With an old musical storytelling soul wise beyond her early 20-something years and infused with the same colorful plainspoken emotion and...

In contemplating the unique title of Ari Pappalardo’s brilliantly eclectic, atmospheric yet grounded, rootsy and organic yet often...

Once a session singer for the likes of Neil Diamond, Rod Stewart and Gloria Gaynor, Jo Harrop’s dusky, gorgeously sensual voice found its...

When veteran jazz vocalist Gary Brumburgh released his delightfully graceful and swinging album Moonlight in 2018, the overriding story...

Many new age and ambient projects are based on impressions of a certain location, but not until musical veterans Scooby Laposky and...

Ignited by the powerful post WWI memories of veteran musician, composer and songwriter Rolland Jacks, the new independent feature length...

If somehow you have never heard of the National Sleep Foundation or Sleep Awareness Week®, consider yourself enlightened about an...

One of contemporary instrumental music’s greatest gifts has been the constant flow of artists offering their music in service of themes...

Legendary Grammy winning guitarist and new age icon Will Ackerman makes a humble and fascinating confession in his insightful liner notes...

Back in 1981, when the pop/soul band Champaign first stole our hearts with their uber romantic genre crossing Billboard #1 AC, #4 R&B hit...

The story goes that while Swiss born, longtime Chicago based guitarist/composer Samuel Mösching first started playing jazz at age 12, he...

Aside from being a true master class in the art of piano trio driven free jazz and spontaneous improvisation, In Real Time, the debut...