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Ancient Traditions Are The Either/Orchestra’s Home Territory

Published 7 April, 2026 By John Chacona

When saxophonist Russ Gershon put his Either/Orchestra together 40 years ago, he had a concept in mind. “I wanted the band to feel like a territory band, or like a working band of the past,” Gershon said on a video call. The 11-piece band fully realized Gershon’s conception though he couldn’t have imagined that the band’s territory would one day include Ethiopia.

Today the Either/Orchestra is recognized globally for its advocacy of Ethiopian music, a project that has led to appearances at two of the nation’s most prestigious music festivals, and this weekend, to Cleveland for a pair of free concerts, Friday at Trinity Cathedral and Saturday at BOP STOP.

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:

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