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KEVIN KELLER, Arcadia
An inspiring and full throttle adventurous force in the hybrid new age niche of ambient chamber music since the mid-90s, Kevin Keller’s...
Jonathan Widran
Aug 13


ALLISON CHARNEY, ALIKE - My Mother's Dream
It happens in all genres of music. When a highly respected, visionary artist creates a majestic, multi-faceted work of great social...
Jonathan Widran
Aug 12


W.C. BECK, A Mostly Quiet Life
And the winner for the most slyly ironic album title by an indie artist in 2025 goes with ultimate praise and respect to A Mostly Quiet...
Jonathan Widran
Aug 7


PETER KATER, Untethered Heart
Considering that Peter Kater is one of the most gifted, insightful and visionary – not to mention prolific - pianist/composers in new age...
Jonathan Widran
Aug 5


CATINA DELUNA & OTMARO RUIZ, Lado B Brazilian Project 2
Nine years after Catina DeLuna and Otmaro Ruiz regaled listeners with their Lado B Brazilian Project – an album that took a fresh...
Jonathan Widran
Aug 3


SINNE EEG & JACOB CHRISTOFFERSON, Shikiori
The release of Shikiori, the sparsely and exquisitely arranged, uniquely titled first ever duo album by Sinne Eeg and her longtime...
Jonathan Widran
Aug 3


ANTONIO ADOLFO, Carnaval (The Songs Were So Beautiful)
The subtitle of Carnaval , legendary Brazilian pianist/composer Antonio Adolfo’s tribute to of the rhythmically eclectic, festive and...
Jonathan Widran
Aug 3


MARK WINKLER, Hold On
Having enthusiastically reviewed every Mark Winkler album since the late 80s, from his poppy contemporary jazz days to his quarter...
Jonathan Widran
Aug 2


JIM SELF, My America 3: My Country
America sure felt like a different place back in the post 9/11 era when tuba maestro, “fluba” inventor and legendary Hollywood film score...
Jonathan Widran
Aug 2


EMMA HEDRICK, Newcomer
It’s amazing that throughout jazz and rock history, no emerging artist has been bold and clever enough to title their debut album Newcomer...
Jonathan Widran
Aug 2


PREMIK RUSSELL TUBBS & MARGEE MINIER-TUBBS. Oneness-World
Oneness-World , an extraordinarily hopeful and powerfully inspirational masterwork from the expansive, ever-evolving imaginations of...
Jonathan Widran
Aug 1
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