MICHAEL JOSEPH, Into the Blue
The first thought that strikes me as I continue listening to pianist/keyboardist composer Michael Joseph’s extraordinarily sweeping,...
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Jonathan Widran
- Feb 28, 2019
THE CHORDAES, What We Breathe In
With a fascinating hybrid vibe that fuses alternative indie rock, contemporary soft rock and soul with occasional and well placed classic...
Jonathan Widran
- Feb 26, 2019
DR King, It's My Life
If somehow you failed to see Donald Ray King’s electrifying performances as a Top 12 contestant on Season 14 of The Voice last year, the...
Jonathan Widran
- Feb 21, 2019
SONJA MIDTUNE, "My Light"
An uncommonly intuitive singer/songwriter and storyteller, Sonja Midtune took the deeply intimate emotions shared to her by a close...
Jonathan Widran
- Feb 21, 2019
CAROL SUDHALTER QUARTET, Live at Saint Peter's Church
Long renowned as the pioneer of the Queens, NY jazz scene who founded both the Astoria Jazz Band and Astoria Big Band (going strong now...
Jonathan Widran
- Feb 21, 2019
LYN STANLEY, London Calling: A Toast to Julie London
Taking an extraordinarily bold step just five years into her recording career, Lyn Stanley showcases her stylistic range and heartfelt...
Jonathan Widran
- Feb 20, 2019
URBANITY
The seeds of the uniquely fluid, silky and soulful smooth jazz duo Urbanity were planted narly 30 years ago when guitarist Albert Dadon...
Jonathan Widran
- Feb 20, 2019
GREGOR HUEBNER, El Violin Latino, Vol. 3: Los Sonadores
The third album in German born violinist/composer Gregor Huebner’s El Violin Latino series is also the most socially and politically...
Jonathan Widran
- Feb 20, 2019
DOUG MacDONALD QUARTET, Organisms
Over the years, guitarist Doug MacDonald has showcased his deftness, artsy cool and versatility in a wide variety of settings, from the...
Jonathan Widran
- Feb 20, 2019
CLIFFORD LAMB, Blues & Hues
Jazz artists generally make a stark choice every time they enter a studio: create their own interpretations of beloved standards that...
Jonathan Widran
- Feb 20, 2019
PATRICE JEGOU, If It Ain't Love
A still emerging jazz singer and standards interpreter extraordinaire who delivers emotional transcendence like the legends whose L.A....
Jonathan Widran
- Feb 20, 2019
DEBORAH SHULMAN, The Shakespeare Project
The stories and sonnets of William Shakespeare have traveled remarkably well over the centuries, mostly in live theatre productions and...
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