CARLOS DENGLER, Private Earth
Back in the 90s, during that era’s heyday of new age and ambient music, the Higher Octave label released popular recordings from numerous...
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Jonathan Widran
- Jun 28, 2023
BORN TO FLY, Reach for the Sky
From a marketing and name recognition standpoint, it makes perfect sense to connect Born To Fly – the winsome emerging Portland OR alt...
Jonathan Widran
- Jun 27, 2023
DAVID HELBOCK, Austrian Syndicate
Smack dab in the middle of Austrian Syndicate, a truly otherworldly aural experience conceived by keyboardist/composer David Helbock that...
Jonathan Widran
- Jun 27, 2023
DOUG MACDONALD TRIO, Edwin Alley
Exactly six months after releasing the aptly titled Big Band Extravaganza, his most expansive and ambitious recording to date, the...
Jonathan Widran
- Jun 27, 2023
ALEX COKE & CARL MICHEL SEXTET, Emergence
Saxophonist and multi-woodwind player Alex Coke and guitarist Carl Michel, leaders of the fascinating and passionately innovative - not...
Jonathan Widran
- Jun 27, 2023
JASON KAO HWANG/CRITICAL RESPONSE, Book of Stories
Even in this day where streaming is dominant and packaging is slightly less valued, liner notes in the jazz realm play an important role...
Jonathan Widran
- Jun 27, 2023
GABRIEL ESPINOSA, Bossas & Boleros
At the end of the liner notes on his latest Zoho Music collection, Gabriel Espinosa caps a rundown of the stylistically eclectic,...
Jonathan Widran
- Jun 25, 2023
RAYMOND SCOTT REIMAGINED
Its musical excitement and transcendence aside, to fully understand the cultural value of a project like Raymond Scott Reimagined, you...
Jonathan Widran
- Jun 24, 2023
MATT SAVAGE, The Whole Package!
Musical evolution is a beautiful thing to experience, and it’s been nothing short of exhilarating vibing along with the way the...
Jonathan Widran
- Jun 17, 2023
WILL RAINIER, Wobble in the Moon
The haunting beauty, grace, thought provoking insight and overall sonic brilliance of Seattle singer/songwriter Will Rainier’s second...
Jonathan Widran
- Jun 14, 2023
CHARLIE APICELLA & IRON CITY MEETS THE GRIOTS SPEAK, Destiny Calling
Voted onto the 84th and 86th annual Downbeat Readers Poll for Guitar, Charlie Apicella takes a fascinating career turn on the...
Jonathan Widran
- Jun 14, 2023
KEVIN O'CONNELL QUARTET, Hot New York Minutes
It’s wonderfully serendipitous that the same year the family of Clifford Jordan unearths and releases a half century the shelf album...
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