SCOTT COSSU, Memories of Water and Light
A seminal force in and influential and enduring treasure of new age music, pianist/composer Scott Cossu - one of the first artists on...
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Jonathan Widran
- Dec 15, 2019
THE PERSIAN LEAPS, Electrical Living
In 2018, The Persian Leaps, the raucous and quirky St. Paul based indie rock/power pop band with the playfully inscrutable name,...
Jonathan Widran
- Dec 15, 2019
NEILL MACLEAN, "Invite Me Over"
“Invite Me Over,” the infectious, wildly synthy retro 60’s pop/folk meets 80’s new wave/light punk influenced new single from emerging...
Jonathan Widran
- Dec 14, 2019
PAUL ADAMS & ELIZABETH GEYER, Deeper Imaginings
Because composer/musicians and their fans tend to compartmentalize their passions into strict genre trappings, it’s rare to find artists...
Jonathan Widran
- Dec 13, 2019
MICHAEL KOLLWITZ & WALTON MENDELSON, The Stick EWI Project: In the Moonlight
In my enthusiastic write-up review of Michael Kollwitz’s Billboard charting early 2019 release Serenity III: More Peaceful Music on the...
Jonathan Widran
- Dec 12, 2019
TELEMONSTER, Introspecter, Vol. 1
Though they are rife with dreamy pop elements and delightfully fuzzy guitars, You can’t exactly call Chattanooga based Telemonster’s vibe...
Jonathan Widran
- Dec 6, 2019
CHRIS STANDRING & KATHRIN SHORR’S XMAS EXTRAVAGANZA AT FEINSTEIN’S AT VITELLO’S
Back in 2011, Billboard chart-topping contemporary jazz guitarist Chris Standring and award-winning pop/folk singer/songwriter Kathrin...
Jonathan Widran
- Dec 4, 2019
ROZINA PATKAI, Taladim
If the only way you’ve ever experienced legendary poet T.S. Elliot’s verses set to music is “Cats,” allow the beautiful, Astrud Gilberto...
Jonathan Widran
- Dec 4, 2019
JOHN BASILE, Silent Night
It’s probably a good bet that master jazz guitarist and all-around Renaissance Man John Basile played his share of Christmas music while...
Jonathan Widran
- Dec 4, 2019
CAROL ALBERT, Stronger Now
From the get go on her latest, perfectly titled album Stronger Now, pianist/composer Carol Albert takes us on a soaring, optimistic...
Jonathan Widran
- Dec 4, 2019
FRANK COLON, Latin Lounge
Throughout his illustrious career as a sideman, veteran percussionist amped up the grooves behind everyone from The Manhattan Transfer...
Jonathan Widran
- Dec 4, 2019
REBECCA ANGEL, "Santa Baby"
Four years after making her recording debut with an original holiday track, NYC jazz singer, songwriter and performer puts an exclamation...
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