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Jonathan Widran

PRIYA DEEPIKA, Hear in My Heart

The subtitle of sound healer, songwriter and vocalist Priya Deepika’s richly soulful and spiritually transcendent debut album Hear in My...

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LAUREN WHITE, Life in the Modern World

One 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...

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THOM ROTELLA, Storyline

Considering 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...

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doubleVee, Songs for Birds and Bats

In music and our culture at large, we’ve had enough alliterative bird and bees metaphors to last multiple lifetimes. So perhaps it was...

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DUO VIOLAO +1, Historia Do Choro

You don’t have to fully immerse in knowledge of the vibrant, sensual, polyrhythmic treasures of the Historia Do Choro to appreciate this...

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CHUCK REDD, Groove City

After decades of brilliant ensemble work with legends like Charlie Byrd, Mel Torme, Dizzy Gillespie and Monty Alexander, vibraphonist and...

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PAM ASBERRY, The Presence of Wonder

A new age solo pianist of uncommon melodic grace, insight and heartfelt intuitiveness, Pam Asberry made a powerful immediate impact on...

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AKIRA TANA & OTONOWA, Ai San San - Love's Radiance

Sometimes great tragedies give way to the most life affirming expressions of hope. Veteran drum maestro Akira Tana, whose resume dazzles...

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AIMEE NOLTE, Looking for the Answers

In an age where great artistry and musicianship goes hand in hand with tech savviness, Aimee Nolte sets a high bar in a multitude of...

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TOM CULVER AT DUKE'S PLACE: The Songs of Duke Ellington

Sometimes a contemporary artist is so spiritually in tune with music from a bygone era that the well-worn notion of a “tribute” album...

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