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FKAjazz, Stereotype Threat
With the release of his new album Stereotype Threat under the bold, fresh artistic identity FKAjazz (formerly known as…), NYC based...
Jonathan Widran
Apr 18, 2018


RICHARD SHELTON, "December '63 (Oh What A Night)"
Throughout his extraordinary, multi-faceted career, Richard Shelton has acted on stage, in films and television, performed for British...
Jonathan Widran
Apr 17, 2018


ANDREW HELLER, Sinatra My Way
On his compelling, critically acclaimed tribute to the Chairman of the Board in honor of his 100th birthday, renowned performer and...
Jonathan Widran
Apr 17, 2018


ANNA DANES, Find Your Wings
Discovering a new life, fresh purpose and her true inner voice after years of keeping up appearances in an unfulfilled existence she...
Jonathan Widran
Apr 17, 2018


DAVE DAMIANI & THE NO VACANCY ORCHESTRA, Bending The Standard
With the release of their captivatingly titled debut album Bending the Standard: The Anthology, Dave Damiani & The No Vacancy Orchestra...
Jonathan Widran
Apr 17, 2018


DOLORES SCOZZESI, Here Comes The Sun
One of L.A.’s most versatile, vastly underrated jazz performers, Dolores Scozzesi makes a case for creating a national breakout for her...
Jonathan Widran
Apr 17, 2018


SUNNY WILKINSON, Into the Light
Closing in on a remarkable 30 years as one of contemporary jazz’s most creatively innovative recording artists, renowned jazz vocalist...
Jonathan Widran
Apr 17, 2018


MARK WINKLER, Jazz and Other Four Letter Words
One of L.A.’s jazz great vocal treasures and most clever and heartfelt wordsmiths, Mark Winkler is all about staying fresh, cool and...
Jonathan Widran
Apr 15, 2018


JEFF OSTER, True
While his ambient electronic approach to the trumpet and flügelhorn are perhaps not as commercial and in the pocket as 2000s hitmakers...
Jonathan Widran
Apr 15, 2018


ERIC ESSIX, Eric Essix
An extraordinarily diverse guitarist, Eric Essix may be the only recording artist in history to wait 19 albums (since 1988) before...
Jonathan Widran
Apr 15, 2018


THE MANHATTAN TRANSFER, The Junction
Reaching the infectious chorus of the deep bass driven title track from The Junction, their first album in nearly a decade, The Manhattan...
Jonathan Widran
Apr 14, 2018


JACKIE ALLEN, Rose Fingered Dawn
While so many jazz vocalists with her range of gifts and stylistic leanings hone in on a single trademark vibe, veteran Chicagoan Jackie...
Jonathan Widran
Apr 13, 2018
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