Jonathan WidranApr 29, 2019PRIYA DEEPIKA, Hear in My HeartThe subtitle of sound healer, songwriter and vocalist Priya Deepika’s richly soulful and spiritually transcendent debut album Hear in My...
Jonathan WidranApr 12, 2019LAUREN WHITE, Life in the Modern WorldOne of the most unique details of Lauren White’s creative history is her role as a producer of the Showtime TV hit Homeland. While the...
Jonathan WidranApr 10, 2019THOM ROTELLA, StorylineConsidering the dynamic sweep of styles on Thom Rotella’s wildy mood-swinging new album, it’s clear that he made the right choice to set...
Jonathan WidranApr 10, 2019doubleVee, Songs for Birds and BatsIn music and our culture at large, we’ve had enough alliterative bird and bees metaphors to last multiple lifetimes. So perhaps it was...
Jonathan WidranApr 10, 2019DUO VIOLAO +1, Historia Do ChoroYou don’t have to fully immerse in knowledge of the vibrant, sensual, polyrhythmic treasures of the Historia Do Choro to appreciate this...
Jonathan WidranApr 10, 2019CHUCK REDD, Groove CityAfter decades of brilliant ensemble work with legends like Charlie Byrd, Mel Torme, Dizzy Gillespie and Monty Alexander, vibraphonist and...