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MARK WINKLER: L.A.’s LONG TREASURED POET LAUREATE SWINGS, SINGSAND HOLDS ON IN A WORLD WHERE THE RULES DON’T APPLY
An incredible 45 years after releasing his debut album Jazz Life , Mark Winkler is still singing and swinging like nobody’s business, an...
Jonathan Widran
Aug 28


SOCRATES GARCIA, Shadows of Tomorrow
Compositionally inspired by everything and everyone from his daughter’s humorously “scary” resting face and a starry evening in the...
Jonathan Widran
Aug 27


IRA B. LISS BIG BAND JAZZ MACHINE, Unexpected Guests
Country legend and 22-time Grammy winner Vince Gill crooning with a big band? 6-time Grammy winning Hawaiian ukulele great Daniel Ho...
Jonathan Widran
Aug 27


MICHAEL CATES, "77 Hours"
Long before he was gracing and grooving us with the seven impassioned, infectious and soulful smooth jazz singles he’s dropped since...
Jonathan Widran
Aug 26


ORIANTHI, "Attention"
Here’s a great irony that’s testament to the musical depth and stylistic reach of Orianthi’s expansive artistry. Though the clever lyrics...
Jonathan Widran
Aug 25


MICHAEL LINGTON, Goodbye
Michael Lington may not have written “Goodbye,” the richly soulful, deeply passionate third single from his On the Scene EP, but it’s...
Jonathan Widran
Aug 25


Siddhant Bhatia, Sounds of Kumbha
Fulfilling the expansive, revolutionary vision of New Age Indian classical singer, composer and music producer Siddhant Bhatia, Sounds of...
Jonathan Widran
Aug 23


OPUS TWO Celebrates Stephen Sondheim
While Stephen Sondheim (1930-2021) is regarded as one of the most important figures in 20th Century musical theatre, and often credited...
Jonathan Widran
Aug 19


DAVID KOREVAAR, Beethoven Piano Sonatas Heroic to Hammerklavier
In David Korevaar’s passionate and insightful, intricately detailed liner notes to Beethoven Piano Sonatas Heroic to Hammerklavier , the...
Jonathan Widran
Aug 19


PETER XIFARAS, Adagio Grooves
Truly one of the most innovative and thematically, sonically and rhythmically eclectic musicians and composers of his generation, Peter...
Jonathan Widran
Aug 19


CHUCK LEAH, Road to Medicine Bow
You don’t have to be an Americana music aficionado to find your soul all aglow, equally charmed and intoxicated the minute singer,...
Jonathan Widran
Aug 15


DAVID FRANKLIN, Music For Ketamine
In my glowing review of Passings , the highly personal and deeply insightful 2022 album composer and multi-instrumentalist David Franklin...
Jonathan Widran
Aug 14
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