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Keri Johnsrud / Shawn Maxwell: C8H10N4O2

Read "C8H10N4O2" reviewed by Hrayr Attarian


Vocalist Keri Johnsrud is a master of subtlety. She delivers intricate songs with elegance and grace, making them sound deceptively effortless. Saxophonist Shawn Maxwell is one of the most innovative members of the Chicago creative music scene. Both are also accomplished composers. All these elements make their collaborative effort C8H10N4O2 (the chemical formula for caffeine) stimulating and delightful. A concept album, C8H10N4O2 represents a hectic day. Bookending it are two takes of “Peace," one labeled “720 AM" and ...

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New Standard Quintet: Another Time, Another Place

Read "Another Time, Another Place" reviewed by Jack Bowers


Another Time, Another Place is a well-drawn album by Chicago's New Standard Quintet whose seven original compositions may please the ears but seldom inflame the senses. The music is good—and often better than that—without prompting a listener to reach for the replay button. Of course, that could be the listener's fault, as there is nothing here that lands shy of respectable. A matter of personal taste? That's as reasonable as any assumption. Be that as it may, ...

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Music

Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

Reminiscing

Self Produced
2025

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C8H10N4O2

Self Produced
2024

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Wish You Were Here

From: Reminiscing
By Tom Vaitsas

Midnight at the Oasis

From: Reminiscing
By Tom Vaitsas

Last Dance

From: Reminiscing
By Tom Vaitsas

Use Me

From: Reminiscing
By Tom Vaitsas

Tell Me Something Good

From: Reminiscing
By Tom Vaitsas

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