HARP & PLOW, "Pastures of Plenty"
It’s amazing just how well a colorful and poignant musical narrative can travel. A legendary 79-year-old folk gem by Woody Guthrie...
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Jonathan Widran
Jul 28, 2020
THE COLLECT POND, In the Garden
Sometimes the most impactful musical statements are the ones that are shortest and to the point. In four songs totaling only 11 minutes...
Jonathan Widran
Jul 27, 2020
GRANT MALOY SMITH, "I See You"
An enduring African proverb tells us, “Those who respect the elderly pave their own road to success.” A classic Chinese saying reminds...
Jonathan Widran
Jul 25, 2020
MON DAVID & JOSH NELSON, DNA (David/Nelson/Agreement)
Perhaps the most fascinating aspect of DNA, an album of wondrous, intimate vocal-piano duets by timeless jazz treasures Mon David and...
Jonathan Widran
Jul 25, 2020
HORIZONS JAZZ ORCHESTRA Plays the Music of Lee Harris "The Brite Side"
You may never have heard of the late bari saxophonist, composer and arranger Lee Harris – but the 18-piece Horizons Jazz Orchestra and a...
Jonathan Widran
Jul 21, 2020
BENNY RUBIN JR. QUARTET, Know Say Or See
The title of saxophonist Benny Rubin Jr.’s acclaimed 2017 solo debut What’s Next came across like a cool tease into what would become...
Jonathan Widran
Jul 21, 2020
SUE ANNE GERSHENZON, You Must Believe in Spring
On Sue Anne Gershenzon’s home page, the veteran stage performer (Broadway and Off-Broadway), opera singer and renowned vocal teacher...
Jonathan Widran
Jul 21, 2020
CAROL WELSMAN, Dance With Me
For Canadian born, six-time Juno Award nominee Carol Welsman, one of the deepest autobiographical albums in her treasured jazz canon is...
Jonathan Widran
Jul 20, 2020
HUGH JAMES, "Times Like These"
Sometimes, just as you’re about to give into the despair of a moment or era, a song comes along to remind you that, with any luck and...
Jonathan Widran
Jul 20, 2020
DAVID KING, Solitude
There are two ways to appreciate David King’s long-awaited debut solo piano collection Solitude. You can close your eyes and use your own...
Jonathan Widran
Jul 14, 2020
KENNY WASHINGTON, What's The Hurry
By calling his long awaited, warm-hearted and full of amazing graces yet often boisterous, joyful and swinging debut album What’s the...
Jonathan Widran
Jul 14, 2020
KAVEH KARANDISH, Spirit of Hope
You can feel the emotional and spiritual uplift from the first lilting notes of “Spirit of Hope,” the title track to multi-faceted...
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