JACO, You Know
Gotta watch out for those drummers – you never know the deep, dark fantastical musings crossing their mind when they’re booming for the...
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THE JW VIBE
Music That Sticks To My Soul
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Jonathan Widran
- Jun 29, 2019
ROBERT LAROCHE, A Thousand Shades
In 2016, almost a quarter century after The Sighs ruled the summer of ’92 with their rambunctious smash “Think About Soul” and toured...
Jonathan Widran
- Jun 29, 2019
JOSEPH ROBERTS, "Something Beautiful Won't Come Out"
Sometimes songs, like the real life they’re supposed to reflect, don’t give us happy endings. Heartaches happen, the pain endures and all...
Jonathan Widran
- Jun 29, 2019
JOHN FINBURY Featuring THALMA DE FREITAS, Sorte!
Although veteran composer John Finbury surprised the Latin music scene a few years ago with a Latin Grammy Song of the Year nomination...
Jonathan Widran
- Jun 29, 2019
MARK MORGANELLI & THE JAZZ FORUM ALL-STARS, Brasil!
A decades-long presence on the NYC area jazz scene, trumpeter Mark Morganelli has produced 40 albums for Candid Records (including Speak...
Jonathan Widran
- Jun 29, 2019
BLIND LEMON JAZZ, After Hours
Considering the rich artistry and wild stylistic diversity of his recordings over the past decade, it’s hard to believe that Bay Area...
Jonathan Widran
- Jun 29, 2019
GRETJE ANGELL, In Any Key
Some singers were simply born to seduce, and listening to the lush, swinging and swaying debut album by Gretje Angell is like taking a...
Jonathan Widran
- Jun 29, 2019
PABLO EMBON, Reminiscent Moods
Eighteen albums into his incredible run as an indie artist, Pablo Embon presents several fascinating dualities that continue to set him...
Jonathan Widran
- Jun 29, 2019
MARK DOYLE, Watching The Detectives: Guitar Noir III
Packed into an extraordinary, multi-decade career that includes everything from world tours with Meat Loaf to arranging strings for The...
Jonathan Widran
- Jun 29, 2019
BENJI KAPLAN & RITA FIGUEIREDO, Benji & Rita
The packaging of this freewheeling, gorgeously orchestrated whirlwind through the many facets of Brazilian music (samba, baiao, waltzes,...
Jonathan Widran
- Jun 29, 2019
ANTONIO ADOLFO, Samba Jazz Alley
It’s always inspiring when contemporary legends pay homage to their legendary musical influences, and Brazilian piano great Antonio...
Jonathan Widran
- Jun 27, 2019
SANTANA/THE DOOBIE BROTHERS at The Hollywood Bowl
Bowie. Prince. Petty. Cornell. Frey. Aretha. Chuck. Fats. Dr. John….To counter and ease our mourning over the musical legends that have...
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