AIMEE NOLTE, Lighten Up
The cover of multi-talented jazz singer-pianist Aimee Nolte’s brilliant 2019 album Looking for the Answers features a playful...
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Jonathan Widran
- Apr 13, 2020
2002, Celtic Fairy Dream
In a brief but insightful documentary about the creation of their gently transcendent, traditional new album Celtic Fairy Dream, 2002’s...
Jonathan Widran
- Apr 8, 2020
JAN HAMMER, Sketches in Jazz
The power of a single long-ago hit TV show to fashion our perception of a multi-faceted artist is staggering. Since becoming legendary...
Jonathan Widran
- Apr 7, 2020
THE TNEK JAZZ QUINTET Plays the Music of Sam Jones
The name Sam Jones might not spark instant recognition among modern jazz fans, but his countless all-star associations will. Best known...
Jonathan Widran
- Apr 7, 2020
LOU VOLPE, Before & After
In this age of digital consumption and streaming, it feels more and more like brilliant CD packaging concepts are a dying art form –...
Jonathan Widran
- Apr 7, 2020
DIANE SCHUUR, Running on Faith
In the sensibilities of a master vocal interpreter and storyteller like Diane Schuur, great jazz is a matter of transferring passions...
Jonathan Widran
- Apr 6, 2020
HENRY ROBINETT QUARTET, Jazz Standards, Volume 1
The timeless nature of jazz ensures that there’s no literal sonic era-specific “stamp” on any recording. An album recorded 20, 30…even 60...
Jonathan Widran
- Apr 6, 2020
WITCH'S WALL
Checking out a new indie band for the first time is often a gateway to innumerable musical pleasures, and sometimes these extend beyond...
Jonathan Widran
- Apr 4, 2020
DARRELL KELLEY, The Coronavirus
With the release of his powerful, no holds barred song “The Coronavirus,” Darrell Kelley perfectly meets our unique, challenging moment...
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