Mike Shanley, ‘JazzTimes’ May 2019

OPENING CHORUS: FIVE FOR GROOVING
“In Jon Lundbom’s group Big Five Chord, bouncy and free can coexist…influences blend together in satisfying ways; engaging melodies and free jazz interplay combine, without losing a sense of groove. …‘I think Jon’s always had his own voice and his own direction,’ [Bryan] Murray recalls. ‘He never tried to mimic someone else or sound like another player. He always had that drive, knew how he wanted to sound and worked at it.’ …It’s a provocative mix of grooves and tangled, last-moving themes…this guitarist aims to blow some more minds.”

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