Announcing a new issue of The Squid's Ear ! <http://www.squidsear.com> SAX TRIO: Singing at the Threshold Kali Fasteau's Lifetime of Listening and Playing By James Keepnews <http://www.squidsear.com/a.cgi?a=339> Berlitz Jazz David Murray's Musical Travels By Kurt Gottschalk <http://www.squidsear.com/a.cgi?a=343> John Butcher Improvising from a Sound Perspective By Marc Chénard <http://www.squidsear.com/a.cgi?a=346> FEATURE ARTICLE: Outside the Chicken Shack Lars Hollmer Brings Sammla Mammas Manna to the U.S. By William Burke <http://www.squidsear.com/a.cgi?a=342> FESTIVAL REVIEWS: Fiasco in Chicago The 2003 Jazz Festival, and the Story that Needn't Be Told By Kurt Gottschalk <http://www.squidsear.com/a.cgi?a=338> Guelph's Caring Adventure The Little Engine in Ontario By Mike Chamberlain <http://www.squidsear.com/a.cgi?a=348> TRAVELOGUE: James Pugliese's Travelogue <http://www.squidsear.com/a.cgi?a=341> EDITORIALS: <http://www.squidsear.com/a.cgi?a=344> Ameri-chord: Johnny Cash Remembered By Skip Heller The Upside of Dowloading By Scott MX Turner <http://www.squidsear.com/a.cgi?a=345> Musical Activism: An Open Call By Marc Ribot <http://www.squidsear.com/a.cgi?a=347> Cheek to Cheek Misdemeanors <http://www.squidsear.com/a.cgi?a=349> NEW REVIEWS: Various Artists AMPLIFY 2002: balance (Erstwhile) <http://www.squidsear.com/a.cgi?a=351> John Cage - Sonatas and Interludes (ECM) John Cage - The Works for Violin 5 (Mode) <http://www.squidsear.com/a.cgi?a=350> John Fahey Vampire Vultures (Drag City) <http://www.squidsear.com/a.cgi?a=340>