Jonathan WidranJun 29, 2023CARLOS 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...
Jonathan WidranJun 28, 2023BORN TO FLY, Reach for the SkyFrom a marketing and name recognition standpoint, it makes perfect sense to connect Born To Fly – the winsome emerging Portland OR alt...
Jonathan WidranJun 27, 2023DAVID HELBOCK, Austrian SyndicateSmack dab in the middle of Austrian Syndicate, a truly otherworldly aural experience conceived by keyboardist/composer David Helbock that...
Jonathan WidranJun 27, 2023DOUG MACDONALD TRIO, Edwin AlleyExactly six months after releasing the aptly titled Big Band Extravaganza, his most expansive and ambitious recording to date, the...
Jonathan WidranJun 27, 2023ALEX COKE & CARL MICHEL SEXTET, EmergenceSaxophonist and multi-woodwind player Alex Coke and guitarist Carl Michel, leaders of the fascinating and passionately innovative - not...
Jonathan WidranJun 27, 2023JASON KAO HWANG/CRITICAL RESPONSE, Book of StoriesEven in this day where streaming is dominant and packaging is slightly less valued, liner notes in the jazz realm play an important role...