Author Archives: Richard Guzman

Three Story Sandbox

Posted on January 24, 2016 by Richard Guzman

Three Story Sandbox—the new release from jazz veterans Scott Robinson, Janice Borla, and Jack Mouse (left to right below)—manages to sound ancient and electronic, avant garde and traditional, world-musicky and rock-solid American all at once, and without sounding like a … Continue reading →

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Gospel Extravaganza 28

Posted on January 18, 2016 by Richard Guzman

The 28th Annual Gospel Extravaganza happens this February 6th in Pfeiffer Hall on the campus of North Central College in Naperville. This year it features rising gospel star Anita Wilson, who’ll spend the day doing workshops with three gospel choirs. … Continue reading →

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Remembering London – Part 6: An Early Epilogue

Posted on January 12, 2016 by Richard Guzman

I returned to the United States in mid-December 2000 after a semester teaching abroad.  I left a cold, drizzling London to land in ice-bound, 10-below-zero Chicago.  Linda and I had planned to go straight to Brookfield Zoo to catch its … Continue reading →

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