DEBBIE SPRING, Tocamos
At last resurrecting her solo recording career after a whopping 33 years, Debbie Spring may not be the world’s only jazz violist making...
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Jonathan Widran
- 2 days ago
JEREMY MONTEIRO, Sings
Closing in on an incredible half century as a performer, educator and recording artist, Jeremy Monteiro – world renowned as Singapore’s...
Jonathan Widran
- 2 days ago
REBECCA HARROLD, "Chorean"
In 2012, Rebecca Harrold released her highly acclaimed debut album The River of Life, a new age collection featuring an ensemble of genre...
Jonathan Widran
- 2 days ago
ANN LICATER, "Divine Skies"
In my glowing review of Ann Licater’s sixth solo album Whispers from Earth (2022), I praised the veteran award-winning multi-flutist and...
Jonathan Widran
- 3 days ago
MAUREEN TOTH, Chiaroscuro
In my enthusiastic review of veteran singer/songwriter Maureen Toth’s 2019 EP Blur, I pointed out one of the trademark truths inherent in...
Jonathan Widran
- 3 days ago
BLUEBURST, Significance
Let’s start with a pun: Significantly, there’s no actual song on the hard-rocking Atlanta indie band Blueburst’s debut album Significance...
Jonathan Widran
- 3 days ago
SUSAN CRAIG WINSBERG, "Strange Times"
One of the silver linings of the pandemic, at least creatively, was the opportunity it afforded musicians sidelined from their regular...
Jonathan Widran
- 3 days ago
LARS TAYLOR, "Carioca"
Since dropping his debut single “Smile” in 2019, multi-faceted Swiss born guitarist Lars Taylor has been a prolific, non-stop presence in...
Jonathan Widran
- 3 days ago
SHAMBHU, Acoustic Oasis
Given the privilege to review Lilac Skies (2019) and Life Passage (2022), the most recent highly acclaimed soothing/relaxing guitar...
Jonathan Widran
- 6 days ago
LYNN TREDEAU, Many Branches
In my earlier reviews of Lynn Tredeau’s beautiful works Fellowship of Solitude (2018) and Reflection (2022), I chronicled in depth...
Jonathan Widran
- Sep 22
KIMBERLY MORGAN YORK, Devil Songs and Other Such Nonsense
To quote a classic early Elton John album cut, the delightfully insightful, world wise, and crystal voiced straighter shooter...
Jonathan Widran
- Sep 20
SONNY & THE7EVENTHTIME
It’s one of the greatest dilemmas a wildly creative musician can have, when the brilliance they bring to legendary artists as a touring...
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