Windom, Minnesota, composer and band leader Maria Schneider's on the cover of Downbeat magazine. She's the coolest person I know from Windom.
'American Crow begins with an ominous but distinctly American fanfare played by the entire ensemble and punctuated by the cawing of crows. Eventually the fanfare dissolves into a series of poignant piano chords, and a theme emerges that is pure pastoral Americana. … As Schneider has written, “It’s as if to ask, ‘Do we want to find our way back?’ and ‘Can we find our way back?’”'
Maria Schneider Asks Us to Listen to Each Other
By Allen Morrison
Mar. 10, 2026
https://downbeat.com/news/detail/maria-schneider-asks-us-to-listen-to-each-other
