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Jonathan Widran
Aug 24, 2023
COLETTE MICHAAN, Earth Rebirth
Inspired by working at the Village Vanguard in the late 70s, NYC native and world-renowned flutist Colette Michaan has developed an...

Jonathan Widran
Aug 24, 2023
REBECCA SHORSTEIN & ALDEN GATT, Shir Hashirim
Though the gorgeous, deeply emotional and emphatically dramatic Hebrew language vocals of internationally renowned opera singer Rebecca...


Jonathan Widran
Aug 24, 2023
ARINA FUJIWARA, Neon
It’s so delightfully rare to find a young, emerging artist so confident and sure of their talent and artistry that they make nearly every...


Jonathan Widran
Aug 24, 2023
VANESSA RACCI, Jazzy Italian
Though it marks her debut on Zoho Records, Vanessa Racci’s second album Jazzy Italian is at heart a beautifully conceived extension of...


Jonathan Widran
Aug 24, 2023
MADRE VACA, Knights of the Round Table
Not far below the assertion atop Madre Vaca’s home page that the esteemed veteran Jacksonville, FL jazz collective is all about Music For...


Jonathan Widran
Aug 21, 2023
KETURAH ALLGOOD, Shine
Tucked neatly at the emotional center of the 12 attitude and soul transforming tracks of Shine –Keturah Algood’s first album in 17 years...

Jonathan Widran
Aug 20, 2023
SAINT PACIFIC, Blue
If you really dig on the raw, sometimes edgy hard rolling yet often sensitively soulful rock blues storyteller tunes on Saint Pacific’s...


Jonathan Widran
Aug 20, 2023
MATTHEW SHELL & KENNY MCNEIL, "My Ride or Die"
From the first bubbly bass rhythms and seductive wordless vocal introduction of “My Ride or Die” and on through one of the most...

Jonathan Widran
Aug 12, 2023
DIMITRI LANDRAIN TRIO, Astor's Place
A true musical citizen of the world, pianist and composer Dimitri Landrain showcases such effortless facility and mastery of Argentine,...


Jonathan Widran
Aug 12, 2023
THE SANTIAGO BIG BAND /THE AFRO LATIN JAZZ ORCHESTRA, Santiago Brooklyn Santiago
What started out as a conversation between two top Latin pianists about a fresh way to collaborate evolved not only into a high-octane...


Jonathan Widran
Aug 12, 2023
YUKA MITO, Love in the City
Considering the exciting phrasing, grand emotional power, keen sense of swing and (especially) explosive scatting Yuka Mito brings to her...


Jonathan Widran
Aug 12, 2023
BOBBY KAPP AND RICHARD SUSSMAN, Synergy - Bobby Kapp Plays the Music of Richard Sussman
To fully understand the intuitive and dynamic synergy behind, a wildly adventurous, extraordinary yet unpredictable off the beaten path...
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