RICARDO SILVEIRA, Solo
In a multi-faceted four decade career that has included stints with countless jazz legends (Herbie Mann, Michael Brecker, Sadao Watanabe)...
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Music That Sticks To My Soul
Jonathan Widran
- Mar 22
JUAN CARLOS QUINTERO, Caminando
One of the major challenges for veteran artists is adapting to the evolving way that music is consumed. In 2000, ten years into his solo...
Jonathan Widran
- Mar 9
ALBARE, Albare Plays Jobim, Vol. 2
A true musical citizen of the world, acoustic and electric guitar virtuoso Albert Dadon (aka “Albare”) was born in Morocco, grew up in...
Jonathan Widran
- Feb 22
DIEGO BALIARDO and The Gypsy Evolution, Este Ritmo
One of the world’s most acclaimed and best loved global music groups for over 30 years, The Gipsy Kings introduced millions of fans to an...
Jonathan Widran
- Feb 22
JAMES ROBINSON, New Beginnings
The 12th of 13 children, Silicon Valley raised virtuoso James Robinson was blessed to have the guitarisma in his DNA, with six of his...
Jonathan Widran
- Nov 18, 2020
CARLA CAMPOPIANO, Chicago/Buenos Aires Connections, Vol. II
When you listen to Carla Campopiano’s whimsical, otherworldly lead melody and improvisational musings on the “El Portenito” and...
Jonathan Widran
- Nov 18, 2020
NOAH BLESS, New York Strong - Latin Jazz!
With listeners in other genres increasingly discovering music on digital platforms, we can be grateful that jazz artists still put out...
Jonathan Widran
- Oct 19, 2020
JIM WALLER, Bucket List
True to its whimsical title, Bucket List, the first ever project by the Jim Waller Big Band, finds the veteran composer/arranger and...
Jonathan Widran
- Apr 17, 2020
ARMIK, "Tango Flamenco (25th Anniversary Version)"
In the 90s when composer/guitarists like Ottmar Liebert and Armik were blazing their lilting yet fiery trails in Nouveau Flamenco music,...
Jonathan Widran
- Apr 16, 2020
JUAN TIGRE, The Dream Catcher
You’ve just gotta love a multi-talented artist who starts a disc with a Barry White like spoken baritone talking about tranquility, peace...
Jonathan Widran
- Apr 14, 2020
Calabó, One Day at a Time
With the release of the Puerto Rican based Calabó’s rhythmically eclectic, delightfully swinging and sonically inventive debut album One...
Jonathan Widran
- Mar 25, 2020
VANDERLEI PEREIRA AND BLINDFOLD TEST, Vision for Rhythm
Had versatile Brazilian drummer emerged from his vast decades long resume as a sideman with his majestic and melodically sweeping,...
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