Jonathan WidranJun 11, 2020LISA SWERDLOW, Lasting ImpressionsConsidering how her previous album Voyager resonated with me long after I had listened to and written about it, I find it intriguing and...
Jonathan WidranJun 11, 2020CHRIS HAUGEN, First LightBack in the 90s, there was a unique phenomenon happening in the realm of new age and contemporary instrumental music. As they approached...
Jonathan WidranJun 10, 2020TANIA GRUBBS QUINTET, Live at Maureen's Jazz Cellar Maureen’s Jazz Cellar is a popular multi-faceted club (jazz, classical, cabaret, piano bar, acoustic music and comedy) located in Nyack...
Jonathan WidranJun 10, 2020MADRE VACA, WinterreiseConsidering that we’re still about eight years away from the 200th anniversary of Franz Schubert’s late in life song cycle Winterreise,...
Jonathan WidranJun 10, 2020JOHN FINBURY, QuatroComposed by John Finbury, the seven poignant, rhythmically diverse and thematically connected pieces that comprise his concept album...
Jonathan WidranJun 9, 2020TOM RANIER, This WayFrom his work on the Grammys, Oscars, Emmys, Golden Globes and “Dancing with the Stars” through stints recording with pop, jazz and opera...