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Juan Pastor

Drummer/percussionist and composer Juan Pastor finds himself caught between two homes: his native Lima, Peru, and the city where he has lived for the past 13 years, Chicago. As a result, both his original compositions and the sound of his ensemble, Chinchano, draw life from deep sources - Peru’s enchantingly diverse culture, history, landscapes, and folk music, and the language of North American Jazz. Pastor evokes his multifaceted story poignantly on his new recording, El Regreso (Quinto Pulso, 2019). Pastor begins his story with a lively arrangement of Wilfredo Franco Laguna's Mayoral, the album’s sole cover and a beloved Peruvian song, whose lyrics call out the oppressive racism of Spanish colonialism. Juan’s drums animate the arrangement with a powerful Afro-Peruvian “Festejo” dance rhythm, and special guest percussionists Makarito Nicasio and Edu Campos (both members of the acclaimed ensemble Peru Negro) join the rhythm section.

Calligram Records: Chicago Meets the World

by Mark McKergow
June 23, 2026

Chicago-based Calligram Records was founded in 2023 by trumpeter Chad McCullough and saxophonist Geof Bradfield. Three years and 34 albums later, they have emerged as an authoritative and varied voice for creative jazz from the Windy City and around the world. Their output ranges from small groups to chamber jazz to lively, horn-driven soul outings. With third ...

Memorias

By Juan Pastor

Label: Calligram Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: Celinda; Entre el Humo;Memorias;Tonada de Luna Llena ;Human Touch;Qué Frío;Descarga Galáctica

Arc and Edge

By James Davis

Label: Calligram Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: Long Road Home; Search for Itness; Rothko Sketches; Open Door, Closed Door; Unending Path; Pamplemousse; Balancing Act; Heartstring Saga; Pulsar; The Blind Watchmaker; As the Crow Flies.

Shuteen Erdenebaatar, Anthony Braxton, and Jim McNeely

by Jerome Wilson
November 18, 2025

This eclectic show includes music from Shuteen Erdenebaatar, Jim McNeely, Chris Connor. Anthony Braxton. and Juan Pastor.Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextett “I Can't Wait Till I Get Home" from The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings of Henry Threadgill & Air (Mosaic) 00:00 Ben Tiberio “Midwife Crisis" from Rare Peace (Outside In) 00:50 Lello Molinari “Na ...

James Davis' Beveled: Arc and Edge

by Mark Corroto
June 1, 2025

Trumpeter James Davis' sextet is aptly named Beveled--a word that means transforming a sharp, square edge into something smoother, more refined. That concept of reshaping and softening defines both the ensemble's instrumentation and its sonic character. Davis sets the tone by trading his bright trumpet for the warmer, more introspective voice of the flugelhorn. He deepens ...

James Davis' Beveled: Arc and Edge

by Jack Bowers
May 31, 2025

Beveled, according to Webster's, translates roughly to “slanted" or “grooved." On Arc and Edge, flugelhornist James Davis' Chicago-based sextet clearly has its own slant on contemporary post-bop jazz wherein the groove ranges from typically improvised passages to cutting-edge motifs and classical chamber music, using a second flugelhorn, two bass clarinets and rhythm to flesh out the ...

Cachito

By Juan Pastor

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2023
Track listing: Tu Voz; Carlitos; Wuayrapa Yuyay; La Lucha; Azúcar de Caña; Humanidad; Undertow; La Rata de Renato; A Dios.

Pachyderm

By Corbin Andrick

Label: Bent River Records
Released: 2023
Track listing: Commencement; Nobleland; Golden Castle; Arboretum; Langebaan; The Fall of Lawrence; Abby's Toy Pian.

Accidental Melody

By Joanie Pallatto

Label: Southport Records
Released: 2023
Track listing: Surrender; Accidental Melody; Apart You Think You Know; A Shooting Star; The Melody Of You; Don’t Ever Look For Love; The Cuckoo Clock; In The Middle Of Life; Sound; Lafayette; Keeping Track Of Time; The Lost Year.