PINEWOOD, All Things With Symmetry
Look, while it’s never been a stretch to call insightful pop/rock musicians prophets. Yet one truly wonders if Atlanta based...
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THE JW VIBE
Music That Sticks To My Soul
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Jonathan Widran
- Apr 30, 2020
LISA RICH, Highwire
Here’s the fascinating and sublime thing about jazz: a beautiful voice telling soulful, insightful stories with the perfect swinging trio...
Jonathan Widran
- Apr 29, 2020
JOHN GREGORIUS, Full of Life
Though guitarist John Gregorius launched his solo recording career in the late 2000s with his debut album Heaven & Earth, the...
Jonathan Widran
- Apr 21, 2020
ANCIENT WHALES, Vestiges of Tails Appear in All Of Us
If 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 Widran
- Apr 21, 2020
FRED RANDOLPH, Mood Walk
True, 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 Widran
- Apr 17, 2020
DAVE STRYKER with BOB MINTZER and the WDR BIG BAND, Blue Soul
In my enthusiastic review of guitarist Dave Stryker’s 2019 album Eight Track III – which capped his trilogy of contemporary jazz...
Jonathan Widran
- Apr 17, 2020
KATHLEEN GRACE With LARRY GOLDINGS, Tie Me To You
One of the most beautifully eloquent and gently heartbreaking vocal recordings in recent memory, Tie Me To You is more than a showcase...
Jonathan Widran
- Apr 17, 2020
ARMIK, "Tango Flamenco (25th Anniversary Version)"
In the 90s when composer/guitarists like Ottmar Liebert and Armik were blazing their lilting yet fiery trails in Nouveau Flamenco music,...
Jonathan Widran
- Apr 16, 2020
DAWGGONEDAVIS, "Weight of the World"
When the calm of the world is at stake, and every message of hope is crucial to our collective peace of mind and the endurance of the...
Jonathan Widran
- Apr 16, 2020
JUAN TIGRE, The Dream Catcher
You’ve just gotta love a multi-talented artist who starts a disc with a Barry White like spoken baritone talking about tranquility, peace...
Jonathan Widran
- Apr 16, 2020
SoloS
Weird how sometimes, the most amazing indie bands just disappear after a fast start. Fortunately, some, like the sonically raw, dreamy...
Jonathan Widran
- Apr 14, 2020
Calabó, One Day at a Time
With the release of the Puerto Rican based Calabó’s rhythmically eclectic, delightfully swinging and sonically inventive debut album One...
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