RODNEY JORDAN & CHRISTIAN FABIAN, Conversations
Generally when two veteran jazz masters like Rodney Jordan and Christian Fabian collaborate on a project as unique, prodigious and...
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Jonathan Widran
- Oct 19, 2021
GERRY EASTMAN TRIO, Trust Me
From his time with the Count Basie Orchestra in the 80s through his work with jazz and R&B icons Sarah Vaughan, Etta Jones and The Isley...
Jonathan Widran
- Oct 19, 2021
L.A. COWBOY, The Big Pitch
For all the griping indie artists do about the economics and logistics of the consumer friendly streaming era, there’s no denying the...
Jonathan Widran
- Oct 19, 2021
MAURICIO J. RODRIGUEZ, Luz
In their high praise write up on Mauricio J. Rodriguez’s long awaited, sonically intricate yet stylistically expansive debut Luz, Bass...
Jonathan Widran
- Oct 19, 2021
MANNY KELLOUGH and FRIENDS, Speaking of Jazz (East to West Coast)
Renowned drummer for late greats from the worlds of pop/R&B (Billy Preston, Ray Charles, Barry White) and jazz (Carmen McRae, Freddie...
Jonathan Widran
- Oct 16, 2021
JONATHAN BUTLER & FRIENDS BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION @ Herb Alpert’s Vibrato Grill Jazz
Though Jonathan Butler’s all-star 60th Birthday celebration was decidedly landlocked at Herb Alpert’s swanky Vibrato Grill Jazz up off...
Jonathan Widran
- Oct 16, 2021
PRETTY EMBERS, Under
There’s no actual song titled “Under” on Under, the sonically sparkling, edgy yet soothingly soulful full length debut album by...
Jonathan Widran
- Oct 16, 2021
PARKER LONGBOUGH, Off Front Street
As his latest quirky, freewheeling opus Off Front Street envelops our intrigued, piqued to the max ears, it’s clear that Parker Longbough...
Jonathan Widran
- Oct 14, 2021
HANK (!), Guilty Pleasures (Are The Best Ones)
There are multiple possibilities we can read into exclamation point in singer/songwriter Hank Close’s clever branding moniker Hank (!)....
Jonathan Widran
- Oct 13, 2021
FREDA PAYNE LIVE AT CATALINA JAZZ CLUB
Freda Payne’s two high-spirited, sultry and swinging October weekend nights at the Catalina Jazz Club came at a sweet spot in her...
Jonathan Widran
- Oct 8, 2021
ANNALYSE & RYAN, "Singing With Angels"
For the spiritual minded listener, a key verse from Scripture may come to mind while listening to “Singing for Angels,” popular Americana...
Jonathan Widran
- Oct 5, 2021
MICHAEL PELOSO, Life's Little Accidents
As a fan of classic pop/rock, you’ve gotta love an emerging, multi-faceted songwriter producer like Michael Peloso, who not only credits...
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