The Furgos

The Furgos give Fort Worth-area jazz a participatory angle, with an Open Jazz Jam invitation that welcomes players to join the band. The group also points listeners to Retrospective album-review links, giving the live-jam calendar a recorded-music thread.

At Crystal Springs Hideaway, Jazz Jam with the Furgos gives the name a concrete Fort Worth home. The draw is participatory and direct: jazz players are invited into the set, while listeners get a Fort Worth jazz night built around an open-bandstand idea.