BEN SHER, Samba for Tarsila
Internationally renowned guitarist Ben Sher’s deeply emotional yet powerfully swinging and eminently danceable latest album Samba for...
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Jonathan Widran
- May 30
ISRAEL TANENBAUM & THE LATINBAUM JAZZ ENSEMBLE, Impressions
Even if you’re a massive Latin jazz enthusiast, the name Israel Tenenbaum might be fresh to you for a very good reason. The versatile...
Jonathan Widran
- May 30
CHEMBO CORNIEL QUINTET, Músicos y Poetas
As if the densely percussive, searingly explosive swirl of Latin rhythms and hard jamming ensemble weren’t enough to get you to listen...
Jonathan Widran
- May 2
ELLIE MARTIN, Verdant
The beyond merely fabulous, multi-talented singer/songwriter Ellie Martin may be a new artist on the scene, making her recording debut...
Jonathan Widran
- Dec 28, 2022
MARCUS JOHNSON, Quarantine Sessions
While the first year of the pandemic was stressful and anxiety filled for all of us, it was especially challenging for musicians and...
Jonathan Widran
- Nov 30, 2022
DUDUKA DA FONSECA QUARTETO UNIVERSAL, Yes!
The magic of serendipitous chemistry with the right compadres sometimes opens the door for a veteran, highly decorated musician to take...
Jonathan Widran
- Nov 16, 2022
LEO BROUWER/MARIEL MAYZ, Cuban Sketches for Piano
An exquisite, passionate and rhythmically eclectic on a deeply grounded yet truly celestial level, Cuban Sketches for Piano is a solo...
Jonathan Widran
- Nov 16, 2022
YOLA NASH, Manhattan Whispers
Yola Nash gives us some fascinating and whimsical things to contemplate as we attune our ears to Manhattan Whispers, the latest sensual,...
Jonathan Widran
- Nov 12, 2022
MIGUEL KERTSMAN, In the Moment
A wildly adventurous, genre-busting and insanely tribal and percussive jam session, Miguel Kertsman’s perfectly titled album In the...
Jonathan Widran
- Oct 30, 2022
RUSS HEWITT, Chasing Horizons
Some fourteen years after raving enthusiastically about Russ Hewitt’s stellar debut album Bajo del Sol, it’s delightful to realize via...
Jonathan Widran
- Sep 24, 2022
BARKHOUSE, Paper & Ink
One of the more unique aspects of indie music making in the streaming era is being able to announce that an emotionally compelling,...
Jonathan Widran
- Aug 19, 2022
CAROL ALBERT, Magic Mirror
When Carol Albert released her debut vocal and instrumental album Love in Your Eyes back in 1992, there’s no way the multi-talented...
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