Jonathan WidranOct 30, 2022RUSS HEWITT, Chasing HorizonsSome fourteen years after raving enthusiastically about Russ Hewitt’s stellar debut album Bajo del Sol, it’s delightful to realize via...
Jonathan WidranMay 30, 2022LARS TAYLOR, "Blue Sphere"In 2019, I had the privilege of hearing and reviewing (actually, raving!) about “Sweet Onion,” the soulful and infectious debut single by...
Jonathan WidranMay 26, 2022KRISTINA MURRELL, Beautiful DisasterSince Rihanna burst into pop consciousness in the mid-2000s, she’s been such a pervasive force not only in music but in our culture in...
Jonathan WidranFeb 15, 2022TRITONE ASYLUM, The Hideaway SessionsThe Hideaway Sessions, the second album by the stylistically diverse and wildly adventurous L.A. based jazz fusion ensemble Tritone...
Jonathan WidranSep 26, 2021UNPINNABLE BUTTERFLIES, Radio OceanPaul Simon announced his retirement from touring in 2018 and his last set of original material was five years ago. Should he decide,...
Jonathan WidranSep 2, 2021ANTONIO ADOLFO, Jobim ForeverAn exquisitely and imaginatively arranged – not to mention high spirited and vibrantly swinging – tribute that could whimsically be...
Jonathan WidranMar 9, 2021REZA KHAN, Imaginary RoadA socially conscious force in global jazz fusion, Reza Khan has a long-established history of blazing fresh trails, pushing limits and...