John Chacona

Jamile and Vinicius Gomes: Endangered Species article by John Chacona, published on April 6, 2026 at All Abou…

Lakewood filed a formal complaint, while a Cleveland City Councilperson released a blistering statement.

Lakewood residents who participate in the Lakewood Police Citizens' Academy learn how the department carries …

A review of "The Diptychs," a jazz recording by the Toronto-based Lina Allemano 4

The rep laid out a plan that includes $12.5 million in investments that FirstEnergy believes will, in her wor…

In his "Odyssey," Homer gave his protagonist the epithet "polytropos," meaning "of many turns." This descript…

A combination personal essay/lifestyle wine recommendation service piece for a now-defunct city/regional titl…

Sam Blakeslee Large Group at BLU Jazz+ article by John Chacona, published on January 12, 2025 at All About Ja…

Alla Boara's Italian Christmas at Trinity Cathedral article by John Chacona, published on December 17, 2024 a…

If Arthur Miller was the voice of the Depression-era and David Mamet embodied the aggressive optimism of the …

Profile of Erie, Pennsylvania musician Walt Slivinski

In December 2009, Mercyhurst University music professor Albert Glinsky received an unexpected phone call that…

Ernie Krivda and friends Ernie's front porch Lakewood, Ohio July 31, 2022 Cleveland, Ohio is the birthplace o…

Playing the waiting game is nothing new for Tennessee Backporch. Indeed, it's baked into the Erie band's orig…

Profile of former Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young bassist Calvin "Fuzz" Samuel for the Erie (PA) Times.

A profile for AllAboutJazz.com of the two-CD compilation from the Brussels-based JamminColorS organization co…

Composer Timothy Adams played in major symphony orchestras in Atlanta, Indianapolis and Pittsburgh. Yet despi…

When Nashville vocalist Chelcie Gette decided that her last name should be spelled like it sounds, her choice…

Courtesy Jeff Forman for Tri-C Jazz Gallery All-Stars Tri-C Auditorium Cleveland, OHMarch 6, 2022 What a diff…

A profile of TV personality, tech journalist, country music vocalist and Erie, PA native Katie Linendoll.

"I'm so close," poet Camae Ayewa, a/k/a Moor Mother, intones on "Lágrimas del Mar" off of Irreversible Entang…

Preview of Branford Marsalis' concert at Mercyhurst University.

A review of jazz bassist/composer William Parker's monumental 10-CD box set.

A profile of Erie Philharmonic and Akron Philharmonic principal cellist Erica Snowden-Rodriguez.