Jonathan WidranJan 17, 2019CHARLIE DENNARD, Deep BlueCharlie Dennard’s longtime “day job” and globetrotting ways as musical director of Cirque Du Soleil’s “Totem” provide the perfect...
Jonathan WidranJan 15, 2019DAVE RUDOLPH QUINTET, ResonanceUpon a first casual listen to this spirited, sometimes easy and often frenetically swinging album, it feels like an amiable,...
Jonathan WidranJan 15, 2019PABLO ASLAN, ContrabajoOne of the leading figures in traditional and contemporary tango, renowned Argentine born bassist Pablo Aslan – a Grammy and Latin Grammy...
Jonathan WidranJan 15, 2019ERNIE WATTS QUARTET, Home LightThe title track and sweeping grand finale of the Ernie Watts’ quartet sublime, stylistically eclectic and multi-dimensional Home Light is...
Jonathan WidranJan 13, 2019CAROL ALBERT, "Femme Flight"One of contemporary jazz’s true breakaway artists of 2018 with three consecutive Billboard charting hits, keyboardist/composer Carol...
Jonathan WidranJan 10, 2019BEVERLEY CHURCH HOGAN, Can't Get Out Of This MoodYou don’t have to know the story behind Can’t Get Out of This Mood, an intimate, exquisitely arranged collection of ballads introducing...
Jonathan WidranDec 25, 2018DAVE KOZ & FRIENDS 2018 CHRISTMAS TOUR at The Cerritos Center for the Performing ArtsThere was a sweet, engaging moment somewhere in the middle of the Dave Koz & Friends’ 2018 Christmas tour stop at Cerritos Center for...
Jonathan WidranDec 18, 2018THE EBONY HILLBILLIES, 5 Miles From TownYou first hear the raw, organic, Americana laced magic in the hoppin’ fiddle and streetcorner percussion that grabs your heart on “Hog...