In an anxious time where so much of our energy is spent chasing meaning, validation and happiness somewhere beyond ourselves, the illuminating new single “Portrait Mode” offers a graceful, deeply resonant reminder to turn the lens inward. A vibrant, intricately rendered collaboration between multi-instrumentalist and acclaimed “sound painter” David Vito Gregoli and lyricist Lissa Coffey—featuring a luminous lead vocal by Windy Wagner—unfolds as a soulful, mid-tempo pop/rock m

As she invites listeners to journey from the shadowed, soul-searching depths of “Mountain” to the gently radiant, life-affirming glow of “The Joy in You,” pianist/composer Gina Leneé has something even more immersive and transformative in mind on  Bloom , a thoughtful, exquisitely expressed set of originals that marks her first album in seven years. Born of deeply felt personal challenges and the hard-won wisdom gleaned from them, she offers an intimate and spiritually resona

While some artists present their songs—their creative children—as finished statements reflecting specific moments in their lives, Tom C. Reed approaches them as evolving ideas, living, breathing structures shaped as much by instinct, experimentation and revision as by melody and lyric. On his quirkily titled collection  From the Basement Pipes , the veteran singer/songwriter continues a creative journey that’s been decades in the making, defined less by linear momentum than b

There’s a fine line between nostalgia and reinterpretation, and vocalist Jaana Narsipur walks it with a clear, playfully charming swirl of whimsy, reflection and purpose on  The Re-Collection . Rather than simply revisiting familiar material from the ‘80s pop canon – a formative era for her early evolving musical sensibilities – the veteran NYC/Hudson Valley vocalist reshapes it from the inside out, finding new contours on a compelling Brit-centric slate of radio chestnuts (a

At a juncture in her extraordinary six decade career where many artists of her renown and caliber might settle into a comfortable, familiar vibe, the San Francisco legend long revered as “The Dynamic Miss Faye Carol” continues to expand her reach, bringing her commanding jazz, soul and blues steeped presence, deep musical intelligence, spirited phrasing and playful scat to Forever Dynamic , a two-disc set that feels both expansive and grounded in purpose. Rather than presenti

While much beloved SoCal vintage swing and timeless balladry maven Jack Wood devoted his last two albums Movie Magic and The Gal That Got Away to introducing his friend, premier Australian jazz stylist, Nichaud Fitzgibbon, to American audiences, he’s singing, swinging, styling and dreamily crooning with host of other dazzling, well-heed musicians on his latest eclectic set of standards, For Every Man There’s a Woman. On the first three gems, the sensual title track, a brisk s