Jonathan WidranSep 30, 2019ROY ORBISON AND BUDDY HOLLY: THE ROCK ‘N’ ROLL DREAM TOUR at The Saban TheatreOf the many concerts I saw in 2018, the one I talked most about – simply because it was so cool and trippy, and there was so much to say...
Jonathan WidranSep 28, 2019NICHOLAS PAYTON, Relaxin' With NickClosing in on 25 years since his Verve debut, the madly versatile trumpeter and multi-instrumentalist Nicholas Payton creates something...
Jonathan WidranSep 27, 2019DANIELA SOLEDADE, A Moment of YouWith the release of her intimate, tenderly inviting and exquisitely produced and arranged debut album A Moment of You, emerging Brazilian...
Jonathan WidranSep 27, 2019BIG BEAT, Sounds Good, Feels GoodIf you’ve got your ears peeled, eager to hear what the future of jazz sounds like, a phenomenal place to start focusing is Big Beat, a...
Jonathan WidranSep 27, 2019JOHN DENICOLA, The Why BecauseAdmit it – the minute you found out that John Denicola, the Oscar winning songwriting king of pop in 1987-88 for his still engaging,...
Jonathan WidranSep 27, 2019BYRE, Here in Dead LightsWith a title that’s a clever twist on a familiar phrase and probably reflective of an overriding band aesthetic, Byre’s debut EP Here in...
Jonathan WidranSep 26, 2019SHELITAThe name of Shelita Burke’s 2015 debut EP proved truly prophetic, as fans all over the world were Transfixed by the hard working,...