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Jonathan Widran
Nov 30, 2022
MATHIEU SOUCY, Recollecting
Two years after launching his recording career with two indie singles as head of a trio, multi-talented Montreal based composer/guitarist...


Jonathan Widran
Nov 30, 2022
AKIKO AOKI, Pure Imagination
Aside from her soulful, sultry voice and unique phrasing, the most salient feature of Pure Imagination, song stylist Akiko’s Aoki’s long...


Jonathan Widran
Nov 30, 2022
DUDUKA DA FONSECA QUARTETO UNIVERSAL, Yes!
The magic of serendipitous chemistry with the right compadres sometimes opens the door for a veteran, highly decorated musician to take...


Jonathan Widran
Nov 30, 2022
JOHN PAUL MCGEE, Gospejazzical
For multi-talented musical hyphenate (musician, preacher, producer, author, educator) John Paul McGee, the release of his extraordinary...


Jonathan Widran
Nov 30, 2022
MICHAEL KAESHAMMER, Warehouse Sessions
Long renowned for his freewheeling stylistic approach that alternates between and weaves together elements of classical, jazz, blues,...


Jonathan Widran
Nov 28, 2022
DAVID BLOOM/CLIFF COLNOT, Shadow of a Soul
Though we can surely find our own interpretations of the meaning of the title Shadow of A Soul, the fourth sonically and lyrically...


Jonathan Widran
Nov 28, 2022
JIM SELF, My America 2: Destinations
Twenty years ago, veteran first call Hollywood film score tuba maestro Jim Self teamed with equally eclectic and prolific arranger Kim...


Jonathan Widran
Nov 23, 2022
THE PRZMATICS, Still Alive
Wow, talk about some unexpected, heavy duty musical shape-shifting! In 2017, the Chicago based band The Przmatics set the indie rock...


Jonathan Widran
Nov 22, 2022
ROB MULLINS, Holidays 2022
While for sheer contemporary jazz holiday cheer, no artist can quite match the prolific output of Dave Koz (now up to eight albums) and...


Jonathan Widran
Nov 22, 2022
ROBIN SPIELBERG, All The Best Returns, Pt. 1
With the release of her new EP All The Best Returns, Pt. 1, much ado will be made of Robin Spielberg’s return to composing and performing...


Jonathan Widran
Nov 16, 2022
LEO BROUWER/MARIEL MAYZ, Cuban Sketches for Piano
An exquisite, passionate and rhythmically eclectic on a deeply grounded yet truly celestial level, Cuban Sketches for Piano is a solo...


Jonathan Widran
Nov 16, 2022
AMJAD ALI KHAN/WU MAN, Music for Hope
Though credited as a cross-cultural duo project by Indian sarod master Amjad Ali Khan and Chinese pipa legend Wu Man, the provocatively...
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