Jonathan WidranApr 16PAM ASBERRY, UnravelingSince releasing her debut Seashells in my Pocket in 2017, Pam Asberry has been on an extraordinary, emotionally impactful roll that...
Jonathan WidranMar 19PALM READING, Joshua Tree Many new age and ambient projects are based on impressions of a certain location, but not until musical veterans Scooby Laposky and...
Jonathan WidranMar 10AMBIENT SLEEPIf somehow you have never heard of the National Sleep Foundation or Sleep Awareness Week®, consider yourself enlightened about an...
Jonathan WidranMar 5WILL ACKERMAN Q&A on Positano Songs Legendary Grammy winning guitarist and new age icon Will Ackerman makes a humble and fascinating confession in his insightful liner notes...
Jonathan WidranFeb 9MICHAEL GETTEL, The View From HereAs a veteran journalist/reviewer, I’m not always inclined to insert myself into my musings about any specific project, but it’s...
Jonathan WidranJan 9SHERRY FINZER, ConnectionsIf you ask recording artists of any genre what their primary goal is with any specific project, they will no doubt tell you it’s not only...
Jonathan WidranDec 15, 2021STEPHEN WALLACK, ColorsFor a masterful solo pianist and composer so deeply dedicated to acoustic new age music and the rich expressions he creates on his home...
Jonathan WidranDec 11, 2021BRIAN HAGEN, PortraitsSometimes the old adage “you can’t judge a book by its cover” applies to a collection of emotionally impactful, intimately and...
Jonathan WidranNov 18, 2021TREVOR GORDON HALL, This Beautiful ChaosOften times, those who most appreciate the deeply intricate work of master guitarists – and are quoted the most often - are their peers,...
Jonathan WidranNov 15, 2021JANET NOGUERA, "Favor From the Wind"The title of Janet Noguera’s hypnotic, soul seductive fingerstyle meditation “Favor from the Wind” feels like a self-fulfilling prophecy,...
Jonathan WidranNov 15, 2021DAVID BARON, "End of One Thing"Among David Baron’s most fascinating credits as a musician and arranger in the pop world – a list that includes everyone from Lenny...
Jonathan WidranNov 15, 2021LARRY FAST/SYNERGY, "Insects"A true pioneer of synthesizer music, Larry Fast created the conceptual alter ego Synergy to create a series of nine groundbreaking...