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RUSS SPIEGEL, Nitty Gritty
For a well-traveled veteran jazz cat who was born and raised in LA and lives and works now in Miami, it’s telling and fascinating that...
Jonathan Widran
Mar 17


ELAINE DAME, Reminiscing
Those of us of a certain age who cope with contemporary stress by keeping SiriusXM’s 70s on 7 like a 24/7 IV drip know the enduring, soul...
Jonathan Widran
Mar 17


MICHELLE NICOLLE & LARRY KOONSE, The Silent Wish
Any journalist looking for fresh words to praise the extraordinarily versatile, supremely swinging vocalist and scat maestra Michelle...
Jonathan Widran
Mar 17


DEEANN, "Simply Beautiful"
Continuing to build momentum after the success of her sultry 2024 breakthrough single “Stay Here With Me,” DeeAnn’s 2025 is off to an...
Jonathan Widran
Mar 17


CARL WEINGARTEN, Songs for a Perigee Moon
It’s usually the feeling people get when they meet a true love and wonder why that didn’t happen sooner: Where have you been all my life?...
Jonathan Widran
Mar 15


SHAMBHU, Transcendence
From the late 80s on, for longtime loyal fans and newly curious listeners alike, collections and compilations have been a truly effective...
Jonathan Widran
Mar 12


BIANCA ROSSINI, I've Been Alone
In my effusive praising of Bianca Rossini’s 2023 contemporary pop meets Brazilian masterwork Apaixonada , I made note that the...
Jonathan Widran
Mar 11


YUKO MABUCHI, "Ethereal"
Six acclaimed albums and a decade-plus into her extraordinary, multi-faceted career, the internationally acclaimed Yuko Mabuchi continues...
Jonathan Widran
Mar 2
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