Have you ever thought how do great jazz musicians who teach in High schools or Middle schools do it? We have one of the best in the Business here. John Wojciechowski has played with tons of great artist and teaches at St. Charles North High School. He discusses how he went to New York from Detroit and then ended up in Chicago. It's a crazy story that has tons of information in it. Even if you think you know him you are going to want to listen to this.
Saxophonist John Wojciechowski is an urban musician through and through. He grew up and developed his powerful tenor sound in Detroit—“a really rich community with a lot of great players,” he says—and since 2002 has thrived in Chicago, working alongside some of the best players in the city.
So why does he live way the heck out in the Windy City’s western suburbs in a place called Bartlett—where it takes a good half-hour to even reach one of the highways leading into the city? And does being so far away from the action have an impact on his music?
The answer to the first question is that “Wojo,” as he is known, teaches high school in the historic river town of St. Charles—no doubt one of the only jazz musicians of his caliber who can make that claim.
