Jonathan WidranApr 10, 2019DUO VIOLAO +1, Historia Do ChoroYou don’t have to fully immerse in knowledge of the vibrant, sensual, polyrhythmic treasures of the Historia Do Choro to appreciate this...
Jonathan WidranFeb 20, 2019GREGOR HUEBNER, El Violin Latino, Vol. 3: Los SonadoresThe third album in German born violinist/composer Gregor Huebner’s El Violin Latino series is also the most socially and politically...
Jonathan WidranJan 31, 2019JAMES ASHER/ARTHUR HULL, On the Good FootOn the Good Foot, an extraordinary, rhythmically eclectic and sonically expansive two EP set by longtime collaborators and drum circle...
Jonathan WidranJan 15, 2019PABLO ASLAN, ContrabajoOne of the leading figures in traditional and contemporary tango, renowned Argentine born bassist Pablo Aslan – a Grammy and Latin Grammy...
Jonathan WidranJan 13, 2019CAROL ALBERT, "Femme Flight"One of contemporary jazz’s true breakaway artists of 2018 with three consecutive Billboard charting hits, keyboardist/composer Carol...
Jonathan WidranJan 10, 2019MAGELA HERRERA, Explicaciones“Explicaciones,” the title track to Magela Herrera’s jazzily exotic debut album, begins with a haunting, hypnotic percussion and flute...
Jonathan WidranDec 22, 2018SEX PEOPLE, Cal-Island: Season OneIn over 25 years of writing about independent artists, there’s one word I have never encountered nor put to page or screen: polysexual....