Guitar Tradition"

Lorne Lofsky: Steward of the Canadian Guitar Tradition

Interview | 2024-04-17

10

Read "First Things First"

Boris Kozlov: First Things First

Album Review | 2022-01-30

7

Read "3x3: Jazz Trios Playful and Pensive"

3x3: Jazz Trios Playful and Pensive

Multiple Reviews | 2023-06-15

16

Billy Mohler: Anatomy

Album Review | 2022-07-02

10

Read "This Land"

Theo Bleckmann & The Westerlies: This Land

Album Review | 2021-02-20

5

Read "Other Minds 25, Day 1"

Other Minds 25, Day 1

Live Review | 2021-10-20

7

Read "Stephen Philip Harvey: Big Band Superhero In the Making"

Stephen Philip Harvey: Big Band Superhero In the Making

Profile | 2022-07-06

11

Read "Tora Collective"

Petros Klampanis: Tora Collective

Album Review | 2023-05-15

4

Read "Other Minds 25, Day 2"

Other Minds 25, Day 2

Live Review | 2021-10-22

8

Read "The Harlem Suite"

Jacques Schwarz-Bart: The Harlem Suite

Album Review | 2023-07-31

5

Read "On the Trail With the Lonesome Pines"

Hilary Gardner: On the Trail With the Lonesome Pines

Album Review | 2024-03-29

6

Read "Rova Saxophone Quartet at Bop Stop"

Rova Saxophone Quartet at Bop Stop

Live Review | 2022-10-12

7

Ethan Philion: Gnosis

Album Review | 2023-11-23

7

Read "Le Tre Sorelle"

Alla Boara: Le Tre Sorelle

Album Review | 2022-11-16

9

Read "Assembly"

Jacob Garchik: Assembly

Album Review | 2022-06-07

4

Mike Reed / The Separatist Party: A Low Frequency Nightmare

Play This! | 2023-12-13

4

Read "Choose Joy"

Choose Joy

Multiple Reviews | 2023-03-02

5

Read "From Generation to Generation, A New Collection Transcends Borders and Barriers"

From Generation to Generation, A New Collection Transcends Borders and Barriers

Profile | 2022-05-24

4

Read "Ken Vandermark’s Edition Redux at BOP STOP at The Music Settlement"

Ken Vandermark’s Edition Redux at BOP STOP at The Music Settlement

Live Review | 2024-03-10

3

Roxana Amed: A Prayer

Play This! | 2024-05-19

2

Read "Noah Garabedian: The Power of Patience"

Noah Garabedian: The Power of Patience

Profile | 2022-11-02

5

Read "Ernie Krivda and Theron Brown at Free Concerts in Cleveland"

Ernie Krivda and Theron Brown at Free Concerts in Cleveland

Live Review | 2022-09-08

6

Read "Other Minds 25, Day 3"

Other Minds 25, Day 3

Live Review | 2021-10-24

3

Read "Jazz Gallery All-Stars at Tri-C"

Jazz Gallery All-Stars at Tri-C

Live Review | 2022-03-21

3

Read "The Sound of Love"

Tania Grubbs: The Sound of Love

Album Review | 2025-01-16

7

Read "Volume 2 - Generational"

The Nimmons Tribute: Volume 2 - Generational

Album Review | 2023-06-30

5

Dave Meder: Modern Gothic

Play This! | 2023-09-22

12

Read "John Chacona's Favorite Jazz Albums of 2024"

John Chacona's Favorite Jazz Albums of 2024

Year in Review | 2024-12-06

9

Read "Other Minds 25, Day 4"

Other Minds 25, Day 4

Live Review | 2021-11-01

4

Read "Dan Weiss Trio at Bop Stop"

Dan Weiss Trio at Bop Stop

Live Review | 2022-12-20

9

Sam Blakeslee Large Group at BLU Jazz+

Live Review | 2025-01-12

9

Read "Trouble In Mind"

Elan Mehler: Trouble In Mind

Album Review | 2024-02-12

4

Read "Aries Dance"

Randy Ingram: Aries Dance

Album Review | 2024-12-27

6

Read "Michelle Lordi: Only Love Can Break Your Heart"

Michelle Lordi: Only Love Can Break Your Heart

Play This! | 2023-10-16

6

Giorgi Mikadze Trio: Same Garden

Play This! | 2024-02-22

5

Anthony Fung: Boo Boo's Birthday

Play This! | 2023-10-04

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