LOUIS PRICE & STARR PARODI, "What Do You Think of That?"
Sometimes when all the creative stars align just right, a song written and performed by two beloved, multi-talented veteran artists meets...
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Jonathan Widran
- Oct 19, 2020
JENI SLOTCHIVER, American Heritage
In a socio-politically charged year when our understanding of African American history has been in the spotlight and challenged like few...
Jonathan Widran
- Oct 19, 2020
BEN ZUCKER, Fifth Season
The Biblical expression “To every thing there is a season” is a spot-on way to dive into Fifth Season, the remarkable...
Jonathan Widran
- Oct 19, 2020
HAZAR feat. Al Di Meola, Reincarnated
The release of Hazar’s latest album Reincarnated would serve as a glorious and transcendent, gently swaying yet rhythmically explosive...
Jonathan Widran
- Oct 19, 2020
AMBER WEEKES, The Gathering
The pandemic has been a hindrance to a lot of musical traditions we’re used to, but thankfully, it can’t stop the release of grand...
Jonathan Widran
- Oct 19, 2020
DOUGLAS OLSEN, 2 Cents
New England based trumpeter/composer Douglas Olsen is one of those highly accomplished musical forces who’s been biding his time behind...
Jonathan Widran
- Oct 19, 2020
JIM WALLER, Bucket List
True to its whimsical title, Bucket List, the first ever project by the Jim Waller Big Band, finds the veteran composer/arranger and...
Jonathan Widran
- Oct 17, 2020
ALBERTA & THE DEAD EYES, "Mhm"
The vibe of Alberta & The Dead Eyes – a Detroit based collective created around the edgy and raw, gritty yet ethereal music of David A....
Jonathan Widran
- Oct 17, 2020
NATHAN OLIVER, Thank You For Your Generosity
When songwriters are faced with an unthinkable loss, their muse can lead them to either write tunes expressing a further sinking into...
Jonathan Widran
- Oct 14, 2020
ADA BIRD WOLFE/JAMIESON TROTTER, He & Me
In my review of Ada Bird Wolfe’s emotionally stirring, critically acclaimed 2018 debut Birdie, I mentioned that the collection grew out...
Jonathan Widran
- Oct 13, 2020
MAX HAYMER, Whirlwind: Live at Sam First
At a time when jazz fans are becoming increasingly despondent about any imminent return of live music, veteran pianist (and longtime...
Jonathan Widran
- Oct 12, 2020
DARREN JESSEE, Remover
In a recent interview with American Songwriter, the dream/pop leaning Darren Jesssee – discussing his second solo project Remover,...
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