Author: John Chacona

For Don Was And The Pan-Detroit Ensemble, “Everything’s On The Table”

Published 13 January, 2026 By John Chacona

When I dropped my preview of last February’s concert by Don Was and the Pan-Detroit Ensemble, my friend Aric from San Francisco, a former Anthony Braxton student who is among the most astute listeners I know, wrote to admonish me. “Do NOT miss this. I saw em twice last year and was thrilled. Great stuff.”

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It Was 20 Years Ago Today (more or less)

Published 2 January, 2026 By John Chacona

In which I look back and ask timidly for collaborators

A conversation with Rob Shepherd, my esteemed editor at PostGenre Media, led me to strap on my headlamp and descend into the depth of this site’s archives until I reached the very bottom, my first post. It’s still here, but, TLDR, it began like this: