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Jonathan Widran
Jun 3, 2018
MICHAEL GETTEL, The Art of Nature
When it comes to conveying the majesty and mystery of planet Earth and all its attendant glories, Michael Gettel is a musical...


Jonathan Widran
Jun 3, 2018
DAVID LANZ, Songs From an English Garden
As David Lanz demonstrates Songs From an English Garden, his first ambition in life was to be a rock & roll pianist based on the music he...


Jonathan Widran
Jun 3, 2018
YANNI, Devotion: The Best of Yanni
For a time in the mid-'90s, Private Music was issuing Yanni samplers on a regular basis, prompting the casual fan to wonder if the...


Jonathan Widran
May 25, 2018
FLOW Live at the Grammy Museum
A little over a year ago, when I first got wind of the newly formed new age/contemporary instrumental super group FLOW, I immediately...


Jonathan Widran
May 21, 2018
SCOTT LAWLOR, In a Dark Room...
In my review of Scott Lawlor’s previous work Transition, I introduced him and his unique artistry with an overall suggestion inspired...


Jonathan Widran
May 13, 2018
DAVID WAHLER, Mosaic
Sometimes, the Universe just knows. In the midst of a trying day or week, with real and probably imagined work and personal stresses...


Jonathan Widran
May 7, 2018
SCOTT LAWLOR, Transition
If you are into soulful, thought provoking and consciousness expanding ambient music, Scott Lawlor is a composer and artist who needs to...


Jonathan Widran
May 6, 2018
BRENDA WARREN, Beautiful Journey
Reflecting on pianist/composer Brenda Warren’s latest collection, the exquisitely produced, intimately poignant, and spiritually...


Jonathan Widran
May 6, 2018
CANYON SHADOWS, Composed by Katherine Hoover, Performed by Joanne Lazzaro & Dreamcatcher
I have to make a disclaimer before sharing the fascinating story of how Los Angeles based veteran flautist Joanne Lazzaro and her...


Jonathan Widran
Apr 29, 2018
RHONDA MACKERT, Time Not Forgotten
Two time Solopiano.com nominee for Contemporary & Modern Album of the Year, pianist and composer Rhonda Mackert has, on her previous...


Jonathan Widran
Apr 29, 2018
LOREN EVARTS, Home Again
In 2015, 23 years after the last release from his popular new/age jazz group Confluence, pianist Loren Evarts made a triumphant return to...


Jonathan Widran
Apr 24, 2018
HEIDI BREYER, Moonlight in Empty Rooms
In an overwhelmingly positive review I wrote about Heidi Breyer’s Beyond The Turning – rightfully chosen ZMR’s Best Instrumental Piano...
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