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ROB MULLINS, The Nearness of You
Nearly 30 years after first enjoying Rob Mullins’ wildly imaginative traditional and contemporary funk-jazz on classic, hard to find...
Jonathan Widran
Dec 14, 2018


RAY GREENE featuring DOW BRAIN, Tell Me The Story of Christmas (a jazz influenced holiday album)
Tell Me The Story of Christmas, a richly heartfelt, soul-transcendent collaboration between former Tower of Power and current Santana...
Jonathan Widran
Dec 14, 2018


LAURA DICKINSON 17, Auld Lang Syne
The Laura Dickinson 17’s alternately boisterous/partying and wistful/longing Auld Lang Syne is an engaging, surprise filled holiday...
Jonathan Widran
Dec 10, 2018


ALAN PASQUA, Soliloquy
It’s always nice when legendary performers strip their sound down to the basics and reveal the deeper soul and more personal emotion...
Jonathan Widran
Dec 10, 2018


SAMER FANEK, Guide Me
Perhaps it’s just a coincidence, but the release of emerging symphonic pianist/composer Samer Fanek’s emotionally impactful full length...
Jonathan Widran
Dec 9, 2018


DAVE STRYKER, Eight Track Christmas
Coming home, getting cozy and buoyantly celebrating the holidays, Guitarist Dave Stryker works up the magic again with his bluesy, jazzy,...
Jonathan Widran
Dec 6, 2018


JACK MOUSE GROUP, Intimate Adversary
Before emerging as a bandleader in his own right in recent years, exploring traditional compositional forms as well as free...
Jonathan Widran
Nov 28, 2018


CARLA CAMPOPIANO TRIO, Chicago/Buenos Aires Connections
Generally when we think of the music of Chicago, we think jazz, soul and blues – but flutist Carla Campopiano and her densely rhythm...
Jonathan Widran
Nov 28, 2018


THE 14 JAZZ ORCHESTRA, The Future Ain't What It Used To Be
Maybe The Future Ain’t What It Used To Be, but thanks to the feisty, fiery, quirky and lyrical 14 Jazz Orchestra, tomorrow and the day...
Jonathan Widran
Nov 28, 2018


JORGE NILA, Tenor Time: Tribute to the Tenor Masters
Creating one of the most fascinating jazz tribute albums in ages, veteran tenor saxman Jorge Nila – whose expansive resume includes Eddie...
Jonathan Widran
Nov 28, 2018


SIMONE KOPMAJER, Spotlight on Jazz
It’s wonderfully curious why an artist like Simone Kopmajer, whose discography as a world renowned jazz interpreter, songwriter and...
Jonathan Widran
Nov 28, 2018


GABRIEL ESPINOSA, Nostalgias De Mi Vida
You don’t have to be familiar with bassist, composer, bandleader and top flight educator Gabriel Espinosa’s five decade decade musical...
Jonathan Widran
Nov 28, 2018
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