JOE MARCINEK BAND,
The word “band” can mean a lot of things, from a longstanding group of cats, to a core whose surrounding players often change to the kind...
THE JW VIBE
Music That Sticks To My Soul
Jonathan Widran
- Sep 25
GORILLA APOCALYPSE, Blow Your Mind
The soulful breezily flowing grooves, sassy and sensual female vocals and overall loungey dreaminess of the seven exquisitely inviting...
Jonathan Widran
- Sep 22
RON BOSSE, Burning Room Only
Twenty five years after establishing himself as an emotionally impactful straight ahead guitarist with his popular ensemble Pursuance,...
Jonathan Widran
- Aug 30
WENDY MOTEN, "As"
Flush with the groundbreaking journey and incredible, impactful success she had as runner up on Season 21 of “The Voice,” Wendy Moten –...
Jonathan Widran
- Aug 30
DIANA ROSS at the Hollywood Bowl
“Coming Out” just a few weeks after the passing of Olivia Newton-John, Diana Ross’ first of two late August full scale extravaganzas at...
Jonathan Widran
- Aug 26
ALLEN AUSTIN-BISHOP, Why Go?
From Frank Sinatra and Elvis Presley to the late Eva Cassidy, there are some artists who create such a strong, distinctive impression...
Jonathan Widran
- Aug 21
EVAN CARYDAKIS, "Movin' On"
The smooth jazz world got its first taste of the cool, soulful cosmopolitan saxophonist Evan Carydakis in 2021, when the Australian born,...
Jonathan Widran
- Aug 19
CAROL ALBERT, Magic Mirror
When Carol Albert released her debut vocal and instrumental album Love in Your Eyes back in 1992, there’s no way the multi-talented...
Jonathan Widran
- Aug 3
MATTHEW SHELL & ARUN SHENOY, Elemental
It’s been both delightfully inspiring and energizing - yet admittedly also a bit challenging - trying to keep up with the ever-evolving...
Jonathan Widran
- Jun 6
SIDNEY JACOBS, If I Were Your Woman
From his first pro gig at 18 as a principal vocalist with the internationally touring Albert McNeil Jubilee Singers through his recent...
Jonathan Widran
- May 26
KRISTINA MURRELL, Beautiful Disaster
Since Rihanna burst into pop consciousness in the mid-2000s, she’s been such a pervasive force not only in music but in our culture in...
Jonathan Widran
- May 19
SAN GABRIEL 7, Under The Stars
Formed by trombonist and JPL spacecraft engineer Jim Lewis in the 2000s, the multi-faceted, high energy horn fired funk and jazz ensemble...