ROZINA PATKAI, Taladim
If the only way you’ve ever experienced legendary poet T.S. Elliot’s verses set to music is “Cats,” allow the beautiful, Astrud Gilberto...
THE JW VIBE
Music That Sticks To My Soul
Jonathan Widran
- Dec 4, 2019
CAROL ALBERT, Stronger Now
From the get go on her latest, perfectly titled album Stronger Now, pianist/composer Carol Albert takes us on a soaring, optimistic...
Jonathan Widran
- Dec 4, 2019
FRANK COLON, Latin Lounge
Throughout his illustrious career as a sideman, veteran percussionist amped up the grooves behind everyone from The Manhattan Transfer...
Jonathan Widran
- Nov 27, 2019
Luis Muñoz with Lois Mahalia, The Infinite Dream
Closing in on a fascinating quarter century as a multi-faceted recording artist, Costa Rican born, California based drummer,...
Jonathan Widran
- Sep 27, 2019
DANIELA SOLEDADE, A Moment of You
With the release of her intimate, tenderly inviting and exquisitely produced and arranged debut album A Moment of You, emerging Brazilian...
Jonathan Widran
- Aug 27, 2019
PINK MARTINI with The Hollywood Bowl Orchestra at the Hollywood Bowl
Coinciding with the 25th Anniversary of Pink Martini – a multi-cultural, wildly eclectic global music sensation that must be heard and...
Jonathan Widran
- Aug 20, 2019
SMOOTH SUMMER JAZZ featuring Dave Koz & Friends Summer Horns and The Commodores at the Hollywood
Having attended the Hollywood Bowl’s annual Smooth Summer Jazz extravaganza/evening mini-fest numerous times, I knew there was a ton of...
Jonathan Widran
- Aug 19, 2019
RAY OBIEDO, Carousel
With the release of Carousel, an adventurous, often dazzlingly exotic collection fusing the many musical loves of Ray Obiedo’s life (pop,...
Jonathan Widran
- Aug 16, 2019
SCOTT WILKIE, Brasil
Twenty years after titling his debut contemporary jazz album Boundless, pianist, keyboardist and composer Scott Wilkie continues to push...
Jonathan Widran
- Jul 24, 2019
RICARDO PEIXOTO, Scary Beautiful
With 2019 being the 60th anniversary of the Bossa Nova, there’s a clamoring for all musical things Brazilian that should spark keen...
Jonathan Widran
- Jul 24, 2019
LAUREN HENDERSON, Alma Oscura
Besides having one of the most intimate, inviting and exquisitely sensual voices in the Latin jazz realm, New York based artist Lauren...
Jonathan Widran
- Jul 19, 2019
CAROL ALBERT, "Sun's Out"
Summer's in full swing - and "Sun's Out"! Keeping the vibrant energy of her recent Billboard Top Ten chart successes flowing,...