But though he makes a point of featuring Jewish artists, he never plays the only Hanukkah CD he owns, a staid affair called the "Chanukah Story" by the Western Wind VocalEnsemble with Theodore Bickel narrating.
But such concerns were quickly dispelled once the folk-rock trio's trademark intricate vocal harmonies and acoustic and electric guitar parts were enhanced by the JLCO's tight ensemble playing and skilled soloists such as saxophonists Sherman Irby, trumpeter Marcus Printup and trombonist Vincent Gardner.