John Wojciechowski: Saxophone

Jack Buratczak: guitar

Clark Sommers: bass

Neil Hemphill: drums

Saxophonist John Wojciechowski, of whom the Chicago Tribune’s Howard Reich wrote: “…technically accomplished, musically profound and harmonically daring” is originally from Detroit and has spent the last 20 years performing and teaching in Chicago. In addition to leading his own groups, he has performed or recorded with The Chicago Jazz Orchestra, The Chicago Jazz Ensemble, The Woody Herman Orchestra, The Chicago Symphony Orchestra, The Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Clark Terry, Charlie Haden, and Kurt Elling among many others. John was also a third place finalist in the 1996 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition. John is currently a member of the Chicago Jazz Orchestra, Dana Hall’s spring, the Jeff Campbell Trio (w/ John Hollenbeck), the collective “Tenor Time” (with Geof Bradfield and Scott Burns) and Ryan Cohan’s Sextet and Quartet. Frequently listed as a ‘rising star’ in Downbeat magazine’s critics poll, John has appeared on dozens of recordings as a sideman, and has three recordings as a leader: “Lexicon", released in 2009 and “Focus” which was released in the fall of 2015 on Origin records to critical acclaim.  His third recording “Swing of the Pendulum” was released in August 2023 on the AFAR Music Label.