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DIANE HOFFMAN, Do I Love You
The term “multi-talented artist” is bandied about maybe too liberally when it comes to vocalists and musicians, but when we say that...
Jonathan Widran
Oct 25, 2018


JACK MAGNET, "Hook, Line & Sinker"
Jack Magnet’s instantly hummable, crazy-catchy new track “Hook, Line & Sinker” is being released is being released as a solo single – and...
Jonathan Widran
Oct 21, 2018


TIFFANY BYNOE, "Love Like Waterfalls"
One of the great challenges for multi-talented, genre-transcendent vocalists like Tiffany Bynoe is finding that perfect niche that...
Jonathan Widran
Oct 21, 2018


JULIAN GERSTIN SEXTET, The Old City
Veteran percussionist and composer Julian Gerstin makes a humble admission in his liner notes to The Old City, a truly riveting journey...
Jonathan Widran
Oct 17, 2018


MIKE BOGLE TRIO, Dr. B!
Listening to the Mike Bogle Trio’s spirited and spot on throwback to the wondrous era when visionaries like Jimmie Smith and Jack McDuff...
Jonathan Widran
Oct 17, 2018


SHIJIN
A true global jazz fusion ensemble, Shijin finds four famed musicians with all-star resumes from all around the globe joining forces for...
Jonathan Widran
Oct 17, 2018


THE ODD DOGS, Beneath The Surface
Crafty band name aside, there’s nothing too odd about these dogs, who are actually a quintet of top flight L.A. jazz cats – with...
Jonathan Widran
Oct 17, 2018


TRIO WoRK
Veteran L.A. bassist Ken Wild said it best about Trio Work, the tight, sparsely arranged set of standards he breezes and swings through...
Jonathan Widran
Oct 17, 2018


LAUREN HENDERSON, Riptide
Even at a time when artists can release their material without major label machinery behind them, it’s rare for them to bless their fans...
Jonathan Widran
Oct 17, 2018


JOHN FEDCHOCK QUARTET, Reminiscence
The freewheeling magnificence of the music, the lengthy spirited solos by every quartet member and the delightful responses of the crowd...
Jonathan Widran
Oct 17, 2018


JOHN DAVERSA BIG BAND FEATURING DACA ARTISTS, American Dreamers: Voices of Hope, Music of Freedom (B
An inspired, majestic and visionary project celebrating the true spirit and ideal of America during a politically embattled time,...
Jonathan Widran
Oct 16, 2018


OLIVIA FOSCHI, Fleeting Windows
In 2015, just as her career as an in-demand performer was taking off in the wake of her critically acclaimed debut album Perennial...
Jonathan Widran
Oct 16, 2018
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