Jonathan WidranApr 30, 2020PINEWOOD, All Things With SymmetryLook, while it’s never been a stretch to call insightful pop/rock musicians prophets. Yet one truly wonders if Atlanta based...
Jonathan WidranApr 30, 2020LISA RICH, HighwireHere’s the fascinating and sublime thing about jazz: a beautiful voice telling soulful, insightful stories with the perfect swinging trio...
Jonathan WidranApr 29, 2020JOHN GREGORIUS, Full of LifeThough guitarist John Gregorius launched his solo recording career in the late 2000s with his debut album Heaven & Earth, the...
Jonathan WidranApr 21, 2020ANCIENT WHALES, Vestiges of Tails Appear in All Of UsIf we could dig up the bones of Ancient Whales from the deep, what wisdom would they offer us? Most likely, and perhaps more dramatically...
Jonathan WidranApr 21, 2020FRED RANDOLPH, Mood WalkTrue, we live in a digital music era where album art is often an afterthought – and that’s a pity because veteran bassist Fred Randolph’s...
Jonathan WidranApr 17, 2020DAVE STRYKER with BOB MINTZER and the WDR BIG BAND, Blue SoulIn my enthusiastic review of guitarist Dave Stryker’s 2019 album Eight Track III – which capped his trilogy of contemporary jazz...