Jonathan WidranApr 20, 2023MATTHEW SHELL & KENNY MCNEIL, "Jazzy Lil Jane II (Chill Afrobeat)"In my review of Contemplation, the beautifully expressive, new age album Matthew Shell created in 2021 with pianist Vahagn Stepanyan, I...
Jonathan WidranApr 19, 2023BEES IN A BOTTLE, The Sun Left and Took the Moon with ItThere are two ways to experience and appreciate the quirkily but darkly titled The Sun Left and Took the Moon with It, the bold and...
Jonathan WidranApr 18, 2023HORNCRAFT, Inside Looking OutIn an insightful recent interview in the London Jazz News, Swedish multi-instrumentalist and veteran big band trumpeter Håkan Nyqvist...
Jonathan WidranApr 17, 2023DAVE BASS, The Trio Vol. 3There comes a time in a veteran artist’s journey when the music he’s creating in the present is so substantial and dynamic that all the...
Jonathan WidranApr 14, 2023HOW U2 ACHIEVED THEIR ECLECTIC SOUND by Brix JenningsCredit: Remy under license CC BY 4.0 No changes were made to the image. Irish rock band U2 recently released a stripped-down reimagining...
Jonathan WidranApr 13, 2023STEVE POWER, The Earl SessionsDriven by his impactful and deeply emotional low voice that should continue to earn favorable comparisons to those of country legends...
Jonathan WidranApr 4, 2023R FOR ROMEO, Plan RReuniting through a mutual friend in 2018 decades after first playing in the backing band for Atlantic-signed pop/R&B singer Martee...
Jonathan WidranApr 4, 2023TOWNER GALAHER ORGAN TRIO LiveIt’s often been said that true artists will perform with the same passionate intensity whether they’re playing for a crowd of thousands...